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  5. Career Connect Symposium Highlights Paid Internships, Workforce Development

Career Connect Symposium Highlights Paid Internships, Workforce Development

  • published: 2023/09/19
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Chancellor Joanne Li, CFA, Ph.D., speaks to attendees at the Career Connect Symposium

Chancellor Joanne Li, CFA, Ph.D., speaks to attendees at the Career Connect Symposium.

Attendees at the Career Connect Symposium hear from Levi Thiele, Ph.D., director of career development at UNO.

Attendees at the Career Connect Symposium hear from Levi Thiele, Ph.D., director of career development at UNO.

The event featured keynote talks from business leaders including Matt Spires, CIO of FNBO.

The event featured keynote talks from business leaders including Matt Spires, CIO of FNBO.

UNO students participated in a panel discussion about their paid internships and opportunities for all Mavericks.

UNO students participated in a panel discussion about their paid internships and opportunities for all Mavericks. From left: Levi Thiele, Iyinfoluwa Oni, Jared Dingman, Ishani Adidam, and Kalyn Wettengel.

student panelists

From left: Iyinfoluwa Oni, Jared Dingman, Ishani Adidam, and Kalyn Wettengel.

University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) students have access to paid internships through UNO's innovative Career Connect program. On Monday, UNO advanced the initiative by providing students with access to expert insights, peer advice, and professional networking through the Career Connect Symposium.


Keynote

The event featured keynote talks from area business leaders about workforce development and the importance of paid internships:

  • Matt Spires, CIO of FNBO

  • Shonna Dorsey, interim executive director of InternNE and executive director for the Nebraska Tech Collaborative

  • Alicia Huntington, intern program director for Mutual of Omaha


Student Panel Discussion

A student panel discussion about paid internships was moderated by Levi Thiele, Ph.D., director of career development at UNO, and followed the keynotes:

  • Iyinfoluwa Oni, Graduate Student, Management Information Systems, internship at the Lindsay Corporation

  • Jared Dingman, 4th Year, Economics and Psychology, internship at the National Strategic Research Institute

  • Ishani Adidam, 3rd Year, Business Administration, internship at HDR

  • Kalyn Wettengel, Graduate Student, Business Administration, internship at Quantum Workplace


Networking Opportunity

The event concluded with a reception providing students the opportunity to network with employers in attendance.



About Career Connect

UNO Career Connect launched in Spring 2022 as a collaborative program partnering the university with area companies and organizations to provide paid internship opportunities for UNO students. More than 130 area companies have partnered with UNO as part of the initiative. Learn more about Career Connect.

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