This Week’s Activity and Event Highlights
- Title IX and Disability Services – One Love Foundation “MVP” Film Viewing
Monday, October 30, 2023 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Eastern time | MacDermid 116 or join virtually at event time - CCPD “Employer Spotlight with Enterprise Holdings, Inc.”
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Eastern time | MacDermid 216 or join virtually at event time - ADP Advising Online Student – Student Empowerment Virtual Workshop
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Eastern time | Join virtually at event time - Burke Month Event – Rock Painting
Thursday, November 2, 2023 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Eastern time | Leever Student Center Lawn (Rain Location: Leever Student Center Eagles Nest) - ADP Advising Online Student – Time Management Virtual Workshop
Saturday, November 4, 2023 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Eastern time | Join virtually at event time
News from the Nest
- Alumni Spotlight: Maria Bruscino Sanchez recipient of 2023 Harold Webster Smith Entrepreneur of the Year award via Republican-American
- WATCH: Post University Athletics 2023 Hall of Fame induction ceremony
- Alyssa Groves earns first Defensive Player of the Week for Women’s Volleyball; Hannah Brandt makes CACC Honor Roll
- Julia Wysocki takes NEWHA Player of the Week after hat trick at Assumption
Check Out the University Calendar for Everything Happening at Post!
Don’t miss out on any of the action – head on over to the Athletics website for upcoming competitions, season standings, stats, and links to game live streams. Don’t forget to tag your social media posts with #GoPostEagles – we’ll share our favorites on the digital screens around campus, on the official Post University accounts, and in this newsletter!
EthicsPoint by NAVEX Global
EthicsPoint is a comprehensive and confidential reporting tool created by NAVEX Global that enables members of the Post community to work together to address possible fraud, abuse, and other misconduct in the workplace while cultivating a positive and inclusive work environment.
Everyone who is a member of the Post University community whether associate, student, job applicant, applying student, or third-party business partner is important to our success. By creating open channels of communication, we promote a positive, collaborative, inclusive work environment and exceptional student learning experiences.
You can learn more about EthicsPoint by reading our blog post here.
The Workforce Ready Committee Presents this 3 Part Series:
Creating Your Professional Portfolio
This series will include: what a portfolio is, why employers value them, and how to build yours. Employers want proof of your skills – let your portfolio support you in an interview!
- PART 1: An introduction to creating your portfolio | November 6, 2023 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Eastern time
- PART 2: Personalizing your portfolio | November 13, 2023 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Eastern time
- PART 3: How to use your portfolio in an interview | November 20, 2023 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Eastern time
Please send any questions to [email protected].
November is Burke Month at Post University! All month long, the John P. Burke School of Public Service & Education has a number of events and activities that our students are encouraged to participate in. Don’t miss out on any of the fun celebrating the School’s namesake, John P. Burke, whose lifelong commitment to public service, included serving as commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Banking and on Post University’s board (known then as Teikyo Post University). All Post University students are invited to enter the 2023 Burke Values Essay Competition and apply to participate in the Dinner with the Dean 2023. Check out all of the events and activities we have planned for Burke Month 2023:
- All Month Long: Virtual Blood Drive – participate here | Sponsored by the Online Emergency Management and Homeland Security Club
- November 1 – 15, 2023: Food Drive | Sponsored by the Law Club
- Rock Painting | Thursday, November 2, 2023 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Eastern time (Leever Student Center Lawn)
- Social Justice Dialogue Series – “Managing Holiday Stress” | Wednesday, November 8, 2023 1:45 p.m. Eastern time (MacDermid 116)
- Celebrate John P. Burke’s Birthday with Cake and Thank You Notes Event | Monday, November 13, 2023 1:45 p.m. Eastern time
- Dollars and Sense: A Roadmap to Financial Well-Being | Wednesday, November 16, 2023 5:30 p.m. Eastern time
- Trans Day of Remembrance Flag Raising | Monday, November 20, 2023 1:00 p.m. Eastern time (Fleischer’s Garden – Outside Hess Hall)
Campus Murals: Environment
“As we keenly observe our environment, absorbing essential nutrients and drawing inspiration from our friends, school and community, we ardently work towards constructing our future. Like beautiful flowers in a vast field, we bloom and thrive year after year, continuously growing and flourishing.” -Yuke Li
What’s the big Idea?
The Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI) is here to help foster and develop an entrepreneurial mindset in our learners, near and far. If you have a big idea, and are not sure where to start, the CEI is here to guide you from writing a business plan, to launching your dream business. You Dream it, and The Malcolm Baldrige School of Business’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation can help you achieve it!
The CEI, under the new management of Silvestro (Sly) Manente, entrepreneur, and Post MBA graduate, is poised and ready to help on-campus and online students alike navigate the tricky waters of business start-up, and business innovation!
The aim for the future of the CEI is to develop a business incubator, where students can find mentorship, motivation, and other services that will aid in hatching new ideas. We believe in our Vision Statement!
“Help students and budding entrepreneurs take the leap towards changing the world.”
Rigorous and relevant exploration, practical learning experiences, and campus-wide collaborations are the foundations of the CEI. With the center’s help, we can pair budding entrepreneurs with mentorship opportunities from our robust roster of entrepreneurs and business leaders. We look forward to special events and experienced entrepreneurial speakers.
Make an appointment with Sly, email at [email protected] or stop by and see him in his cubicle in Traurig Library and Learning Center, lower level with the business school. To start a new business, you must stop, stopping! Let’s take the next step!
Mark Your Calendar: Fall 2023 Career Fair – Thursday, November 16, 2023
The Center for Career and Professional Development invites all Post students to the 2023 Fall Career Fair, which will be held from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. on November 16, 2023 at the Drubner Center. We will have local and national companies from many industries on-site to speak with students about their companies and possible job opportunities. Register in advance through Handshake and visit us in North 103 or contact us at [email protected] for assistance preparing.
We would also encourage you to view the Career Fair Preparation webinar recording above.