Career and Professional Development

April 2011 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Thursday, April 14, 2011

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. – Peace Corps Information Session
Carrie Cruz, Regional Recruiter for the Peace Corps will speak about her experiences as a volunteer in Ecuador. She will also provide information concerning the application and selection process for the Peace Corps. There are 8,655 Peace Corps volunteers currently serving throughout the world in communities that have requested assistance with social, economic, and human development projects. To date, over 200,000 Peace Corps volunteers have served in over 139 countries. Come learn more about this exciting opportunity.
Banquet Room, Hicks Center

12:30 - 1:30 p.m. – Peace Corps Networking Lunch
Come meet returned Peace Corps volunteers that are now living and working in the Kalamazoo area. This is an informal opportunity to hear from area volunteers about how their Peace Corps experience has helped shaped their professional lives. Lunch will be served. All are welcome. No RSVP is necessary.
Banquet Room, Hicks Center

4:00 - 5:00 p.m. – Foreign Service Careers
Senior Foreign Service Officer and current Diplomat-in-Residence at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, Michael McClellan, will speak about career options with the U.S State Department.
Hicks 111A&B

5:00 - 6:30 p.m. – “At Work in the World” Networking Reception
Please join students, local professionals, faculty and staff at an informal networking gathering. Come prepared to share the story of your own career path, listen and learn from others’ work experiences, and explore professional possibilities both local and global. This is a great opportunity to network and make professional connections. Sponsored by the Guilds of Kalamazoo College. Students, Faculty/Staff and Professionals please RSVP by Friday, April 8. (Please note the RSVP is now closed. Those who did not RSVP in advance are still invited to attend, however your name and professional biography will not be included in the networking handout.) Click here to see who is attending.
Banquet Room, Hicks Center

7:00 - 9:00 p.m. – Solar Em-Power-ment: How a Visit to Rwanda Sparked Social Entrepreneurism
As the greater Kalamazoo community reads Tracy Kidder’s Strength in What Remains, the story of one man’s resilience and striving to make a difference against great odds in his native Burundi, Kalamazoo College offers a complement to Deo’s life work. Meet a Michigan family impelled to action and vocation by their first-hand experience of the after-effects of the Rwandan genocide. Learn about the southwest Michigan company that developed the solar K-Light and how it’s used in Africa and elsewhere, helping women in Rwanda become economically empowered through small business.
Stetson Chapel, Kalamazoo College

All events are free and open to the public.

Please contact Amy Auer at amy.auer@kzoo.edu with questions.