Diversity Initiatives

The Career Center is committed to assisting companies and organizations achieve their diversity initiatives. By connecting employers with student organizations and faculty and staff, we can establish and promote awareness of your organization. We are proud to say that the University of Notre Dame’s students come from diverse backgrounds and use their command of critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills to continually break barriers and succeed beyond expectations!

For more information, please contact:
LaTonia Ferguson
(574) 631-5200

Listed below are some of the collaborative efforts between The Career Center, employers, and student organizations across campus to promote diversity and career development. If your organization would be interested in any of these opportunities or in establishing programs and/or sponsorships, please contact LaTonia Ferguson at the above information. We look forward to working with you to ensure a well-rounded, globally-minded workforce!

Diversity Reception

In conjunction with the annual Winter Career and Internship Fair, we host the annual Diversity Reception. Created in 2002 as a venue for organizations that embrace and support diversity to connect with underrepresented students, it has continued to grow in participation.

Breaking Through Barriers

This program is co-sponsored by Multicultural Students Programs and Services, Student Affairs, Mendoza College of Business, and The Career Center. It is aimed at the development of job awareness skills for minority students. The program consists of multiple workshops, where we welcome participation from employers in presenting the information to students.

Employer Meet & Greets, Networking Events, and Workshops

The Career Center is happy to help facilitate “meet and greets”, networking events, and workshops with various clubs and students from diverse backgrounds for employers while they are on campus.

Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Career Nights

Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) is a nonprofit organization whose career program provides college undergraduates of color an orientation, training, coaching, and substantive internships in some of the most exciting and competitive fields worldwide. Through various marketing efforts, presentations, and one-on-one appointments, The Career Center has increased participation of Notre Dame’s historically underrepresented students.

Undergraduate Women in Business

The Undergraduate Women in Business organization and The Career Center have collaborated to develop programs that enhance the members understanding of Career Center resources, locating jobs and internships, and awareness of career development. We welcome participation from employers in presenting the information to students.