October 1, 2019
For this new school year Mercy College’s Career and Professional Development team has launched a partnership with Handshake, an online job board that allows students and alumni to get connected with employers that have internship and job opportunities. Handshake is …
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Lauren Teixeira
Lauren Teixeira
Senior Student Advisor
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September 12, 2019
The GOAT internship at HACU
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HACU – What is it?
“The Champions of Hispanic success in higher education”. HACU stands for the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities. Mercy College is one of HACU’s Hispanic Serving Institution members (go Mavs!).
HACU, …
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Sara Shepherd
Sara Shepherd
Employer Relationship Manager, Career and Professional Development
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July 25, 2019
Whooo hoooo! It’s time to celebrate because its National Intern Day!!!
July 25th is Intern’s Day created by the company WayUp who believes in honoring and recognizing the “future leaders of the world – INTERNS!!” This does not mean interns around …
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Joi Sampson
Joi Sampson
Associate Director of Career and Professional Development
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July 11, 2019
What is YAI?
YAI: Seeing Beyond Disability is an organization dedicated to supporting people in the Intellectual and Developmental Disability Community. Today, they serve over 20,000 people and have a team of over 4,000 employees. With locations in New York …
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Sara Shepherd
Sara Shepherd
Employer Relationship Manager, Career and Professional Development
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March 15, 2019
The Sophomore Slump | Spring 2019 EventsAccording to the Education Advisory Board (EAB), “sophomore slump” is a real thing and accounts for six percent of students who run a higher risk of transferring during their second year. Sophomore slump is when a student loses some of …
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Gina Villazhinay
Gina Villazhinay
Assistant Director of Career and Professional Development
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