{"id":10211,"date":"2018-02-28T13:46:58","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T17:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=10211"},"modified":"2024-09-17T15:08:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T19:08:47","slug":"career-summit-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/career-summit-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"K Plans Career Summit 2018 for April 6, 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe title='video' class='embed-responsive-item' title=\"Career Summit\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/212624256?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" \"640\" \"360\" \"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>About Career Summit 2018<\/h2>\n<p>A distinguished group of K alumni will join Silicon Valley executives and venture capitalists for Kalamazoo College\u2019s Career Summit 2018. The event is two days of practical preparation April 6 and 7 for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/life-after-k\/\">Life after K<\/a>. All students are welcome and encouraged to attend this special event.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10311\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10311\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10311 size-medium\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/02\/Kalamazoo-College-Career-Summit-2018-cMUMMA-CCPD-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Kalamazoo College Career Summit 2018\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/02\/Kalamazoo-College-Career-Summit-2018-cMUMMA-CCPD-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/02\/Kalamazoo-College-Career-Summit-2018-cMUMMA-CCPD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/02\/Kalamazoo-College-Career-Summit-2018-cMUMMA-CCPD-600x601.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/02\/Kalamazoo-College-Career-Summit-2018-cMUMMA-CCPD.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10311\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kriti Singh &#8217;17 attended Kalamazoo College&#8217;s Career Summit last year. &#8220;As a senior who will soon transition into the workplace, it was inspiring for me to hear that your career is a lot more than your first job,&#8221; she said about her experience at the event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Through interactive break-out sessions, themed panel discussions and networking opportunities, students of all majors will gain priceless information about the global job market.<\/p>\n<p>Led by Brad O\u2019Neill \u201993, creator of <a href=\"https:\/\/reason.kzoo.edu\/ccd\/Ktreks\/KtotheBay\/\">K to the Bay<\/a> and the CEO and co-founder of Depot Global Inc., this exclusive opportunity to connect with industry leaders takes place at K so as many students as possible may participate.<\/p>\n<p>Confirmed speakers for Career Summit 2018 include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/esperanza-cantu\/\">Esperanza Cant\u00fa &#8217;11<\/a>, project leader, Data Planning and Evaluation Division, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.detroitmi.gov\/health\">Detroit Health Department<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/kris-davidson\/\">Kris Davidson<\/a>, owner, <a href=\"https:\/\/krisdavidson.com\/\">Kris Davidson Photography<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/carolyn-dewitt\/\">Carolyn DeWitt \u201904<\/a>, president and executive director, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockthevote.org\/\">Rock the Vote<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/bill-duane\/\">Bill Duane \u201994<\/a>, retired superintendent of well-being, <a href=\"https:\/\/abc.xyz\/\">Google<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/drew-dumsch\/\">Drew Dumsch \u201990<\/a>, founder and president\/CEO, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theecologyschool.org\/\">the Ecology School<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/lindsey-haswell\/\">Lindsey Haswell<\/a>, co-founder and executive vice president, <a href=\"http:\/\/depotglobal.com\/\">Depot Global Inc.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/ed-hortelano\/\">Ed Hortelano \u201983<\/a>, global vice president for research and development, Loparex<\/li>\n<li>Brad O\u2019Neill \u201993, CEO and co-founder, <a href=\"http:\/\/depotglobal.com\/\">Depot Global Inc.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/janete-perez\/\">Janete Perez<\/a>, co-founder, Present<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/mike-soenen\/\">Mike Soenen \u201992<\/a>, partner, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.valorep.com\/\">Valor Equity Partners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/hilmon-sorey\/\">Hilmon Sorey<\/a>, managing director, ClozeLoop<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/timasha-woods\/\">Timasha Woods \u201907<\/a>, senior global human resources business partner, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amgen.com\/\">Amgen<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Career Summit 2018 A distinguished group of K alumni will join Silicon Valley executives and venture capitalists for Kalamazoo College\u2019s Career Summit 2018. 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All students are welcome and encouraged to attend this special event.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10311\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10311\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10311 size-medium\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/02\/Kalamazoo-College-Career-Summit-2018-cMUMMA-CCPD-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Kalamazoo College Career Summit 2018\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10311\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kriti Singh &#8217;17 attended Kalamazoo College&#8217;s Career Summit last year. &#8220;As a senior who will soon transition into the workplace, it was inspiring for me to hear that your career is a lot more than your first job,&#8221; she said about her experience at the event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Through interactive break-out sessions, themed panel discussions and networking opportunities, students of all majors will gain priceless information about the global job market.<\/p>\n<p>Led by Brad O\u2019Neill \u201993, creator of <a href=\"https:\/\/reason.kzoo.edu\/ccd\/Ktreks\/KtotheBay\/\">K to the Bay<\/a> and the CEO and co-founder of Depot Global Inc., this exclusive opportunity to connect with industry leaders takes place at K so as many students as possible may participate.<\/p>\n<p>Confirmed speakers for Career Summit 2018 include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/esperanza-cantu\/\">Esperanza Cant\u00fa &#8217;11<\/a>, project leader, Data Planning and Evaluation Division, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.detroitmi.gov\/health\">Detroit Health Department<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/kris-davidson\/\">Kris Davidson<\/a>, owner, <a href=\"https:\/\/krisdavidson.com\/\">Kris Davidson Photography<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/carolyn-dewitt\/\">Carolyn DeWitt \u201904<\/a>, president and executive director, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockthevote.org\/\">Rock the Vote<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/bill-duane\/\">Bill Duane \u201994<\/a>, retired superintendent of well-being, <a href=\"https:\/\/abc.xyz\/\">Google<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/drew-dumsch\/\">Drew Dumsch \u201990<\/a>, founder and president\/CEO, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theecologyschool.org\/\">the Ecology School<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/lindsey-haswell\/\">Lindsey Haswell<\/a>, co-founder and executive vice president, <a href=\"http:\/\/depotglobal.com\/\">Depot Global Inc.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/ed-hortelano\/\">Ed Hortelano \u201983<\/a>, global vice president for research and development, Loparex<\/li>\n<li>Brad O\u2019Neill \u201993, CEO and co-founder, <a href=\"http:\/\/depotglobal.com\/\">Depot Global Inc.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/janete-perez\/\">Janete Perez<\/a>, co-founder, Present<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/mike-soenen\/\">Mike Soenen \u201992<\/a>, partner, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.valorep.com\/\">Valor Equity Partners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/hilmon-sorey\/\">Hilmon Sorey<\/a>, managing director, ClozeLoop<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/timasha-woods\/\">Timasha Woods \u201907<\/a>, senior global human resources business partner, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amgen.com\/\">Amgen<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","comment_info":"No Comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/147"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10211"}],"version-history":[{"count":52,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23093,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10211\/revisions\/23093"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10211"},{"taxonomy":"post_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_formats?post=10211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}