Fwd: 11/7 Humanities and Social Sciences Career workshop with Higher Ed Equity Leader Luis Chavez!
Undergrad Advising Global Studies
Date: Fri, Nov 1, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Subject: Re: 11/7 Humanities and Social Sciences Career workshop with Higher Ed Equity Leader Luis Chavez!
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Good morning, colleagues! I hope all are well. I am sharing some information on an upcoming event that will be a wonderful learning opportunity for your department's students in particular. I would greatly appreciate you sharing the below message with your students and colleagues. Thank you!!Event information:Register on Handshake: https://ucsb.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1587996Thursday November 7th, 2024 3-4pm Trust Falling Into Your Career Path, location: Career Services, room 1109Are you unsure of your career pathway? Do you ever feel like a "late bloomer" and like everyone else has their life all planned out while you're still figuring it out? If this sounds like you, this workshop is for you!Many Humanities and Social Science majors worry what they will do after they graduate for their careers. This event will directly confront this fear, breaking the myth that one's career trajectory must be clear-cut and planned out from the beginning by showcasing one highly successful professional's career journey as an example of success.Luis Chavez will share his story of going from a first-gen and transfer student at UCI to now being a recognized, influential and inspiring Higher Education equity advocate as well as CEO and founder of nonprofit First-Gen America and the "My Circle of Champions" app.Rooted in real life examples, this workshop introduces the career development approach of “Planned Happenstance” with the goal of moving away from the idea of career pathways as linear and perfectly planned. We will hear some real-life career stories of virtual guest Luis Chavez, a first-gen Transfer student and graduate of UC Irvine who fell into a higher education nonprofit and advocacy career he loves rather than rigidly planned. This discussion seeks to foster flexibility, creativity, the importance of networking and being open to learning from each experience.
We hope you will join us for an enlightening discussion with a leader and changemaker of equity and Higher Education!Reasons to Register:
1. Normalize the winding and surprise-filled process of building a career you love
2. Foster a growth-mindset, trust in your own process and gain insights into how to be flexible and get creative
3. Participate in a Q & A with influential and well-known higher education advocate, Luis Chavez, who has a wealth of experience working in nonprofits, higher education, small business and equity advocacy at the state and national level!
--Marina V. Chavez, PhDCareer Counselor, Education and Human ServicesLiaison for Transfer and Military-Affiliated StudentsUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
