Career Services

Thursday, April 4 | 12:30-1:30 p.m. OR 5-6 p.m.
Warch – Pusey Room

Does networking give you anxiety? Here is your one stop shop to gain confidence and grow your professional network! Invite your friends, and sign-up on Handshake.

Sign up for 12:30-1:30 session

Sign up for 5-6 session

• Gain confidence in meeting people of authority
• Learn how to put together an elevator speech
• Uncover common questions to ask during networking events
• Find tips & tricks on how to make eye contact and shake hands
• Learn how to follow up and stay in touch with new contacts

The Career Center is hosting a series of sessions focused on working with seniors to help you feel ready for life after Lawrence! The series will take place Tuesdays in April at 5:15 p.m. in the Runkel Room (4th floor Warch).

If you register for the events in advance and attend, you will be entered in a raffle for a $250 prize basket including your choice of a $50 Amazon Gift Card or a Costco Membership, Magic Bullet Blender Set, a set of pans, LU swag, and more!

How to Navigate Your Financial Journey After Graduation

Tuesday, April 9 | 5:15 p.m.
Warch – Runkel Room

Personal Finance: Budgets, Goals, and Emergency Funds

Tuesday, April 16 | 5:15 p.m.
Warch – Runkel Room

Transitioning to a New Job and Community

Tuesday, April 23 | 5:15 p.m.
Warch – Runkel Room

Student applications for funded summer internships and summer projects are open!

There are two categories of funds we distribute:

1. Sites at which Lawrence has per-arranged opportunities (applications and acceptance are still required for funding)
2. Sites which are open competition with other students at other institutions, and Lawrence provides Lawrence students with funding if successful in application.

Exclusive for Lawrence students

The following opportunities have internships that are reserved exclusively for Lawrence students, are funded by Lawrence University, and the internships are at specific sites.

LU-Funded Internship Sites

Students apply on Handshake. Deadline to apply is March 29, 2024

• Bread for the World (Washington, D.C.)
• Hope Street Coalition (Tentatively remote with a potential trip to Washington D.C.)
• Safe Passage Project (New York, NY)
• Her Next Play (Twin Cities, MN)
• Broadway Cares (New York, NY)
• Merit School of Music (Chicago, IL)
• New York Jazz Academy (New York, NY)
• Carnegie Hall (TBD)
• Center for Deep Listening (Remote, in-person at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, or hybrid) 

Diversity in Conservation internship sites

All sites are in Wisconsin.

Students apply on Handshake. Deadline to apply is February 1, 2024.

Learn more about Diversity in Conservation

• Badgerland Bird Alliance
• Gathering Waters
• International Crane Foundation
• Lake Michigan Bird Observatory
• The Nature Conservancy
• UW-Madison Arboretum
• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources-Natural Heritage Conservation
• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources-Office of Applied Science
• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources-Wildlife Management
• Zoological Society of Milwaukee

Colorado College Institute

Students are placed upon being accepted to the program. Deadline to apply is January 26, 2024.

Learn more about CO College Institute

For more information about these internships or application instructions, visit the Lawrence website or email Michelle.m.buchinger@lawrence.edu .

Other opportunities

The following funds are for summer internships and summer projects at sites that are open competition with other students at other institutions, and Lawrence provides Lawrence students with funding if successful in application.

These funds all have the priority deadline of March 29, 2024. 

Students must return to campus and be enrolled for at least one term after the funded experience to be eligible. There are several options of funding in this category to which students can apply:

Summer Experience Funding – For students accepting low or non-paid internships or research projects over the summer. The internship or project must be supervised and meet each grant’s criteria.

Dennis Huebner Pre-Law Fund – This stipend can offset or cover expenses related to exploring or pursuing opportunities related to a career in the legal profession. This grant prioritizes supporting juniors and returning seniors.

Eloise Frick Cherven Fund – This fund supports student projects and research that pursue some line of investigation or other activity that would broaden their experience or knowledge, help others, and prove of future value. Projects in any area are eligible, though preference will be given to students majoring in or projects related to geology.

Class of 1968 Peace & Social Activism Project Fund – This fund supports individual or collaborative projects by students and faculty that address these issues in a historical or contemporary context from a local, regional, national, or global perspective. Examples of the issues and topics that are addressed through these projects include the prevention of conflict, non-aggression, race, gender, ethnic identity, religious tolerance, and the environment.

Priority deadline for students to apply for these funds is March 29, 2024.

For more information funding opportunities or application instructions, visit the Lawrence website or email Michelle.m.buchinger@lawrence.edu .

The CCE is looking for student volunteers for two core programs beginning this term!

Transportation is provided, and you can volunteer with friends. These volunteer opportunities look great on a resume, too!

Visit the CCE if you have any questions.

First of Many

First of Many is a mentoring opportunity for future first-generation college students (current high school juniors).

• Use your experience to mentor first-gen students in Appleton and Kaukauna high schools.
• Help educate students on topics like the application process, financial aid, choosing a college, etc.
• No experience necessary; your perspectives are valued!
• 1 hour/week

Sign up today!

VITAL Program

VITAL is a tutoring opportunity for all grades and subject levels.

• VITAL helps combat educational inequities by providing the only free tutoring option in the area for students.
• Located conveniently right on campus.
• Tutoring is based on your schedule and the subjects you are interested in.

Sign up today!

5-6:30 p.m. | Wednesday, May 17
Main Hall (various classrooms)

First year students! Come join the Program for Leadership of Underrepresented Students (PLUS) for a mock interview event. We’ll have faculty and staff volunteering to act as mock interviewers and give you an opportunity to practice interviewing. Following a few rounds of interviews, we’ll hear some helpful advice from the career center.