CCPA Programs and Resources Summer 2021
Expand your knowledge and skill set this summer through some programs and workshops, as well as through self-guided learning opportunities.
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Offered by CCPA
Conversations, Connection, and Networking with Alumni Leaders
Wednesday, June 16, 2021. 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. EDT
Alumni leaders on the Alumni Association Executive Committee and affinity group leaders will participate in a night of conversations and virtual networking with students, especially focusing on the classes of 2021, 2020 and 2022. A great way to ask questions and gain tips with very interested alumni!
Excel Mastery Mini Series -Technical Skills, presented by AESOP Academy
June 19 and 20, 2021. 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. EDT
Space limited. Only sign up if you can commit to following through for all the sessions
Join us for this Excel mini-series that brings together foundational Excel methods and advanced techniques to help you quickly and successfully step into your career, irrespective of industry. Whether you want to work for a non-profit, a large or small company, a startup, or become an entrepreneur, these foundational Excel skills will kick start your professional building blocks so you can comfortably work through an Excel task involving data.
Project Management Workshop - Professional Skills, presented by AESOP Academy
July 18, 2021. 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. EDT
Space limited. Only sign up if you can commit to following through
Whether you are seeking a fast-track to managerial roles or planning to lead a project, product, or program early-on, project management is a different discipline than developing technical skills. To lead a project from initiation to completion requires tactful soft-skills combined with the project management methods of coordination, organization, prioritization and diligence to deliver a project / program / product on schedule and on budget.
Careers in Consulting
Tuesday, July 20, 2021. 7:00 to 8:15 p.m. EDT
A panel of alumni will discuss the different facets of consulting, different specialization of firms, why liberal arts grads' skills and background make them great consultants, a typical engagement, and any current trends.
Case Interview Tips and Strategies
Tuesday, July 27, 2021. 7:00 to 8:15 p.m. EDT
A panel of alumni will provide an overview of what case interviewing is, strategies for the interview, and advice for practicing.
Data Analytics Specialist Program - Technical Skills, presented by AESOP Academy
August 7, 8, 14 and 15. 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EDT
Space limited. Only sign up if you can commit to following through for all the sessions
Data is everywhere, and utilized by everyone – regardless of organization size, industry, or department. Being able to confidently navigate, analyze, and strategically interpret data is a functional capability that many organizations strive to achieve with their employees or new hires. Starting from a ‘client request’, this program will train students on how to independently manage the end to end process of a real-world data analytics experience. Crafted specifically for liberal arts students.
Debrief Session After Using the "Picture Your Career: Visualize and Plan Your Career Path"
For students who do some of the interactive exercises in the "Picture Your Career" guidebook, written by Katharine Brooks and Grace Foy of Vanderbilt University’s Career Center, and illustrated by Emilly Mills, CCPA will hold a debrief session, having an informal discussion on learning what you gained and next steps.
Watson Fellowship Information Session
Wednesday, August 11, 2021, 5:30 p.m. EDT
Plan Ahead for a unique fellowship for the year after you graduate. Learn details about the fellowship. For the class of 2022, this is the last info session before the application deadline, 9/8/21 by 5 p.m.
Offered by Outside Organizations
2021 Summer Legal Academy, University of Miami School of Law – College Track
Priority deadline for submission: May 15, 2021
Program from July 5 - July 23, 2021
University of Miami School of Law is pleased to announce its Summer Legal Academy, a three-week online program aimed at introducing college students to the law. The program will run from July 5 through July 23. Classes will be taught by Miami Law faculty, and will expose students to the traditional first-year curriculum, including Torts, Contracts, Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure, and Criminal Law. There is no cost for attendance or materials. To be eligible for the program, students should have completed at least 30 credit hours (or the course equivalent) toward earning their undergraduate degree, and will be enrolled in an undergraduate institution in the fall of 2021.
Offered by Campus Colleagues
Presented by Haverford Innovations Program (HIP): Students are welcome to join any or all of the Incubator 2021 workshops and talks listed. No prior experience necessary. Please contact Shayna Nickel, Haverford Innovations Program with any questions (snickel [at] haverford.edu).
SCRUM Master Talks: Agile vs. Scrum, Lauren Lewis, Lessons in Team Conflict Resolution // Working with Remote Teams, Amber Burgess – presented Haverford Innovations Program (HIP)
Wednesday, June 2, 2021, 11:00 a.m.to12:30 p.m. EDT, zoom
Students are welcome to join any or all of the Incubator 2021 workshops and talks below. No prior experience necessary. Please contact Shayna Nickel, Haverford Innovations Program with any questions (snickel [at] haverford.edu).
UI/UX Workshop, Jeff Frankl '06 – presented Haverford Innovations Program (HIP)
Thursday, June 3, 2021, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. EDT, zoom
This hands-on workshop will include an overview of the role of a UX designer, the path to becoming one, and apply new skills to your ideas using UX tools and concepts. Everyone's welcome to attend!
I Made This: What to Consider When Starting Out, Willie Stroever ’02, Attorney – presented Haverford Innovations Program (HIP)
Tuesday, June 8, 2021, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. EDT, zoom
We'll talk generally about the legal side of what to think about when you have a great idea and phases after that. Bring questions big and small! Stay on after to chat with Will about his career path and other questions about pursuing law as a career.
Asking Your Way to Great Insights using Market Research Techniques, Marlena Mattai – presented Haverford Innovations Program (HIP)
Thursday, June 10, 2021,10:00 to 11:00 a.m. EDT
This interactive workshop will introduce you to research practices that are used by leading businesses both big and small to better understand their consumers and drive business decisions. You will learn about qualitative, quantitative, and social media methods, how they are best used, and how they can help you with your start-ups or projects.
Using the Agile Mindset, Mark Blitzer '03 – presented Haverford Innovations Program (HIP)
Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 12:00 p.m. EDT
The Director of Learning Innovation & Technologies at PwC, will share with participants the importance of nurturing and practicing an Agile Mindset through the challenges of the innovation cycle to improve oneself or team and cultivate learning for future personal or product improvements.
Presented by the Libraries: Students are welcome to join any or all of the Library Summer Research Workshops. These sessions introduce skills and resources for coursework, independent interests, research assistantships and senior theses. Please contact Margaret Schaus, Lead Research and Instruction Librarian, with any questions (mschaus [at] haverford.edu)
Advanced Research Strategies, Margaret Schaus – Presented by the Libraries
Monday, June 21, 2021, 1:30 p.m. EDT, zoom
Do you want to build up your research skills? Come learn about ways to find the newest scholarship, the research that has generated the most interest, and the specialized resources used in different fields of study. All subject interests are welcome.
Organize It! Advanced, Brie Gettleson and Emily Thaisrivongs – Presented by the Libraries
Tuesday, June 22, 2021, 1:30 p.m. EDT, zoom
Could you be more efficiently and effectively saving and organizing your research material? Are you tired of those extra hours at the end of each paper trying to throw together a bibliography? Join Organize It! to learn how to organize your research and manage your citations. Open to all levels and types of research. Attendees should first watch the video for the basic Organize It! workshop. Then in the live session we’ll cover more advanced topics and offer time for Q&A.
Online Identity Management, Carol Howe and Semyon Khokhlov – Presented by the Libraries
Wednesday, June 23, 2021, 1:30 p.m. EDT, zoom
Much of who we are is reflected online and can affect our personal and professional reputations. In this workshop you will learn how to manage your online identity, including privacy considerations and leveraging social media as a networking opportunity.
Visual Studies, Anna Fodde-Reguer – Presented by the Libraries
Thursday, June 24, 2021, 11:00 a.m. EDT, zoom
Interested in learning about how to find and use visual materials for your research project? Join us for a workshop about visual resources: where to find them, how to use them, and how to cite them. This workshop is open to anyone--advanced research skills are not necessary. All subject areas are welcome as well (including sciences, humanities, arts, etc.).
Primary Resources, Sarah Horowitz – Presented by the Libraries
Thursday, June 24, 2021, 3:00 p.m. EDT, zoom
How can working with primary sources help your research? What is different about working with these sources? How do you find primary sources (whether physical or digital) on a topic of interest? What should you expect when you visit a special collections library? Come join and talk about these questions and experiment with your own questions. Open to those with any level of experience with primary sources.
Self-Guided Offerings
Advertising Educational Foundation MOOC: Advertising & Society
Our Massive Open Online Course, Advertising and Society is now available on demand. It examines the relation of advertising to society, culture, history, and the economy. Using contemporary theories about visual communications, you can learn to analyze the complex levels of meaning in both print advertisements and television commercials.
Career Success Series — a CCPA resource created for students
An online, self-paced program designed by CCPA for first-years and sophomores – but open to students from all class years – to explore and focus your career interests and prepare to apply for internships, jobs, and other opportunities. Read our blog.
Catchafire
Search volunteer projects worldwide where you can contribute and gain substantial skills.
coursera
Build skills with courses online from world-class universities and companies. There are many free courses.
Creative Skills in the Workplace: Linkedin Learning Collection – created by CCPA
Handcrafted by the CCPA, this collection of LinkedIn Learning courses includes the essential creative toolbox needed for the workplace. Complete this collection or use it as an entry point to explore other LinkedIn courses. Activate your account at http://hav.to/learn
Data Analysis for the Workplace: LinkedIn Learning Collection – created by CCPA
Handcrafted by the CCPA, this collection of LinkedIn Learning courses includes the essential data analysis skills needed for the workplace. Complete this collection or use it as an entry point to explore other LinkedIn courses. Activate your account at http://hav.to/learn
Free edX Courses
As a global nonprofit, edX is transforming traditional education, removing the barriers of cost, location and access. Fulfilling the demand for people to learn on their own terms, edX is reimagining the possibilities of education, providing the highest-quality, stackable learning.
Trico Hackathon Resources – created by the Tri-Co Digital Scholarship team
A curated list of resources to help you get started building websites and web apps from the Tri-Co Digital Scholarship team.
LinkedIn Learning – a resource provided by the College
Enhance your skills with expert-led online video tutorials. Browse courses from beginner to advanced within business, technology, and creativity! Log in or activate your account via the link http://hav.to/learn.
Management Consulted – CCPA subscribes to this resource
Available between June 1 and August 31, 2021
One-stop consulting prep. Provides recruiting, interview prep, and skill-building help with interactive courses on topics like developing an effective resume and cover letter (with templates), Networking - including how to write an effective cold networking email that will get opened, Interviewing - with example videos, Excel and PowerPoint training, Specific case interview help (drills and 500 practice cases).
Details & Registration for Students
Marketing your Message: LinkedIn Learning Collection – created by CCPA
Handcrafted by the CCPA, this collection of LinkedIn Learning courses includes the essential tools for marketing your content. Complete this collection or use it as an entry point to explore other LinkedIn courses. Activate your account at http://hav.to/learn
Open Culture
This collection features free lessons and practice materials in 48 languages, including Spanish, French, English, Mandarin, Italian, Russian, ASL, and more. Stream or download audio lessons and you're good to go.
Parker Dewey
Explore multiple paid short assignments, ranging from 5-40 hours of work, with organizations across a variety of industries. You decide which opportunities seem most interesting based on assignment details, deadlines and pay. Start looking by creating a free account!
"Picture Your Career: Visualize and Plan Your Career Path"
Written by Katharine Brooks and Grace Foy of Vanderbilt University’s Career Center, and illustrated by Emilly Mills.
This guidebook contains dozens of interactive exercises. Using visual thinking techniques, this workbook will help you discover your strengths, develop your vision, design a path forward, and deliver your talent. You can start anywhere in the guidebook, doing what makes sense to you.
* For students who use the guidebook, CCPA will hold a debrief session on July 20 at 5:00 p.m. EDT.
Prep Lounge – CCPA subscribes to this resource
Join the world's leading case interview community and get access to 234,000+ case partners, 140+ cases, 80+ video tutorials, 50+ framework articles, CV templates, mental math tools and much more.
Science Careers' myIDP
Though designed for PhD candidates, this self-guided assessment of one's interests, values, and skills is applicable to undergraduate science students. It combines the self-assessment with recommended pathways in science (i.e. Government Affairs, Science Policy, etc.) and provides opportunities to learn more.
Student Physics Society Careers Toolbox
The Careers Toolbox focuses on undergraduate physics students entering the workforce after graduation. But even students who choose to go to graduate school will eventually be looking for a job! Many of these tools can be applied to finding internships, research positions, or even entrance into graduate programs.
Ted Ed
Discover free, curated video series on topics such as “Cyber-Influence and Power,” “You Graduated...Now What?,” “Math in Real Life,” “Writer’s Workshop,” “Visualising Data,” and so much more!
The Way We Work
The Way We Work is an original video series where leaders and thinkers offer practical wisdom and insight into how we can adapt and thrive amid changing workplace conventions.
Vault – CCPA subscribes to this resource
Explore careers through in-depth overviews, including “insider” data on industries, employers and internships. Access this through our subscriptions page by logging in with single sign on.
Wall Street Prep Student Passport – CCPA subscribes to this resource
Wall Street Prep’s Student Passport picks up where the academic textbook leaves off to teach students the real-world Excel, financial analysis and Powerpoint skills bankers use most before taking them step-by-step through the financial and valuation model-building process. Register for unlimited access. Space limited- first come first served.
