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Young Alumni Mentoring Group | January 24 – May 15, 2024 | 12-1pm ET | Zoom (Registration deadline is December 14, 2023)
Young Alumni Mentoring Groups provide a unique opportunity for Wake Forest young professionals to come together in a small group for facilitated conversation, reflection, action planning, and to make meaningful connections about life and work. These groups are open to alumni who graduated from the undergraduate College in class years 2018 – 2022. Meetings are held virtually via Zoom.
Next Level Management Alumni Mentoring Groups | January 17 – May 13, 2024 | Online OR Washington, DC (Registration deadline is December 14, 2023)
Our Next Level Management Mentoring Groups are for those alumni who are moving from individual contributor to management, or have goals to do so in the future. Over a series of facilitated conversations you will discuss: models of management, creating a personal network to help advise your career and life decisions, transforming entry-level skills and strengths into strategic management abilities, and more. These groups are open to alumni who graduated from the undergraduate College in class years 2013 – 2017. Note: You will register either for an entirely virtual group, which will meet over Zoom, or an in-person group, which will meet at the Wake Washington Center.
Tune-Up Tuesdays Resume Reviews | Every Tuesday in January 2024 (starting on January 9th)
New year, new resume! Take advantage of this quick & easy opportunity to take stock of your latest accomplishments and skills and be job-search-ready for future roles. Every Tuesday in January (starting on January 9th) we’re offering virtual resume reviews! Email us your resume (please send as a Word Doc file!) and we’ll get back to you with feedback and edits by the end of the week. PLEASE NOTE: this is *only* for alumni who have graduated with a BA/BS undergrad degree from the College of Arts and Sciences! If you graduated from the schools of Business, Law, Medicine, or other specialty grad programs, please reach out directly to your program for career support.
Join us for this 30-minute webinar facilitated by WFU alumna Juliet Kuehnle (’06), Owner/Therapist at Sun Counseling & Wellness in Charlotte, NC and author of the newly-released book Who You Callin’ Crazy?! The Journey from Stigma to Therapy. This interactive presentation will break down different types of communication, the 4 C’s of the sweet spot on the continuation continuum, and what buzzwords like “self-talk” and “validation” really mean.
This self-paced course is designed as an introduction to skills and strategies used by effective mentors and mentees. We will also explore tools that will help you build and maintain your mentoring network. At the end of this course, you should be better equipped with the language and tools for engaging in mentoring relationships and conversations both personally and professionally. Please register by January 26, 2024 at 11:59pm. Space is limited to the first 100 participants that enroll. We are not able to accept ongoing enrollments while the course is in session. The course content will be available in Canvas from February 1 until 11:59pm on March 1, 2024. This course is brought to you by the Mentoring Resource Center and the Alumni Personal & Career Development Center at Wake Forest University.
February Coffee Chat with Alumni | Register by February 2, 2024 to participate
Whether you’re hoping to build your network professionally or just take a few minutes to meet someone new, sign up for these 1:1 alumni conversations! Here’s how it works: Register by Friday, February 2nd. Our team will match alumni for 1:1 conversations. On Tuesday, February 5th, we’ll connect each conversation pair with a short introductory email. Each conversation pair will work to find a time to meet that works for you both. It’s that easy! Plan to chat for 30-minutes, maybe over coffee or a quick bite to eat!
In this 30-minute webinar facilitated by WFU alumna Tiffany Waddell Tate (’07, MALS ’11), you will learn strategies to to begin or continue activating diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) principles in your personal & professional development learning journey. Participants will also explore actionable ways to influence DEIB in workplace culture initiatives as an individual contributor – regardless of your role.
Tiffany is the CEO and founder of Career Maven Consulting, where she helps individuals and companies reimagine the future of work through coaching, digital education, and learning & development for organizations and teams. As an in-demand coach, consultant, speaker and thought leader, she has been featured on Forbes, Well + Good, The Everymom, The Muse and a variety of podcasts. She is a master in coaching professionals to learn, lead, and grow at work. Tiffany is a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, Diversity Educator, and MBTI Certified.
March Coffee Chat with Alumni | Register by March 1, 2024 to participate
Whether you’re hoping to build your network professionally or just take a few minutes to meet someone new, sign up for these 1:1 alumni conversations! Here’s how it works: Register by Friday, March 1st. Our team will match alumni for 1:1 conversations. On Tuesday, Marth, we’ll connect each conversation pair with a short introductory email. Each conversation pair will work to find a time to meet that works for you both. It’s that easy! Plan to chat for 30-minutes, maybe over coffee or a quick bite to eat!
What if you could get an $80,000 raise? Join us for this 30-minute webinar as we hear from career expert and Wake Forest alumnus Austin Belcak (’13) about 13 steps you should be taking to successfully negotiate your salary. And true story: Austin helped a client actually get an $80,000 raise after negotiating his salary at Amazon. Whether you’re hoping to negotiate salary and perks for a new job offer or increase your pay at your current organization, you don’t want to miss this one!
Austin is the founder of CultivatedCulture.com where he helps people land jobs they love without traditional experience and without applying online. Austin’s job search system stems from his personal experience transitioning from a new grad with a biology degree, a 2.58 GPA, and a job in healthcare to landing interviews at Microsoft, Google, and Twitter resulting in a 5+ year career at Microsoft where he was promoted multiple times. His strategies have been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Fast Co, and Inc. and he has helped thousands of job seekers land jobs at places like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Salesforce, LinkedIn, Tesla, SpaceX, Goldman Sachs, Deloitte, ESPN, the NFL, and more — without applying online.
April Coffee Chat with Alumni | Register by March 29, 2024 to participate
Whether you’re hoping to build your network professionally or just take a few minutes to meet someone new, sign up for these 1:1 alumni conversations! Here’s how it works: Register by Friday, March 29th. Our team will match alumni for 1:1 conversations. On Tuesday, April 2nd, we’ll connect each conversation pair with a short introductory email. Each conversation pair will work to find a time to meet that works for you both. It’s that easy! Plan to chat for 30-minutes, maybe over coffee or a quick bite to eat!
May Coffee Chat with Alumni | Register by May 3, 2024 to participate
Whether you’re hoping to build your network professionally or just take a few minutes to meet someone new, sign up for these 1:1 alumni conversations! Here’s how it works: Register by Friday, May 3rd. Our team will match alumni for 1:1 conversations. On Tuesday, May 7th, we’ll connect each conversation pair with a short introductory email. Each conversation pair will work to find a time to meet that works for you both. It’s that easy! Plan to chat for 30-minutes, maybe over coffee or a quick bite to eat!
Wake Forest Executive Education | Upcoming Open Enrollment and Certificate Programs
Wake Forest Executive Education helps leaders build the confidence and skills needed to address strategic and tactical business challenges evident in today’s global business environment. When attending one of the open enrollment or certificate programs, you will have the opportunity to engage with program participants from a variety of organizations and industry sectors.
Wake Forest Lifelong Learning Programs (Ongoing)
The Lifelong Learning program offers short personal enrichment courses taught by Wake Forest University faculty and community experts. Courses are non-credit and open to adult learners regardless of age or prior education. Courses are offered in both daytime and evening at the Brookstown campus unless otherwise noted (with some courses offered online). Check out the 3 in-person courses being offered in Summer 2023!
Wake Communities Events (Various Cities)
Want to connect with fellow Deacs in your city? See what’s happening in Wake Communities across the country in the months ahead!