Accelerate

Ready to jumpstart your future?

Accelerate is a career prep program series to help you clarify your future direction, build experience, and polish your professional skills to fast track you towards career success. We hope to see you at these events throughout the academic year!

This program is brought to you in partnership with the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity & Multicultural Affairs (OVPDEMA) and the Career Development Center at Indiana University.

What can I get out of Accelerate?

CLARIFY

your future direction.

BUILD

career experience.

POLISH

your professional skills.

Career Coaching Pop ins!

This semester we have drop-in coaching opportunities across campus! View the calendar below to find opportunities to talk with a peer coach at La Casa, LGBTQ+ Culture Center, Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, the Bookmarket Eatery in Wells, and the OVPDEMA main office on Eagleson Ave.

Pop-in Times

Pop-in Coaching at the Shuel Academic Center

Monday, March 27, 2023

6:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m.

Stop by the Shuel Academic Center on the 4th Monday of every month from 6:30-8:30pm to talk with a career peer from the Career Development Center.

Pop-in Coaching at the OVPDEMA Eagleson Office

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

1 p.m.—3 p.m.

Stop by the OVPDEMA office on Eagleson Ave on the first Tuesday of every month from 1pm-3pm to talk with a career peer from the Career Development Center.

Pop-in Coaching at the LGBTQ+ Culture Center

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

3 p.m.—4:30 p.m.

Stop by the LGBTQ+ Cultural Center on the 1st Wednesday of every month from 3-4:30pm to talk with a career peer from the Career Development Center.

Mark your calendar now for the following opportunities:

First Impressions Count

Participate in a professional skills workshop to highlight how to mingle, network, professionally present yourself, and get a resume refresh. This event is hosted in conjunction with the OVPDEMA Conference.

Date: March 31
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Location: IMU Alumni Hall

Summer Jobs & Internships Fair

Secure your summer plan with a job and start building transferrable skills that will fast track you forward.

Date: April 4
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: Alumni Hall, Indiana Memorial Union (IMU)

CDC Summer Send-Off

Summer sendoff drop-in party with special giveaways & snacks. Let us know what you are doing for the summer. Coaches will also be available to do a resume refresh review to make sure you are ready for the summer!

Date: April 28
Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm
Location: OVPUE - Wells Library

Past Events

Resume & Headshots

In collaboration with the Center for Veterans and Military Students, and DSA’s Marketing team, we invite you to join us for food, resume work, and a professional headshot photo session. Please bring your laptop with whatever prepared resume you have, and wear what you wish to have your headshot taken in!

Date: February 15
Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: Center for Veterans and Military Students

I Chose My Major, Now What?

Join us for a seminar on how to build experience & network like a champion in addition to getting the inside scoop from your upper class students peers about how they identified opportunities and how it has made all the difference.

Date: February 9
Time: 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: Neal-Marshall Black Cultural Center Grand Hall

Resume Writing / Interview Skills Workshop with MAP Mentors

Come spend some time with students in the Mentor Apprenticeship Program to learn more about writing resumes and cover letters, as well as acing your interview.

Date: February 8
Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Wells Library, 009

Summer Internship with the Fehribach Center!

Get internship ready & make your resume and cover letter sparkle! Drop in to meet with a career coach as you prepare for the January 30, 2023 application deadline for The Fehribach Center internship program. This internship program is for Indiana college students finishing their first year through recent graduates with physical disabilities (mobility, orthopedic, visual, & hearing) in which students are placed in a full-time, paid internship in a position that correlates with their academic major.

Date: January 12
Time: 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: Wells Libary, 002E

Explore: '22: A Diversity Career Expo

This expo will give you the opportunity to talk with career professionals and learn more about their companies and internship pathways/ways to build experience that will launch you forward. All students, all majors are welcome. No dress code, just bring your best self!

Date: November 2
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: Tree Suites, IMU

Help! I need a (new) major!

Virtual workshop to support you with your major/career decision (or how to adjust direction). Get advice from upper class peers who will share how they landed on their career path, as well as get practical tips to help you get clear on who you are, what you like, what you are good at, and what matters. You don’t have to figure it out alone!

Date: October 6
Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: Virtual -- registration is required for the zoom link

Pop In--Professional Headshots & Meet Your Career Coach

Swing by the Career Development Center to meet your career coach, get a FREE professional headshot taken for your Handshake profile and grab a popcorn snack. 

Date: August 26
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: Wells Library Patio (10th Street)
Rain Location: OVPUE Suite in Wells Library

Fall Part-time Jobs Fair

Attend the Part-Time Jobs Fair open between 11am-3pm to find an on-campus or off-campus job. Did you know? Research shows students who work between 8-10 hours/week have on average higher GPAs.

Date: August 19
Time: 11:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Alumni Hall, Indiana Memorial Union

Fast Track to Landing a Job at IU

Get an inside scoop on how to identify job opportunities on campus, write a killer resume & get tips on crafting an elevator pitch that will make you stand out. Great prep session for the Part-Time Jobs Fair (the next day on August 19th).

Date: August 18
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Location: OVPUE Wells Library 009

Questions? Contact us!

Rachel Gerber, Associate Director, Specific Student Populations

Career Development Center

rsgerber@iu.edu

812-855-3207