Illinois Global Institute Career Day

Event Type

Professional Development

Sponsor

Hosted by: Center for African Studies; Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies; Center for Global Studies; Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies; Center for South Asian & Middle Eastern Studies; Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity; European Union Center; LAS Global Studies; The Program in Arms Control & Domestic and International Security; Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center; Illinois Global Institute. Co-sponsors include the Graduate College; LAS Career Services; and the School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics.

Location

306 Coble Hall

Date

Mar 28, 2025   8:30 am - 5:30 pm  

Registration

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Originating Calendar

European Union Center Events

Current University of Illinois students and recent alumni are invited to the 2025 Illinois Global Institute Career Day. This in-person event focuses on using foreign language, area studies, and thematic studies in the job market. Learn how to identify and better communicate your skills. Hear professors, professionals, and practitioners discuss their current positions and paths from graduate study to employment. Connect with alumni through informational interviews and engage with peers, colleagues, alumni, and staff at the networking reception.

For more information, visit igi.illinois.edu/career-day. Please register here by March 14 for food and materials. The registration portal will remain open until the event, and you can still stop by and register on March 28.

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE

8:30 – 8:45 Check-in 

8:45--8:55 Welcome remarks

9:00 – 9:50   Resumé workshops:

      Kirstin Wilcox (Director, LAS Career Services)

      Joshua Holmes (Assistant Director of Career and Professional Development, Graduate College)

10:00 – 10:50 Panel 1: Working Internationally

      Andrew Guth, Academic Advisor, Center for Global Studies

      Douglas Heintz, Sales Senior Engineer, EBSCO

11:00  – 11:50   Panel 2: Politics, Policy, and Consulting

      Emily Freiburger, Consultant II, Roland Berger

      Kristijan Ležaić, Seconded National Expert, European Commission

      Connor Murray, Political Director, Council for a Livable World and Research Analyst, Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation 

12:00 – 1:20    Lunch Break   

1:30 – 2:00 Languages in Careers

      Mariselle Melendez, Director, School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics, UIUC

2:00 – 2:50   Panel 3: The Arts, Community Foundations, and Tourism

      Esailama Arty-Diouf, Senior Program Officer, San Francisco Foundation

      Cassie Pontone, Educational Content Coordinator, Gohagan & Company

      Natasha Samreny

3:00 – 3:50 Panel 4:  Alternative Paths in Higher Education

      Rachel Brichta, Chief Administrator, International Institute, University of Michigan

      Audrey Chun, Korean Studies Librarian, University of Chicago

      Judith Pintar, Teaching Professor, iSchool, UIUC

4:00 – 5:30 Networking & Reception 

       Introductory remarks, Gisela Sin, Acting Director, Illinois Global Institute, UIUC