Chicago Business Trek:
The offices of Alumni Constituency and Engagement the Career Center are excited to announce the Chicago Business Trek! Thanks to the generous support of our alumni, this trek offers students an exceptional opportunity for career exploration and professional growth in business-related fields.
During this trek, about 25 students from diverse class years and backgrounds will visit several organizations in Chicago. They will network with Lawrence alumni and top business professionals, gaining insights into various organizations while also sharing their own career interests. This experience is designed to help students learn about different career paths and build valuable connections in the business world.
SAVE THE DATE!
The next Chicago Business Trek will be taking place over Spring 2025 Reading Period: Thursday, May 8th – Friday, May 9th, 2025
Chicago Business Trek
Discover the diverse career-development opportunities offered by Lawrence University's Career Center through our Explore Treks program! Open to ALL Lawrentians — regardless of major or class year—these treks provide a range of experiences, from the Chicago Business Trek to other industry-focused journeys.
Explore Treks:
Rather than hosting only career fairs, the Career Center wishes to provide students a unique approach to accessing employers. Specifically, because of the pandemic, students expressed a significant amount of anxiety surrounding: a lack of access to job shadowing, ability to see what employees do in their jobs, or knowing what workplaces might look like. Furthermore, students have shared that Zoom interactions with employers were helpful, but seeing an employer's workplace would be more informative.
Therefore, we created Explore Treks! Aligning to our Career Communities, students from various majors and class years have the opportunity to go off campus and spend a day connecting with local or regional employers. Not only will students get to network with employers and LU alumni, but these treks provide a valuable learning experience in terms of both career exploration and professional development for students interested in various industries.
Is your organization interested in participating in a trek or want to learn more?
About Lawrence
Lawrence University is a nationally recognized undergraduate liberal arts college with a conservatory of music in Appleton, Wisconsin. We enroll 1,500 full-time undergraduates from 46 states and 37 countries.