✨ Exclusively for Liberal Arts and Sciences Students! Career, Internship, and Professional Development News and Events! ✨
Looking for Internship, Career, and Professional Development Support? Not Quite Sure How to Access Support or Where to Turn?
You are encouraged to read the following message to learn all about the academic courses, workshops, and networking events open to you as liberal arts and sciences students to help you on your journey from college-to-career. You also are encouraged to schedule a one-on-one appointment with a Peer Career Coach or a professional staff member who can provide individualized support. Please visit Handshake, click on the “Appointments” tab, and search for CLAS Professional Development to schedule an appointment!
APPLY TO EARN ACADEMIC CREDIT FOR A SUMMER 2026 INTERNSHIP
Have you officially applied to earn academic credit for your Summer 2026 internship? Click here to begin the online internship-for-credit application. You must apply to earn credit before the internship begins and BEFORE the summer begins; retroactive credit cannot be awarded.
Save the Date: 2/4/2026 — Career Fair!
Students, please mark your calendars now! We’re hosting two Spring Career Fairs in Connelly Center’s Villanova Room! Details on Handshake!
💡Liberal Arts & Business Career Fair | February 4 | 10 AM-1 PM
💡STEM Career Fair | February 4 | 3-6 PM
ADD A ONE-CREDIT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE TO YOUR FALL 2026 SCHEDULE
We offer many one-credit career and professional development courses designed to help you make informed decisions about your future! Check out the Master Schedule of Fall 2026 courses. Register in a one-credit course. Prioritize your future by planning intentionally for what is ahead! We offer MANY different courses to support you on your college-to-career journey.
Did you know that Health Professions Advising (HPA) and Pre-Law Advising services are available to our students? It is true!
The Office for Professional Development in the Ellis Center in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Villanova University is happy to share that Health Professions Advising (HPA) and Pre-Law Advising are available to our students. Learn more here:
Health Professions Advising Support
LOOKING FOR AN ALUMNI MENTOR?
Would you benefit from building a relationship with a Villanova alumni mentor who seeks to support you on your career and professional development journey? If yes, then please complete the form included here, and someone from our office will be in touch with you! Please note: by completing this form and indicating your interest, you agree to engage with your alumni mentor, which means respectfully and promptly replying to messages of introduction, respecting your mentor’s time, and being responsive.
SUMMER 2026 INTERNSHIPS AND FULL-TIME ROLES ON HANDSHAKE
Check out Handshake to explore internships, full-time opportunities, and companies of interest so that you don’t miss an important application deadline. There are many open internships and FT roles posted to Handshake right now. Discover them today and submit your applications. Can’t find what you’re looking for on Handshake? Try LinkedIn, Idealist.org, CampusPhilly.org, and the Career Web Sites of companies and organizations you are interested in.
FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM
You’ll always be in the know if you follow OUS Professional Development on Instagram! Follow us today!
TELL US ABOUT YOUR INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
We’re proud of our students’ accomplishments outside of the classroom. Please complete this brief form to share information with us about your recent internship.
SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A CLAS PEER CAREER COACH
We are excited to make available to undergraduate students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences the opportunity to schedule a one-on-one appointment with a CLAS Peer Career Coach.
Our Peer Career Coaches have been trained to engage in conversations with students about internship and career interests, how to create a résumé, how to identify opportunities, how to write a cover letter and LinkedIn profile, and much more. They bring to each conversation skill, empathy, and experience.
To make an appointment with a CLAS Peer Career Coach, all you need to do is this:
• Log into Handshake.
• Click on the Appointments tab.
• Select “CLAS: Professional Development.”
• Then select either a 30-minute or 60-minute CLAS Peer Career Coaching Session.
• Follow the short prompts to schedule an appointment.
EXPLORE CAREER CONNECTIONS
Career Connections is the bridge that links the Villanova community with high-quality career education content. “Connections” was built on the basis of empowering the community to choose and attain personally rewarding careers! Check it out here!
INTERESTED IN PURSUING A CAREER/INTERNSHIP IN GOVERNMENT?
The federal government offers many exciting job opportunities, but they can be difficult to find, track and navigate, complicated by short application windows and information scattered across hundreds of different webpages. The GoGovernment Federal Internship Finder, created by the Partnership for Public Service, will simplify your search for federal opportunities. The tool compiles publicly accessible information about professional and academic opportunities in government for students and recent graduates into one centralized place.
HANDSHAKE
Administered by our wonderful colleagues in the Career Center, Handshake offers students a one-stop destination for all things related to career exploration. Students can register to attend events, apply for internships and jobs, follow companies of interest, etc. It is a dynamic online tool, and all students are strongly encouraged to explore and leverage it. All students automatically have a Handshake account and simply need to activate it by logging in and registering with their VU username and password.
NOVA NETWORK
Similar to LinkedIn but exclusively for Villanovans (students, alumni, etc.), the Nova Network is a terrific place for students to connect with alumni, join affinity groups, and ask career-related questions. Through Nova Network, members can expand their Villanova professional network, connect with Villanovans in industries and/or cities of interest, learn more about industries, initiate conversations and arrange job shadows, and much more.
IIE INITIATIVES
The Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship offers CLAS students many ways to get involved and learn about entrepreneurship. Visit the IIE Web site to learn more.
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW! FIND DETAILS ON HANDSHAKE!
Upcoming Networking, Mentoring, and Career-Related Events
PROFESSIONAL SKILL-BUILDING WORKSHOPS
2/11: CLAS to Careers: How to Write a Professional Résumé
3/11: CLAS to Careers: How to Write a Professional Résumé
4/8: CLAS to Careers: How to Write a Professional Résumé
2/4: CLAS to Careers: Maximizing Handshake for Career Success
3/25: CLAS to Careers: Maximizing Handshake for Career Success
4/1: CLAS to Careers: Maximizing Handshake for Career Success
2/18: CLAS to Careers: Internships 101
3/18: CLAS to Careers: Internships 101
4/22: CLAS to Careers: Internships 101
2/25: Learn All About the BRIDGE Society and How YOU Can Get Involved!
3/25: Learn All About the BRIDGE Society and How YOU Can Get Involved!
2/2 (11am-1pm): Prepare for the Fair, SAC 300
4/17: S’more Success – The Grove
2/20 (1pm-2:15pm): Career Clarity through Focus: Using Self-Assessment to Navigate your Path
2/11 (12:30-1:30pm): CLAS Online Profile Development
2/18 (12:30-1:30pm): CLAS Interviewing Strategies
4/8 (12:30-1:30pm): CLAS Online Profile Development
3/18 (6-7pm): Grad School 101 in Collaboration With the University Career Center
PEER CAREER COACH EVENTS
2/19: Peer Career Coach Tabling- Oreo (Ellipse)
3/19: Peer Career Coach Tabling – outside of SAC
Is a Health Profession in My Future? Villanova’s Health Professions Advising (HPA) Program offers students opportunities to learn more about the many health-related professions that exist and how best to prepare for them. Our advisors meet with students to discuss their short- and long-term goals, academic courses they need to take and much more.
What is the BRIDGE Society? The BRIDGE Society is a student-led organization designed to help liberal arts and sciences students meet Villanova alumni and other Villanova champions who can support students on their college-to-career journey.
Participate in one of our upcoming mentoring and networking events where you can ask questions and connect with a Villanova alumni mentor. Feel free to message Kate Szumanski to learn more, or simply register at the links below.
- 2/10/26: Communications, Media, Public Relations
- 3/24/26: Consulting
- 4/14/26: Education, Psychology, and Non-Profit
WANT TO BECOME A STUDENT LEADER WITH BRIDGE? WANT TO HELP US PLAN MENTORING AND NETWORKING EVENTS? Please write to Kate Szumanski to express your interest!
