Seminars & Events
The Newhouse Career Development Center is ready to teach you how to find a great internship, conduct a proactive job search, and write a strong cover letter and résumé.
Scroll down for a list the seminars and events we offer on a regular basis. Register on Handshake to sign up for the session that fits your schedule.
Fall 2025 SEMINARS
Get Ready to Get Ahead: Finding an Internship
There are a lot of internships out there! In the Finding an Internship seminar, the Newhouse CDC lays out the steps to conducting a successful internship search, explains the internship resources that exist at Newhouse and on campus, and demonstrates how to use a unique networking tool (CareerShift) to augment any internship search. After attending, students will have the tools needed to create a focused and targeted search, and understand where to find leads, when to apply, and how to keep track of your many applications and networking contacts.
- Wednesday, September 3 | 5:30-6:30 p.m. | 432/434 N3
- Friday, September 19 | 3:00-4:00 p.m. | 432/434 N3
- Thursday, October 2 | 6:00-7:00 p.m. | 432/434 N3
- Monday, October 6 | 5:30-6:30 p.m. | 432/434 N3
- Wednesday, October 29 | 5:00-6:00 p.m. | 432/434 N3
- Wednesday, November 12 | 6:00-7:00 p.m. | 432/434 N3
- Monday, December 1 | 3:00-4:00 p.m. | 432/434 N3
Job Hunt Series
The Newhouse Career Development Center offers a series comprised of two sessions that detail how to successfully conduct a proactive job search. Session one, Proactive vs. Reactive, covers how to organize a self-directed search and learn the strategies to plan a specific path to success. The second session, Mastering Networking, lays out networking best practices that are vital to being able to establish and maintain professional relationships in the communications industry.
Session One: Proactive vs. Reactive
- Friday, September 5 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. | 432/434 N3
- Tuesday, September 16 | 6:30-7:30 p.m. | 432/434 N3
- Tuesday, September 23 | 5:00-6:00 p.m. | 432/434 N3
- Friday, October 3 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. | 432/434 N3
- Friday, November 7 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. | 432/434 N3
- Tuesday, November 18 | 5:30-6:30 p.m. | 432/434 N3
- Friday, December 5 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. | 432/434 N3
- Wednesday, December 10 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. | 432/434 N3
Session Two: Mastering Networking
- Friday, September 5 | 3:15-4:15 p.m. | 432/434 N3
- Wednesday, September 17 | 6:30-7:30 p.m. | 432/434 N3
- Wednesday, September 23 | 6:15-7:15 p.m. |432/434 N3
- Friday, October 3 | 3:15-4:15 p.m. | 432/434 N3
- Friday, November 7 | 3:15-4:15 p.m. |432/434 N3
- Wednesday, November 19 | 5:30-6:30 p.m. | 432/434 N3
- Friday, December 5 | 3:15-4:15 p.m. | 432/434 N3
- Wednesday, December 10 | 3:15-4:15 p.m. | 432/434 N3
Résumé & Cover Letter Writing Workshop
Over the years, the Newhouse CDC has received many compliments from employers about its method of résumé and letter writing. In this seminar, the CDC shows how to write an effective, one-page résumé and a strong cover letter that are suited to the communications industry and will make students’ applications stand out in a crowd of applicants.
- Tuesday, September 9 | 6:00-7:00 p.m. | 432/434 N3
- Thursday, September 25 | 4:00-5:00 p.m. |432/434 N3
- Wednesday, October 1 |5:30-6:30 p.m. | 432/434 N3
- Tuesday, October 28 | 5:00-6:00 p.m. | 432/434 N3
- Tuesday, November 4 | 6:30-7:30 p.m. | 432/434 N3
- Thursday, December 4 | 4:00-5:00 p.m. | 432/434 N3
EVENTS
Career Carnival
Friday, October 16 | 11:00-2:00 pm | Food.com
Fall Virtual Communications, Media & Journalism Career Fair
Friday, October 17 | 2:00-6:00 pm
Virtual – More details to come!
National and local companies will be on campus to meet SU students for
anticipated internship and job openings.
Career Advising Dropin’s
These quick appointments with a CDC counselor will answer questions about résumés, cover letters, interviewing, internship/job search, networking or anything career-related! These are 10 -minute appointments. If you have a longer question, we want to make sure to give you quality time and encourage you to schedule a regular appointment through Handshake.
Every WEDNESDAY of the month 11:30-1:00 p.m. 313 N3 (IN PERSON)
Every FRIDAY of the month 11:30-1:00 p.m. 313 N3 (IN PERSON)
