Washburn University Career Engagement

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The final awards our office has given out this year is our Career Champions. This award is given to faculty or staff members that connect and collaborate with our office to further the career development of our students.

The staff members who received this award are Danny Funk and Nick McClung and the faculty member who received this award is Bob Beatty!

Danny works consistently with Career Engagement through the career fairs and the First Destination Survey. Each year Danny is one of the first organizations to register for the career fairs to recruit for the MBA and MAcc programs. Danny ensures that all of his students have taken the First Destination Survey which helps out our office when reporting Washburn’s data nationally and needing a certain percentage of student respondents. Danny is a strong collaborator with the CEO year after year.

Nick has supported the work of the Career Engagement Office in several ways over the past year including as a consistent volunteer at our annual career fairs. Throughout the year, Nick has referred many students to the Career Engagement Office as they explore various majors and careers. Nick worked with the Career Engagement staff to embed our information during the onboarding process for success coaches. Nick consistently supports the work of the CEO every year.

Dr. Bob Beatty's actively collaborates with Career Engagement staff by welcoming them into his classroom for presentations and career-focused programming, helping students make meaningful connections between their academic experiences and future professional opportunities. He thoughtfully integrates career development assignments into his curriculum. He has served as a willing and enthusiastic partner in piloting new career development initiatives, including integrating Big Interview with his students. Through intentional partnerships and innovative teaching practices, Dr. Beatty goes above and beyond to ensure students are equipped with the skills, resources, and confidence needed for post-graduate success.

Help us congratulate these three Career Champions!

Over the past two weeks our office has given out our two annual awards. The first award we gave out is our Commitment to Careers Award. This award recognizes student organizations, athletic teams, and campus departments who engage with our office to promote career readiness for our students. There is a plaque in the Career Engagement Office where these entities are recognized.

The Student Organization recognized for their Commitment to Careers is We Are F1rst!
- We Are F1rst has worked with the Career Engagement Office in several ways over the last school year. Through encouraging their members to participate in existing career events like the Simulated Career Fair (new in fall 2025) and larger career fairs and collaborating on a new event – FirstGen Coffee Talks. The FirstGen Coffee Talks event brought together first-gen professionals from the Topeka community to share information about their career path and offer guidance to current first-gen students at WU. This organization has gone above and beyond to show their commitment to the future careers of their members! Thank you, We Are F1rst!

The Campus Department recognized for their Commitment to Careers is the Aleshire Center for Leadership and Community Engagement.
- The Aleshire Center professional and student staff has collaborated with the Career Engagement Office in many ways over the past year. Their professional staff dedicate many volunteer hours to the all-majors career fairs every year. In the past year, their staff partnered with us to launch the first ever Bods Volunteer Fair. On top of that, our office has been invited to present career development topics in many of the Bonner, Community Engagement, and Leadership classes. For these reasons, the Aleshire Center for Leadership and Community Engagement is the departmental recipient of the Commitment to Careers award. Thank you, Aleshire Center!

Denim Day in support of victims and survivors of sexual violence!

Its Financial Wellbeing Month and we’re celebrating BIG with our partners at Azura! They’ve got two events coming up this week and next as well as drop in hour opportunities! Each event comes with pizza and a entry to win one of two $1000 scholarships!

Event Details:
Budgeting and Understanding Credit for College Students
April 21st - 12:20-1:20p - LLC, Myriad Room

Tips for Avoiding Identity Theft and Scams
April 29 - 12-1p - Plass 224C

Wearing our teal today for Sexual Assault Awareness Month! Thanks to the Ichabod Shop for these new shirts!

Do you have a job on campus? If so, come celebrate working on campus with Career Engagement on Thursday from 9-11am! Plass 219, be there or be square!

February 18 - Tomorrow - Is the day! Our all-majors Spring Career Fair is from 10am-2pm in Lee Arena. We're excited to host more than 125 organizations on campus. You can see the full list of attending employers at the link below.

WU STUDENTS - A couple of reminders:
-- Take advantage of FREE Professional Headshot Photos while you're at the fair, thanks to our friends in the Washburn University Alumni Association and Foundation. Just stop by their table ( #120).
-- EXTRA INCENTIVE for attending -- WU students, checking in at the Spring Career Fair enters you into a scholarship drawing for a chance to win 1 of 2 $1500 scholarships for fall 2026!

We're excited to see you on campus tomorrow!

We are excited to attend the Spring Career Fair at Washburn University in Topeka with our sister community, Eskridge Care & Rehabilitation Center

📅 February 18, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Washburn University, Topeka: Lee Arena

Stop by our table to meet our team, learn more about Mission Health Communities, and explore career opportunities where you can grow while living out our CARES values—Character, Attitude, Respect, Excellence, and Service. We look forward to connecting with you!

Follow Washburn University Career Engagement for more information!

We are looking forward to meeting you!

Happy Holidays from the Career Engagement Office! Enjoy the season and take time to recharge. We’ll be here to help you take the next steps toward your career goals in the new year.