Resume Revamp
Zhang Career Center, 3020 Schneider Hall, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
SPuRS credit: Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (F); credit will be earned when you pick up your resume.
SPuRS Calendar of Events
See the dates below for activities offered each month. Events that require pre-registration will include links. The type of SPuRS credit you will earn is listed with each event.
If you have any questions, please email hcob-spurs@wmich.edu or call 269-387-5131.
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January
January 31, 2024
Sanford Center Workshop: Creating a Budget
Sanford Center for Financial Planning and Wellness, 3455 Schneider Hall, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Reservation required.
SPuRS credit: Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (F) -
February
February 1, 2024
Sanford Center Workshop: Creating a Budget
Sanford Center for Financial Planning and Wellness, 3455 Schneider Hall. 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Reservation required.
SPuRS credit: Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A)Career Fair Prep
1280 Schneider Hall, 5 to 6 p.m.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (F)February 5, 2024
Starting Gate Workshop: Leading an Organization with Decker Hains, chair of management, WMU
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Reservation required.
SPuRS credit: Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A)February 6, 2024
Government and Nonprofit Career Fair
WMU Student Center, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (A)Sales, Marketing, and Food Marketing Career Night
Fetzer Center, 5 to 8 p.m.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (A)February 7, 2024
Communication Center Workshop: Salary Negotiation Strategies
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), 1 to 2 p.m. Reservation required.
SPuRS credit: Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A)Engineering Expo
WMU Student Center, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (A)Supply Chain Career Night
Fetzer Center, 5 to 8 p.m.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (A)February 8, 2024
WMU Career Fair
WMU Student Center, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (A)February 9, 2024
Degrees of Growth Luncheon Series: Adam Schumaker, The Gilmore
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), Noon to 1 p.m. Reservation required.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (F)February 12, 2024
Starting Gate Workshop: Digital Marketing Tools for Entrepreneurs
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Reservation required.
SPuRS credit: Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A)February 14, 2024
Sanford Center Workshop: Psychology of Money
Sanford Center for Financial Planning and Wellness, 3455 Schneider Hall, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Reservation required.
SPuRS credit: Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A)February 15, 2024
Sanford Center Workshop: Psychology of Money
Sanford Center for Financial Planning and Wellness, 3455 Schneider Hall, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Reservation required.
SPuRS credit: Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A)February 16, 2024
Who You Are Matters!
1360 Schneider Hall, 1 to 3 p.m. Reservation required.
SPuRS credit: Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A)February 19, 2024
Starting Gate Workshop: Negotiating Basics for Entrepreneurs
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Reservation required.
SPuRS credit: Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A)February 21, 2024
Communication Center Workshop: The 5 P's of Presenting
WMU Haworth Communication Center, 3445 Schneider Hall, 1 to 2 p.m. Reservation required.
SPuRS credit: Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A); This event requires a follow-up appointment in the Communications Center after the presentation to earn the SPuRS credit.)February 22, 2024
Fight or Flight: Understanding Confrontation Styles at Work
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), 4 to 6 p.m. Reservation required.
SPuRS credit: Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A)February 26, 2024
Starting Gate Workshop: An Entrepreneur's Story
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Reservation required.
SPuRS credit: Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A)February 28, 2024
Diversity in the Workplace
Fetzer Center, 4 to 5:30 p.m. Reservation required.
SPuRS credit: Leadership and Service (A) -
March
March 11, 2024
Starting Gate Workshop: Managing Anxiety for Entrepreneurs
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Reservation required.
SPuRS credit: Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A)March 13, 2024
Communication Center Workshop: Dealing with Difficult People
WMU Haworth Communication Center, 3445 Schneider Hall, 1 to 2 p.m. Reservation required.
SPuRS credit: Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (F)Sanford Center Workshop: You Have a Job Offer, Now What?
Sanford Center for Financial Planning and Wellness, 3455 Schneider Hall, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Reservation required.
SPuRS credit: Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A)March 14, 2024
Sanford Center Workshop: You Have a Job Offer, Now What?
Sanford Center for Financial Planning and Wellness, 3455 Schneider Hall, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Reservation required.
SPuRS credit: Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A)March 15, 2024
Degrees of Growth Luncheon Series: Dr. Doug Lepisto, Sleeping Giant Capital
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), Noon to 1 p.m. Reservation required.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (F)March 20, 2024
Major Match-up
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), 4:30 to 6 p.m.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (F)March 22, 2024
Bring Your "A-Game" to Work
1360 Schneider Hall, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Reservation required.
SPuRS credit: Leadership and Service (A)WMU Haworth Study Retreat
Location and time to be announced. You must attend two or more of the mini-workshops during this event to earn SPuRS credit.
SPuRS credit: Leadership and Service (F)March 25, 2024
Starting Gate Demo Day
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Reservation required.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (F)March 27, 2024
Communication Center Workshop: Creating Content with Canva
WMU Haworth Communication Center, 3445 Schneider Hall, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Reservation required.
SPuRS credit: Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (F)Sanford Center Workshop: Federal Student Loan Repayment
Sanford Center for Financial Planning and Wellness, 3455 Schneider Hall, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Reservation required.
SPuRS credit: Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A)March 28, 2024
Sanford Center Workshop: Federal Student Loan Repayment
Sanford Center for Financial Planning and Wellness, 3455 Schneider Hall, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Reservation required.
SPuRS credit: Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A) -
April
April 2, 2024
Internship Prep Event
2355 Schneider Hall, 2 to 5 p.m.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (F)April 12, 2024
Degrees of Growth Luncheon Series: Katherine Kemp, Girls on the Run of Greater Kalamazoo
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), Noon to 1 p.m. Reservation required.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (F)April 15-19, 2024
Escape Room: Zombie University
Zhang Career Center, 3020 Schneider Hall, Various times (information in ExperienceWMU). Reservation required.
SPuRS credit: Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A)