Gear up for Career Exploration Day, designed to unlock the hidden connection between your academic path and professional possibilities! This is your chance to explore diverse career paths, ignite your passions, and chart a course for your dream future. Don’t miss out! Register now and dive into the world of possibilities! ️
Career Exploration Day is a required event for all first and second year undergraduate students who started at Augsburg in fall semesters 2023 and 2024 or spring semesters 2024 and 2025, including yourself.
Throughout the day, you’ll be able to build your career plan through three different tracks:
- Major Exploration – these sessions will introduce you to specific programs and help you explore the multiple pathways to get to your career goal.
- Career Skills and Preparation – Part of your career journey is to master the 8 top skills employers are looking for in early career talent. These sessions will give you a deep dive into one or two of these skills.
- Employer Connections – It’s important to start engaging with employers early on
All classes prior to 5pm on March 4, 2024 will be canceled to ensure that students are able to attend this event.
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Agenda for Career Exploration Day
9:00 a.m. Check-In
Foss Atrium
9:15 a.m. Welcome Plenary
Hoversten Chapel
10:00 a.m. Workshop Session #1
| Title | Host | LOCATION |
| Navigating the Journey: Things I wish I would have known during my time at Augsburg | Augsburg Alumni Engagement | Augsburg Room, Christensen Center |
| Working for Minneapolis Public Schools | Kayla Truong | Riverside Room, Christensen Center |
| You Don’t Have to Go Alone: Building Your Community | Hadeel Omar | Oren Gateway Center 100 |
| Personal Care & Cosmetic Science | Benjamin Stottrup | Hagfors 150 A |
| Music in Minnesota and Beyond: Looking at Careers and Creative Potentials | Scott LeGere | Hagfors 150 B |
| Pre-Health Majors and Careers | Mayra Mendez | Hagfors 151 |
| I’m Supposed to Choose a Major, but I Have No Idea What to Do! | Gina Musto | Marshall Room, Christensen Center |
| Powering Your Exploration with AI | Morgan Knutzen | Hagfors 103 |
| Careers in Social Work: Helping Others and Building Communities | Melissa Hensley | OGC 111 |
11:00 a.m. Workshop Session #2
| Title | Host | Location |
| Navigating the Journey: Things I wish I would have known during my time at Augsburg | Augsburg Alumni Engagement | Augsburg Room, Christensen Center |
| Financial Analyst Day in the Life | Ecolab | Riverside Room, Christensen Center |
| Exploring Careers and Your Interests | Touchstone Mental Health | Oren Gateway Center 100 |
| Navigating Careers and Parenting in STEM | Benjamin Stottrup | Hagfors 150 A |
| Music in Minnesota and Beyond: Looking at Careers and Creative Potentials | Scott LeGere | Hagfors 150 B |
| Designing a Creative Life | Chris Houltberg | Hagfors 151 |
| Life After College | George Dierberger | Marshall Room, Christensen Center |
| Lead, Learn, Launch: Using Student Organizations as Career Stepping Stones | Eve Christensen | Hagfors 103 |
| Best Buy | Exploration Day | Tiffiney Biorn, Ravi Kimal, and Ryan Masui | Oren Gateway Center 111 |
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Workshop Sessions #3
| Title | Host | Location |
| Help! Did I Choose the Wrong Major? | Morgan Knutzen | Augsburg Room, Christensen Center |
| Exploring Careers and Your Interests | Touchstone Mental Health | Riverside Room, Christensen Center |
| Fricken’ First Times | Mallory Alekna | Oren Gateway Center 100 |
| Decoding Your Future: Using O*Net to Chart Your Course | Rin Heise | Hagfors 150 A |
| Taskmaster: Skill Building Through Unusual Prompts | Gina Musto | Hagfors 150 B |
| Classroom to Career: Turning Classroom Projects & Experiences into Career Assets | Marcus Carrigan | Hagfors 151 |
| Pre-Health Majors and Careers | Mayra Mendez | Marshall Room, Christensen Center |
| Bridging the Gap: Effective Communication in the Workplace | Ma Xiong-Nguyen | Hagfors 103 |
| Career Exploration: A Long and Winding Path | Jacob Enger | OGC 111 |
2:00 p.m. Workshop Sessions #4
| Title | Host | Location |
| I’m Supposed to Choose a Major, but I Have No Idea What to Do! | Morgan Knutzen | Augsburg Room, Christensen Center |
| Study Abroad & Internships: A Winning Combination | Leah Spinosa de Vega | Riverside Room, Christensen Center |
| Fricken’ First Times | Mallory Alekna | Oren Gateway Center 100 |
| Decoding Your Future: Using O*Net to Chart Your Course | Rin Heise | Hagfors 150 A |
| Taskmaster: Skill Building Through Unusual Prompts | Gina Musto | Hagfors 150 B |
| Classroom to Career: Turning Classroom Projects & Experiences into Career Assets | Marcus Carrigan | Hagfors 151 |
| Bridging the Gap: Effective Communication in the Workplace | Ma Xiong-Nguyen | Hagfors 103 |
| Pre-Health Majors and Careers | Mayra Mendez | Marshall Room, Christensen Center |
3:00 p.m. Closing
Hoversten Chapel