The CWRU Career Center sponsors Career Lab, an open, welcoming space where current undergraduate and graduate/professional students can drop in for career help. You don’t need an appointment. You don’t even have to know exactly what you need. Just show up, stay as long as you like, ask questions and get answers!

Every Monday, Career Lab will be open in Clark Hall Room 206.  HERE is the list of additional weekly sessions.

HUMANITIES@WORK PANEL: University Circle Museum Professionals

This panel features four guests sharing their experiences as museum professionals working with some of the world’s most interesting and influential museum collections, right here in Cleveland’s University Circle. Learn more about work in museums, from conservation to creative design to managing collections to community partnerships. A buffet dinner will be served. 

Register here.

Humanities@Work panels present professionals in diverse fields who speak about their careers, work experience, and how the humanities have benefitted them. Attending these panels is a great way to network, explore possible career paths, and learn about internship and job opportunities. Each panel introduces students to careers that employ humanities majors. After the panel presents their introductory remarks, there will be a Q & A session.

Julianna Ly, Associate Conservator of Paintings, Cleveland Museum of Art
BA, Art History, Criticism, and Conservation, MS, Painting Conservation, Winterthur/ University of Delaware Program in Art

Tom Poole, Creative Director, MoCa Cleveland
BA Mass Communication and Visual Communication, Wrights State University; MA, Positive Organization Design and Change, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University

Meghan E. Strong, Director of Collections, Cleveland Museum of Natural History
BA, Archeology & Art History, Lycoming College; MA, Egyptian Art and Archeology, University of Memphis; Ph.D, Archeology & Egyptology, University of Cambridge

Regennia N. Williams, Associate Curator of African
American Community Partnerships, Programs, and Traveling Exhibitions and Distinguished Scholar of African American History and Culture, Cleveland History Center of the Western
Reserve Historical Society BA, Urban Studies & Affairs, BA, Liberal Studies, MA, Public
Administration, MA, Nonprofit Management & Leadership, Cleveland State University; Ph.D, History, Case Western Reserve University

CAREER CENTER: Careers in Publishing Panel

Join us for an engaging exploration of the diverse roles within publishing, from editorial and marketing to digital innovation. Gain valuable insights into the evolving landscape of this creative field, discover the skills essential for success, and connect with experts who have navigated the ins and outs of the publishing world. 

Register:  https://cwru.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1442160

You will have the opportunity to hear from four different panelists representing Penguin Random House and Simon and Schuster.

HUMANITIES@WORK PANEL: Government / State Department Professionals

This panel features two guests sharing their experience working in government, in general, and in the U.S. State Department, in particular. Learn more about careers serving government abroad and at home, from managing trade relations to serving embassies at home and abroad. 

Humanities@Work panels present professionals in diverse fields who speak about their careers, work experience, and how the humanities have benefitted them. Attending these panels is a great way to network, explore possible career paths, and learn about internship and job opportunities. Each panel introduces students to careers that employ humanities majors. After the panel presents their introductory remarks, there will be a Q & A session.

Register. You will receive a Zoom invitation via email. You will be required to sign in with your CWRU credentials. 

Gaurav Bansal is a Trade Officer at the U.S. Department of State, where he has held a number of roles managing U.S. economic relationships with countries in East and Southeast Asia. Education: BS/BA, Electrical Engineering & History (Case Western Reserve University); MIA, International Economics and Finance (Columbia University)

Julie Stufft is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services in the Bureau of Consular Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. She is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor and has previously served as Deputy Chief of Mission in the U.S. Embassies in Moldova and in Djibouti, as well as serving in the National Security Council, Russia, Ethiopia, and Poland, and in the State Department Operations Center. Education: BA, International Studies & Asian Studies (Case Western Reserve University); BS, Management (Case Western Reserve University); MA, Global Natural Resources (Duke University).

CAREER CENTER: Careers with the U.S. Department of State

The U.S. Department of State is tabling at the Career Center to share information about who they are and their career opportunities. This is a drop-in hour for anyone interested in a career or wondering if there’s a place for you with the Department of State.

Register: https://cwru.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1442157

The CWRU Career Center sponsors Career Lab, an open, welcoming space where current undergraduate and graduate/professional students can drop in for career help. You don’t need an appointment. You don’t even have to know exactly what you need. Just show up, stay as long as you like, ask questions and get answers!

Every Monday, Career Lab will be open in Clark Hall Room 206.  HERE is the list of additional weekly sessions.

Resume and Career Center Resources for Student Interested in Arts and Culture Careers

Career Center staff will go over resumes that relate to the career interest areas of arts and culture; review how to prepare for the CWRU Career Fair on Thursday, September 28; and review resources available for students through the Career Center.

Click HERE to register.

Humanities@Work Internship Lunch

Student recipients of Summer 2023 Humanities@Work internship funding will share their work experiences and the lessons learned.  All humanities students are invited to attend and hear about the experiences and learn about the internship funding opportunities offered through the Baker-Nord Center.

Click HERE to register.

Pathways to Purpose: Selecting your Career and Major

Career Center staff will discuss the factors that a student should consider when selecting a career and corresponding major.

Click HERE to register.

Investigating Interests: Make your Career Fun

This workshop will focus on how student can access their interests and what brings them joy.  Career Cetner staff will help them explore the careers that fit with those interests.

Click HERE to register.

Friday, December 1, 2023
12:30 – 2 pm – Clark Hall Room 206

Humanities@Work Career Panel: Writing, Publishing, & Social Change

This panel will include Cleveland area writing professionals who will discuss how studying the humanities impacted their careers.  They will also answer questions from the audience.  Panelist include:

KAREN LONG, Manager of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, Cleveland Foundation. Majored in Communications and Political Science.

ZACHARY THOMAS, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Writers in Residence, a nonprofit organization that teaches creative writing to youth who are incarcerated to empower their voices and assist in their re-entry into society. Majored in Creative and Professional Writing and Literature.

KATHARINE TROSTEL, chair and associate professor of English at Ursuline College. Majored in English and Anthropology.

VALENTINO ZULLO, Assistant professor of English and Anisfield-Wolf Fellow at Ursuline College. Majored in English Language and Literature/Letters.

An informal lunch will be served. Click HERE to register

• Humanities@Work Summer Stipends
  For more information on the summer stipends, click here.
• Feldman Grant
  Learn more about the Feldman Grants.
• Cramer Fellowship
  For more information on the Cramer Fellowship, click here.

• Humanities@Work Summer Stipends
  For more information on the summer stipends, click here.
• Feldman Grant
  Learn more about the Feldman Grants.
• Cramer Fellowship
  For more information on the Cramer Fellowship, click here.

• Humanities@Work Summer Stipends
  For more information on the summer stipends, click here.
• Feldman Grant
  Learn more about the Feldman Grants.
• Cramer Fellowship
  For more information on the Cramer Fellowship, click here.

Wed., April 15, 2020

 The Spring Humanities STUDY JAM

The Spring Humanities STUDY JAM

Community Service & Internship Fair

Humanities@Work Career Workshop

Humanities@Work Career Workshop

Humanities@Work Career Workshop

Humanities STUDY JAM!

Humanities STUDY JAM!