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Featured Coming Attraction
Next on the Engage Charlotte community calendar is the American Red Cross Charity Bike Ride. The Lake Norman Excursion Cycling Event is a long-standing tradition among North Carolina cyclists. The event includes a Family Fun 10-mile Ride, a 40-mile ride, a 60-mile ride and a 100-mile ride. All proceeds benefit the Greater Carolinas Chapter of the American Red Cross. View course maps and register at www.lakenormanexcursion.com.
Upcoming Charlotte Chamber Events As the speakers at Engage’s last event emphasized, networking is critical to your success. Career opportunities, future customers and would-be employers are out there; it’s up to you to find them. The Chamber offers a myriad of networking opportunities, and some of the best are those hosted by your chapter. Your next career move might be right around the corner, literally. Upcoming networking opportunities:
Visit www.charlottechamber.com/events for more information on these and other Charlotte Chamber events.
Event Recap
In March, Engage Charlotte hosted a panel of "bosses" and experts to help YP’s understand how to find (and keep) a job successfully in the midst of the current economic downturn. The panel cautioned that the days of online job hunting are over. With a tremendous pool of job applicants available to employers, one way to give yourself a significant advantage over other jobseekers is through in-person networking. In addition to more competitive jobseeking, the current economic climate has many YP’s worried about losing their jobs. The panel gave useful suggestions for how YP’s can make themselves indispensable to their employers. Click here to read summary notes or listen to a podcast of the event.
News The Charlotte Business Journal has extended its deadline for nominations for its annual 40 Under 40 awards until April 30. This year will mark the 16th year that the Business Journal has honored the Charlotte region's most promising young professionals. We encourage you all to nominate young professionals who have achieved notable success in their business and community volunteer work. The Business Journal will honor the 40 Under 40 winners at an event on June 9 and will recognize the honorees in a special report as part of its June 12 edition. For more information or to submit a nomination, click here. The Arts and Science Council (ASC) is accepting applications for its Cultural Leadership Training Program – a nine-month, hands-on training program that coaches emerging leaders on the depth of program offerings in the cultural community and educates about key roles, responsibilities and challenges of board members. After completing the program, participants transfer their leadership skills and business savvy to serve on boards of non-profit cultural organizations in Mecklenburg County. Since the program's inception, ASC has graduated nearly 100 community volunteers. Participants are selected through a highly competitive application process. Download an application today by clicking here. Did You Know?
If you are a recent graduate in the field of liberal arts, science or engineering and want to learn business fundamentals before beginning your career, you might be eligible for a full scholarship to Wake Forest’s MA in Management Program. The Corporate Fellowship program is a new scholarship opportunity for MA in Management candidates for constituencies traditionally underrepresented at Wake Forest. Fellowship recipients receive full tuition, a $21,000 stipend and participate in a mentoring program with accomplished business leaders from our partner companies.
The MA in Management is a 10-month program that immerses students in core business concepts and develops students into well–rounded business graduates who are able to pursue careers in a broad range of fields. It is a pre-experience master’s program specifically designed for recent liberal arts, sciences or engineering graduates who want to learn business fundamentals before beginning their careers. Click here to learn more about Wake’s MA in Management Program and the Corporate Fellowship.
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Contact Engage Charlotte for more information P: 704 378 1350 | E: engage@charlottechamber.com
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