2023-24 Career Education Event Highlights

Events

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 

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