Sweeten Up Your Network: Alumni-Student Networking Event

In partnership with the Career Center and Alumni Relations, the UMBC Student Alumni Association (SAA) is proud to host the annual Sweeten Up Your Network event; a networking event for students and alumni from all majors and years.

Students:

This event will allow you to learn and practice effective networking skills, get beyond feeling awkward, how to hand-out business cards like a pro, and how to turn meeting someone for the first time into a memorable and successful experience. Students will get the opportunity to network with many successful UMBC alumni from diverse majors as they share some of their experiences and tips for making the most of your time at UMBC. 

Here are some of the organizations that will be represented by our alumni: 

 

Carrier Corporation

Lindsey & Associates

Scalable Technologies

Northrop Grumman

BG&E

Maryland Department of Health

Johns Hopkins University Press

NAVAIR

Department of Defense

Johns Hopkins University

WebMechanix

National Security Agency

Department of Health and Human Services

Urban Teachers

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab

Johns Hopkins Institutions

Whitman, Requardt, and Associates

Scientific Systems and Software International

Transamerica

FDA

International Mapping

Leidos

In addition to the networking there will be refreshments and raffle prizes. Students and alumni are encouraged to wear business attire.

*If you require special accommodations for this event due to a disability, please notify us at least two weeks prior to the event. Requests received after that time cannot be guaranteed, but we will do our best to make the proper arrangements. Please email careers@umbc.edu with your specific request - be sure to include title, date, and time of the event.