Current and recent University of Illinois graduate and undergraduate students are invited to attend the Illinois Global Institute Career Day. Please join us on Friday, March 28, 2025 for a day focusing on using foreign language, area studies, and thematic studies in careers in government, business, university, non-profit organizations, and more. Come learn how to identify and better communicate your skills, hear professionals discuss their current positions and paths from graduation to employment, connect with alumni through informational interviews, and engage with peers, colleagues, alumni, and staff at the networking reception!
Please register by Friday, March 14, 2025 at 5:00pm central for priority registration. For more information on the IGI Career Day, and to register for the event, please visit: https://igi.illinois.edu/2025-illinois-global-institute-career-day
Full Schedule and additional details coming soon!
CEAPS/EALC Alum Speaker:
Audrey Chun is the Korean Studies Librarian at the University of Chicago Library. She holds an MS in Information Science and an MA in East Asian Languages and Cultures, both from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she graduated in 2017. After completing her studies, she moved to Pasadena, California, to join the Fuller Theological Seminary Library as the Reference and Korean Studies Specialist. Over time, she advanced to become the head of the department and later the Assistant Director of the library. During those years, she served as the president of the Southern California American Theological Library Association while actively contributing to the Committee on Korean Materials of the Council on East Asian Libraries. In January 2025, she returned to Chicagoland to join the University of Chicago Library.
During her time at Illinois, she taught several Korean language courses and received the Ralph Tyler Award for Best Korean Language Teaching Assistant in 2015. Additionally, she worked as a graduate student assistant at the Asian American Cultural Center and held various roles within the University Library.
Audrey is excited to speak with students at Illinois about career opportunities in academic sectors with a degree in East Asian Languages and Cultures.
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