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Fearlessly Budgeting
Take control of your money during this interactive, EveryDollar counts budgeting workshop! There will be free food and refreshments, plus giveaway prizes.
Mapping Your Career: ARHU Exploration Workshop
Figuring out your career path can be confusing, especially for Arts and Humanities majors who gain numerous transferable skills and competencies that are in demand in a wide array of industries. You may wonder what is the best career for you? This workshop will help you identify themes and connections between your academic, professional, and life experiences and then discuss how they might guide your time at UMD and beyond.
Terp Sleep Out
Join the School of Public Health Community Thrives Lab and HLTH391 for a Terp Sleep Out event at the School of Public Health from November 22-23. The purpose of the event is to raise awareness about homelessness and encourage UMD students to get involved. The event will include educational presentations, free food, activities, a documentary, and resources on how to take action. Then the group will “sleep out” in a classroom overnight to increase empathy for homeless youth. During these events, they will be hosting activities in which they will create welcome bags that have nonperishable food items, personal hygiene items, and more.
DHS Veteran Career Fair
In partnership with Marine Corps Base Quantico and Wounded Warrior Regiment, the Department of Homeland Security is proud to welcome all transitioning, active duty, and former service members to this event. At this career fair you will have the opportunity to explore career opportunities in law enforcement, immigration and travel security, prevention and response, and mission support.
Y-Combinator talk with Startup Shell
Looking to gain insight from someone who has founded and exited their own Y-Combinator backed Startup? Startup Shell is hosting alumni Sheller and Co-Founder/CEO of Manatee (YC S22), Bryan Houlton, as he sits down for a podcast-style interview with Fox Rothschild LLC partner Juliana Neelbauer. Bryan Houlton founded and served as CEO of Manatee (YC S22), an interactive demo platform that help sales teams create no-code demos, which was later acquired by Navattic (YC W21). Join Startup Shell as Bryan dives into topics such as funding, Y-Combinator, selling a startup, pivoting, and comparing startup scenes across various cities.