Virtual Networking with Commonwealth Campus Students
Alumni can volunteer to help first- and/or second-year Commonwealth Campus students by facilitating a "Virtual Networking" session as part of their coursework. Most of these students are aiming to come to Smeal as third-year students.
First-year students are taking BA 197, which is a pre-major course.
- The purpose of this assignment is to provide the students with an opportunity to have a conversation with a working professional, and to also practice setting up an online "Zoom" meeting room. For most students, this will be the first time they are in a "networking" conversation. This is truly a learning experience for these students - they will not be evaluated on the quality of the conversation; the intent is for the alumni volunteers to help them feel more comfortable and confident
Second-year students are taking BA 297, which is a career planning course.
- The purpose of this assignment is for the students to practice networking in a low-pressure setting. The students may also be focused on fine-tuning their resume, exploring future student organization involvement, considering various career paths, discovering key resources and sites to pay attention to, and advice for planning their summer & fall internship experiences. The students will come prepared to the conversation with a few questions they might want to ask, related to these topics.
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