LAG Announcements: HHM 2023 Community Organizer Update
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Notes from the Latino Alumni Group (LAG)
Save the Date
LAG-Affiliated Events
Campus & Community Events
Opportunities
Scholarships & Fellowships
Resources & Information
NOTES FROM LAG
Querida Comunidad,
Happy Thursday - we hope your week has been good so far!
We would like to know if you are interested in being involved in the Hispanic Heritage Month #HHM2023 campaign this year as a community organizer? We appreciate your efforts and the work you do in your communities.
If so, please take a moment to fill out this quick questionnaire that opts you into the community organizer role this year, as well as collect updated information for you. Once opted in, we will add you to upcoming calls that are scheduled with LAG Coordinators – please be sure to accept those invites.
New this year, we are joining The Hispanic Star in a mass collaboration initiative to make a bigger impact for HHM 2023. Please bear with us as we continue to weave the Latino/a/x communities together.
- Latino Alumni Group
SAVE THE DATE
LAG-Affiliated Events
Board Meeting
May 25th | 7-8pm ET
The Latino Alumni Group (LAG) Board is charged with brainstorming, planning, and implementing positive experiences that uplift the diverse Latino/a/x communities, celebrate alumni, and foster representation and diversity within the student and alumni experience.
Join in the Board meeting(s) as an observer to better understand the efforts and initiatives happening across the year.
Campus & Community Events
ExI Playbook Launch Party
April 27th | 12-1pm ET | Online
Exponential Individuals [Website]
Join CCNY Alum Steven A. Rodríguez '14 and LAG Rising Star '17 for the launch of his book, "The Exponential Individual Playbook: Live your best life, transform the human spirit, and better the world." Meet and celebrate with the rest of the 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 team on their 2 years of purpose-driven mission of "making self-awareness, human optimization and collective betterment universal" where they'll announce the upcoming launch of The Exponential Individual Playbook.
Career Connections Series
May 1-12 | Various Times | Online
Career & Professional Development Institute [Website]
The CCNY Career Connections platform provides all CCNY students with career development and support services. Check out the sessions coming up in the upcoming weeks.
May 1-5
The Winning Resume
Learn how to develop a high quality resumes that showcases your key skills and knowledge.Careers in Social Science Research
Come and learn about careers in social science research.Undecided Majors: Exploring Career Options
Increase your awareness of what motivates you and majors and career options that match!Mastering the Interview
Learn highly effective tips on how to master the art of interviewing.FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT: An introduction to the basic hiring process
Learn about the hiring process to work at federal government agencies.
May 8-12
Searching for a Job in the Social Sciences
Learn what industries/fields and occupations are most frequently pursued by people with social science backgrounds and resources to search for related employment.Writing a Cover Letter
Learn about what goes into a cover letter, its format and why it is very important to employers when applying to internships/jobs.Job Search for Future Engineers
Are you looking for an internship or a full time job in engineering? Learn how to effectively search for your dream job. Find out what skills top engineering employers require. (Facilitators distributes hot opportunities to participants)Job Search for Humanities and Arts Majors
Learn how to conduct various job search activities including Networking On-Line. Various opportunities for H&A majors.
OPPORTUNITIES
Scholarships & Fellowships
HESC Excelsior Scholarship Program
The Excelsior Scholarship, in combination with other student financial aid programs, allows students to attend a SUNY or CUNY college tuition-free.
New York State [Website]
RESOURCES & INFORMATION
City Mentors Program
The City Tutors’ City Mentors program connects CUNY students and alumni with industry professionals for self-paced professional mentorship.
The City Tutors [Website]
Share Your CUNY Career Story
CUNY has helped countless students on their path to the career of their dreams and the Office of Careers and Industry Partnerships wants to celebrate these amazing stories! If you are a CUNY alum proud of your professional journey, and you're thankful for the help you got at CUNY, share your story with us in the form below.
Office of Careers and Industry Partnerships [Website]