Want to attend a workshop on job searching strategies, or connect with diverse alumni sharing their career stories at a panel or networking event? Or maybe you are ready to engage with employers to learn about, and interview for, job and internship opportunities! The University Career Center facilitates career readiness engagement opportunities that can empower, prepare, and educate you—not just for your first job, but for your lifelong process of career success.
Learn about the different types of reoccurring career readiness events you can participate in or view the events calendar below to see what’s coming up next!
Learn how to use generative AI more effectively at UO Microsoft AI Days, hosted by Information Services with trainers from Microsoft.
- Free, interactive 90-minute workshops for faculty, staff, and students.
- Try out AI prompting tips at this fun UO prompt-a-thon.
- Practice in Copilot. Build skills you can use anywhere.
- Watch demos. Get coaching. Ask questions. Improve your results.
- Employees only: Get a sneak peek of Microsoft 365 Copilot, the subscription-based AI for Word, Excel, and other apps.
Registration is recommended to save your spot.
Please bring a laptop.
- Day 1: Tuesday, May 19
- 9:00–10:30 a.m.: Technology enthusiasts—such as IT staff, AI Council members, and ADAPT Initiative members.
- 10:30 a.m.–noon: Staff. Learn how to quickly draft effective emails and reports, analyze data, prepare action plans, and more.
- 1:00–2:30 p.m.: Faculty (option 1). Learn how Copilot Chat can best help you draft emails and task lists, develop syllabi and grading rubrics, analyze data, and more.
- 2:30–4:00 p.m.: Student Build-a-thon: Learn how to use Copilot to build a product or business from scratch. The session concludes with an elevator pitch-style competition, where you can share and showcase your product or business ideas. Hands-on interactive session. Please bring a fully charged laptop and charging cable. Power outlets may be limited.
- Day 2: Wednesday, May 20
- 10:30 a.m.–noon: Faculty (option 2). Learn how Copilot Chat can best help you draft emails and task lists, develop syllabi and grading rubrics, analyze data, and more.
- 2:30–4:00 p.m.: Any employees—faculty, staff, graduate employees, student employees, and others. Learn how to quickly draft effective emails and reports, develop syllabi and grading rubrics, analyze data, prepare action plans, and more.
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Learn how to use generative AI more effectively at UO Microsoft AI Days, hosted by Information Services with trainers from Microsoft.
- Free, interactive 90-minute workshops for faculty, staff, and students.
- Try out AI prompting tips at this fun UO prompt-a-thon.
- Practice in Copilot. Build skills you can use anywhere.
- Watch demos. Get coaching. Ask questions. Improve your results.
- Employees only: Get a sneak peek of Microsoft 365 Copilot, the subscription-based AI for Word, Excel, and other apps.
Registration is recommended to save your spot.
Please bring a laptop.
- Day 1: Tuesday, May 19
- 9:00–10:30 a.m.: Technology enthusiasts—such as IT staff, AI Council members, and ADAPT Initiative members.
- 10:30 a.m.–noon: Staff. Learn how to quickly draft effective emails and reports, analyze data, prepare action plans, and more.
- 1:00–2:30 p.m.: Faculty (option 1). Learn how Copilot Chat can best help you draft emails and task lists, develop syllabi and grading rubrics, analyze data, and more.
- 2:30–4:00 p.m.: Student Build-a-thon: Learn how to use Copilot to build a product or business from scratch. The session concludes with an elevator pitch-style competition, where you can share and showcase your product or business ideas. Hands-on interactive session. Please bring a fully charged laptop and charging cable. Power outlets may be limited.
- Day 2: Wednesday, May 20
- 10:30 a.m.–noon: Faculty (option 2). Learn how Copilot Chat can best help you draft emails and task lists, develop syllabi and grading rubrics, analyze data, and more.
- 2:30–4:00 p.m.: Any employees—faculty, staff, graduate employees, student employees, and others. Learn how to quickly draft effective emails and reports, develop syllabi and grading rubrics, analyze data, prepare action plans, and more.
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9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
University of Oregon alumni and lifelong Duck Sgt. Adam Oblack will be on campus to answer your questions about becoming a police officer with the City of Gresham Police Department.
Stop by the Career Center (50 Tykeson Hall, Garden Level) for drop-in office hours to learn more about the qualifications and skills that make a desirable candidate.
You will also have the opportunity to complete the prescreening process and schedule a ride along with an officer to witness firsthand how awesome a career with the City of Gresham can be.
For more information, please visit www.greshampd.us.
5:00–6:30 p.m.
Join us for a unique opportunity to connect with admissions representatives from four of the world’s leading business schools, Berkeley Haas, MIT Sloan School of Management, Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB), and Yale School of Management, as they visit the University of Oregon.
This dynamic event will feature a curated panel discussion on deferred MBA programs, offering insights into the admissions process, program structure, and how to position yourself early for success. A live Q&A will follow, giving you the chance to get your questions answered directly by admissions experts.
The evening will conclude with a 30-minute networking session, where you can connect one-on-one with representatives from each program and explore what makes each school distinct.
Open to students of all majors and disciplines, this is your chance to learn how to secure your spot in a top MBA program, before you even graduate.
Unable to make the info session, contact the admissions recruiters directly:
- Verse Gabrielle, Senior Associate Director, Accelerated Access verse.gabrielle@berkeley.edu Berkeley Haas Accelerated Access
- GSB mba_admissions@gsb.stanford.edu GSB Deferred MBA Program
- Yale SOM mba.admissions@yale.edu Yale Silver Scholars
- MIT Sloan earlymbaadmissions.mitsloan@mit.edu MIT Sloan Deferred MBA Program
Questions/more info: contact Tina Haynes (thaynes@uoregon.edu), Employer Engagement Coordinator, University Career Center
3:00–3:45 p.m.
Networking doesn’t have to feel awkward, we promise. In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn how to build meaningful professional connections, both online and in person. We’ll cover how to create or update your LinkedIn profile, reach out for informational interviews, and make the most of networking opportunities at the UO and beyond. Walk away with strategies you can start using right away.
Registration on Handshake is encouraged but not required. All students are welcome.
1:00–1:45 p.m.
Thinking about grad school but not sure where to start? Whether you’re just exploring or already researching programs, this workshop will help you make sense of your options. We’ll break down different types of degrees, how to find and compare programs, and what to expect in the application process so you can move forward with clarity and confidence.
Registration on Handshake is encouraged but not required. All students are welcome.
4:00–6:00 p.m.
🍕🎉Join us to celebrate the Peace Corps volunteers preparing to depart for assignments abroad. If you have done the Peace Corps, are in the Peace Corps, are curious, interested, or applying to the Peace Corps (or just want to eat free pizza and learn about living abroad). Friends and family of future or past volunteers are encouraged to attend.
12:30–9:00 p.m.
Think Portland might be the next step on your career journey? Come to the first-ever What a Quackin' Idea day at the UO Portland campus! Hear from a panel of recent alumni as they share their experiences in Portland, and connect with even more PDX alumni at the networking reception! Open to all students and alumni ready to make connections and celebrate each other's achievements.
Register to secure your spot by May 20!
Getting There
- For Eugene-based students, there will be a FREE bus available for transportation to and from the UO Portland Campus. Bus will leave the Ford Alumni Center at 12:30pm (free box lunch included) and will return to Eugene by 9pm. Please indicate if you need bus transportation upon registering for the event.
Panelists you'll get to hear from:
Mallory Block '25, Business Administration with a double concentration in Marketing & Sports Business, NOW at Benchmade Knife Company.
Ernie Leyva '26 Children’s Behavioral Health & Spanish minor in Latinx Studies NOW Interning at Madrona Recovery
Haile Miller '25 Global Studies and Spanish NOW at KEEN
Tobin Johnston, Adjunct Faculty at the Clarks Honors College and the Job and Internship Developer at the University Career Center.
Want to make the day extra special? Present a student showcase project (optional, but encouraged)
Have a project you're proud of? Want to show off that project to fellow students and alumni in Portland? Or, are you looking for a place to practice for an upcoming presentation for your project? Now is your chance to do just that!
- All UO students are welcome to apply to present their project showcase at the event. We accept projects from all majors and academic disciplines. We understand that your project may be a work in progress. For each of the questions on our submission form, please answer to the best of your ability. The committee will determine who will present based on the thoughtfulness and potential of each project submission.
- One showcase project will be selected for an award and the award recipient will be announced during the reception portion of the event.
- Submit your project here!
- Applications for project presentations close on May 14.
Special thanks to the Lundquist College of Business, University Career Center, and Student Alumni Association for hosting this event!
2:00–2:45 p.m.
Nervous about interviews? You’re not alone, and we’ve got you. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to prepare with confidence, answer common (and tricky) interview questions, and communicate your strengths clearly. We’ll also share helpful tools and resources you can use before your next interview.
Registration on Handshake is encouraged but not required. All students are welcome.
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