2023-24 Career Education Event Highlights
Note: Please see Handshake for event times and locations not specified, and to RSVP.
Highlighted events for the academic year are listed below. For a full schedule, check Handshake’s Event Listings regularly!
Check Handshake for drop-in advising hours with Peer Career Mentors and the Fellowships team. Employer events and Career Essentials programming are also added on a continual basis.
Career Education sends all students a Digest e-mail every Sunday evening with a rundown of events for the upcoming week. Plus — make sure you’re signed up for Industry-specific newsletters by filling out your Career Interest profile in Handshake!
Color Key
• Career Essentials • Fellowships • Internships
• Industry-Specific • Civic Engagement
September 2023
Sept. 11–15: Student Employment Kick-Off Week (co-hosted by Human Resources) •
Sept. 12: Career Education in the Lulu: Fall Kickoff Event (12–2pm) •
Sept. 12: OIS Study Abroad Fair (General: 12–3pm in Tishman; STEM specific: 4–5pm in SCI Focus) • (Fellowship & Career Advising Representatives)
Sept. 18 – mid-October: Fall Law Event Series •
Sept. 18: Upskill! Information Sessions (in-person and virtual options) •
Sept. 19: Business, Consulting, Finance, Marketing, & STEM On-Campus Career Fair (3–6pm) •
Sept. 22: Judi Farkas ’79: Creative Writing Representation and Book to Film Process •
Sept. 25 – Oct. 25: Tech Career Event Series: Begins with Navigating Tech Recruiting Season Lunch (1–2pm) •
Sept. 25: Wellesley-funded Internships Info Session (Harambee House, 7–8pm) •
Sept. 27: Launch!: Your Path to Financial Empowerment (senior-focused event, Alumnae Ballroom, 4:30–8pm) •
Sept. 27: First Year Pre-Health Student Welcome (SCI E111, 6–7pm) •
Sept. 28: Wellesley-funded Internships Information Session (PNE 239, 1–2pm) •
October 2023
Oct. 1 – Nov. 1 (5 pm): Fall cycle Wellesley-funded Internship Applications open •
Early October: Hedge Fund Careers Panel •
Mid-October: Application window for the Upskill!: Wintersession program with tracks for Coding, Investment Banking & Entrepreneurship•
Oct. 2: Registration begins for Period Party (Oct. 29) and the Red Cross Blood Drive (Oct. 30) •
Oct. 5: Entrepreneurship and Branding Insights with Dawn Nadeau ’95 (1–2pm) •
Oct. 6: Pre-Health Sophomore Year Check-in (virtual, 1–2pm)•
Oct. 12: Federal Career Info Session with Partnership for Public Service and Sasha Blachman ’21 (Library Lecture Room, 1–2pm) •
Oct. 16: Medical & Dental School Application Kick-Off Event (virtual, 6–7pm) •
Oct. 16: Resume Workshop with Career Education’s Peer Career Mentors (1–2pm) •
Oct. 17: Cover Letter Workshop with Career Education’s Peer Career Mentors (5–6pm) •
Oct. 17: Resume/Statement of Intent Support Event, leading up to internship deadline (hosted by Peer Career Mentors) •
Oct. 17: Careers in Marketing: Alum Panel •
Oct. 18: Pre-Health Hidden Curriculum with Health Professions Peer Career Mentors (7–8pm, virtual) •
Oct. 20: Grad School Mini-Grants Fall Deadline •
Oct. 23: Careers in STEM Nonprofits •
Oct. 23–27: Launch Week for Undergraduate Fellowships (including Working Party) •
Oct. 24: Cover Letter Workshop with Career Education's Peer Career Mentors (5–6pm) •
Oct. 24: Fall Internship Deadline Working Party (5:30–7pm) •
Oct. 25: Resume/Statement of Intent Support Event, leading up to internship deadline (hosted by Peer Career Mentors) •
Oct. 26: Resume Workshop with Career Education's Peer Career Mentors (4–5pm) •
Oct. 29: Resume/Statement of Intent Support Event, leading up to internship deadline (hosted by Peer Career Mentors) •
Oct. 29: Period Party Campus Service Day (11am–2pm) •
Oct. 30: Red Cross Blood Drive (10am–4pm) •
Oct. 30: Fall Internship Deadline Working Party (7–8:30pm) •
November 2023
Nov. 1, 5 pm: Fall cycle Wellesley-funded Internship Applications close •
November (date TBA): Mock Interview Workshop with Peer Career Mentors •
Nov. 1: Registration opens for Embark!: A First Year Career Retreat •
Nov. 7: Launching a Career in Federal Government (Third of Three Sessions) •
Nov. 27: Graduate School Applications Working Party •
Nov. 27: Registration closes for Embark!: A First Year Career Retreat •
December 2023
President Johnson's Holiday Book Drive •
January 2024
Jan. 16–19: Upskill!: Wintersession program with tracks for Coding, Investment Banking & Entrepreneurship •
Jan. 19–21: Embark!: A First Year Career Retreat •
Jan. 21–Mar. 1: Clinton Fellows Program registration period (program for rising sophomores) •
Jan. 21–Feb. 9: Civic Action Lab Team Leader Application •
Jan. 21–Feb. 9: Service Journey Team Leader application period (formerly Alternative Break) •
Jan. 24: Wellesley College Graduate Fellowships common application deadline •
Jan. 26–Feb. 16: Service Journey Participant application period (formerly Alternative Break) •
Jan 29: Personal Statement Workshops for Medical and Dental School •
Jan 29: Wellesley-funded Internships & Grants General Info Session •
Jan. 31: Wellesley-funded Internships & Grants General Info Session •
February 2024
Feb. 1–Mar. 1: Spring cycle Wellesley-funded Internship applications open (including Career Education Grants) •
Feb. 1 – Mar. 1: Civic Action Lab registration period (program for rising sophomores) •
Feb. 5–28: Spring STEM Series •
Feb. 5: Wellesley-funded Internships & Grants General Info Session •
Feb. 6: Chat with a Diplomat: U.S. Department of State Information Session •
Feb. 8: Wellesley-funded Internships & Grants General Info Session •
Feb. 5–10: Spring Law Mini Series (Full Length Practice LSAT Feb. 9) •
Feb. 7: Pre-Med/Dental & DO Applicants: Deadline to request an MPAC Advisor •
Feb. 13: Wellesley-funded Internships & Grants General Info Session
Feb. 12: Uncovering your PERA Skills (Keohane Sports Center, Rm 205, 1-2pm) •
Feb. 12: Networking & Chit-Chat in American Context (Slater, 6-7pm) •
Feb. 14: Policy Careers Event •
Feb. 15: What Does It Mean To Work in the Nonprofit Sector? •
Feb. 22: Advancing Equity in Education Event •
Feb. 20 – 23: Grad School Week •
Feb. 21: Networking — Making Valuable Connections (co-sponsored with the Office of Student Success) •
Feb. 27 – Mar. 1: Launch Week for Postgrad Fellowships •
March 2024
March (dates TBA): Start-Up Week Event Series •
Mid-March: Consulting Recruiting Season Kick-off Event •
Mar. 1 (5pm): Spring cycle Wellesley-funded Internship applications close (including Career Education Grants) •
Mar. 4–7: Health Professions Week Event Series •
Mar. 5: BU Medical School Admissions Dean Dr. Goodell •
Mar. 5: Success in the U.S. Series — U.S. Interview Skills Virtual Workshop •
Mar. 7: Admissions Dean from Perelman School of Med at the UPenn Medical School MD-PHD •
Mar. 14: International Women's Day Celebration (co-sponsored with Slater) •
Mar. 15: Grad School Mini-Grants spring deadline •
Mar. 16–23: Service Journeys (formerly Alternative Breaks) •
Mar. 25–Apr. 5: Ministrare Peer Leader 2024-25 application period •
Mar. 29: Inclusive Recruiting Summit (Smith & Wellesley Colleges, on campus) •
April 2024
Apr. 1 – June 15: Internship Credit application period •
Apr. 1: SHIPs projects open to applications from first-year students who participated in the Embark! Career Retreat •
Apr. 8: SHIPs projects open to applications from all first-year students •
Apr. 15: SHIPs applications due from all students •
Apr. 24: Fall Tech Recruiting Info Session •
May 2024
May 6: Medical Application Review (12pm) •
May 8: DO & Dental Application Review (12pm) •
May 15: SHIPs project hiring decisions finalized by project sponsors •
June 2024
June 1–31: Time from for students to work on SHIPs projects •
June 2: STEM Graduate School Info Session •
June 3: Start of summer Fellowships programming ahead of August deadlines for class of 2025 and graduates •
July 2024
July 31: SHIPs Pathway completion deadline for students to receive internship credit •