The Lundquist College of Business has more than 39,000 living alumni around the world. These alumni stay engaged on many levels to support and mentor future business Ducks.
To facilitate alumni connections to students, the college launched Lundquist Connect, where more than 1,000 alumni ready and eager to help students on your professional journey.
Lundquist Connect is only accessible to current students, alumni, and friends of the college, and is designed to support your professional advancement through networking and career education.
Job Postings, Job Market Data and More
In addition to Lundquist Connect, our Mohr Career Services team facilitates connections to alumni through the Handshake platform for job postings, registering for career fairs, and special events. Handshake's searchable database of jobs and internships is open to both students and alumni.
Alumni and students can also explore the Mohr Career Services site to access career resources, LinkedIn Learning, and detailed job market trend data by industry and geography.
Upcoming Career Events
Career events are one of the primary ways that students engage with Lundquist College and University of Oregon alumni. Check out some of the upcoming events.
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Think Excel is just rows, columns, and formulas? This workshop will change your mind. Discover the Microsoft Excel features that will transform your productivity during this one-day workshop.
In just one hour, you'll explore powerful features that go far beyond basic spreadsheets—tools that help you clean data, analyze trends, and make smarter decisions faster. This session isn't about learning how to sum a column, it's about unlocking the hidden gems that make Excel a powerhouse for productivity and insight.
What You'll Learn
- Data validation and cleanup – Learn how to control data entry with validation rules and quickly remove duplicates to keep your spreadsheets clean and reliable.
- Flash fill and quick analysis – Discover how Excel can recognize patterns and automate formatting, and use the quick analysis tool to instantly visualize your data.
- Mini visuals with Sparklines – Add tiny, powerful charts directly into cells to show trends at a glance. They're perfect for dashboards and reports.
- What-if analysis and goal seek – Explore scenario planning tools that help you test outcomes and find the exact inputs needed to reach your goals.
- Consolidate tool – Combine data from multiple sheets or workbooks into one streamlined summary, no manual copy-pasting required.
- Forecast sheet – Use built-in forecasting tools to project future trends based on historical data, with just a few clicks.
This workshop is ideal for anyone who already works with data in Excel and wants to move beyond formulas into smarter, faster analysis. Whether you're tracking budgets, managing projects, or reporting outcomes, these tools will help you work more efficiently and make your data work harder for you. Discover what you've been missing!
5:30–8:00 p.m.
Mohr Career Services and the Cameron Center for Finance and Securities Analysis invite you to join one of our most popular events of the year: BizCareers in Finance, Banking, and Real Estate.
This career exploration event features a panel discussion followed by a networking event, during which attendees can connect with company representatives and learn about opportunities in the areas of corporate finance, banking, investments, portfolio management, and wealth management.
Schedule
- 5:30–6:30 p.m. – Alumni Panel Discussion (Lillis 282) Learn about career paths and what skills and experience you can gain now to be a competitive applicant.
- 6:30–8:00 p.m. – Networking Mixer (Lillis Atrium) Enjoy refreshments, expand your network of employer connections, and learn about immediate opportunities for internships and full-time jobs.
Space will also be available in Lillis 155 for those who need a quiet space to take a break, reflect, or have a conversation with an attendee. Come to the check-in desk and let us know!
Alumni Panelists
- Ashwin Radhakrishnan – Senior Director, Performance Management Lithia
- Cara Nolan – Commercial Real Estate Broker, CBRE
- Lauren Brown – Senior Financial Analyst, Tektronix
- Danielle Schwimer – Executive Director, JP Morgan Chase Co., Middle Market Banking
5:00 p.m.
Prepare for a future in today's dynamic business environment—enhance your data analysis and visualization skills with Power BI during this virtual Professional Edge training.
In the organizations you will work for, vast amounts of data will be collected every day, and your challenge will be to make sense of it. Excel spreadsheets have their place, but they're static, limited in their ability to visualize data, and time-consuming to build and use. In this training, you will be equipped with the skills to move beyond the confines of stagnant data and transform it into a living, breathing dashboard.
NOTE: This training requires access to a computer running a Windows operating system. Power BI is NOT available on MacOS computers, including MacBooks.
Why Participate?
In a data-driven world, your ability to extract meaningful insights and make informed decisions is a game-changer. Power BI empowers you with the skills you need to drive decision-making processes, giving you a competitive edge in the job market.
What You'll Learn
- Transform data – Format data to extract actionable insights.
- Create data models – Present your data intuitively and in a visually engaging way, making it easier for your audience to understand complex information.
- Visualize data – Tell the story of your data in quick, responsive analytics.
- Share assets – The power of automation ensures that your data reaches the right people at the right time.
Schedule
- Friday, October 17, 1:00–4:00 p.m. (virtual)
- Friday, October 31, 1:00–4:00 p.m. (virtual)
Participants who attend both days of this program and fulfill all requirements are eligible to earn a digital microcredential in Power BI Essentials, validating your newly acquired skills. Microcredentials are portable, verifiable credentials that can be shared on platforms like LinkedIn, showcasing your expertise to potential employers and offering tangible proof of in-demand competencies.
About the Instructor
Wyatt Schow is a current third-year University of Oregon student studying accounting and economics—subjects in which he often deals with large amounts of data. Power BI enables him to effortlessly organize and customize data, transforming it into a wide range of insightful charts and graphs.
5:00 p.m.
Learn the art of relationship-based selling throughout the entire sales cycle from a seasoned professional during this Professional Edge training.
Through engaging activities, practical exercises, and interactive sessions, you'll not only refine your sales approach but also create an individual development plan for continuous improvement.
This training isn't simply about mastering sales techniques, it's an opportunity to develop a versatile skill set that includes effective communication, strategic thinking, and the ability to understand and meet customer needs—qualities that are invaluable in any career path.
Why Participate?
Designed for participants across all majors and disciplines, our Sales Essentials training offers invaluable insights and skills for aspiring sales professionals, future entrepreneurs, marketers, and business leaders.
Whether you're contemplating a career in sales, embarking on your first professional role, or looking to improve your communication skills to establish trust with others, this Sales Essentials training is your foundation for success.
What You'll Gain
- Earn a marketable skills microcredential – Enhance your resume and LinkedIn profile when you earn the Sales Essentials microcredential from the Lundquist College of Business.
- Develop core sales skills – Gain proficiency in relationship-based selling techniques across key areas essential for sales success, including prospecting, effective communication, overcoming objections, and closing the sale.
- Create an individual development plan – Leave the sessoion with a tailored development plan, reviewed by an industry expert, to showcase your self-awareness and commitment to continuously improve your sales skills.
Schedule
- Friday, October 17, 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. (in-person in Chiles 326)
- Friday, October 24, 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. (in-person in Chiles 326)
Participants who attend both days of this program and fulfill all requirements are eligible to earn a digital microcredential in Sales Essentials, validating your newly acquired skills. Microcredentials are portable, verifiable credentials that can be shared on platforms like LinkedIn, showcasing your expertise to potential employers and offering tangible proof of in-demand competencies.
About the Instructor
Steven Havens is a former Bank of America senior executive, a role in which he led multiple consumer and small business banking territories throughout South Florida and Southern California. After more than 16 years in banking, he made a career change, shifting to dual careers in education and catering.
Having earned his MBA in 2023, Havens teaches business finance, personal finance, and business ethics at the undergraduate level as an adjunct professor. He is also the owner and head chef of his catering business, which specializes in boutique events and provides both private chef services and cooking class instruction. His breadth of experience in corporate finance, sales leadership, and entrepreneurship gives him a wealth of knowledge that he enjoys sharing with aspiring students.
Portland Connected
With more than 10,000 college alumni in the Portland, Oregon, area, we offer ample opportunities for students to connect with the state's business center through site visits, guest speakers, and more. The college maintains an active Portland presence for engaging with alumni in the area through our Sports Product Management (SPM) and Executive MBA programs. Both are housed in our Portland location, which is also home to many college events.
Our SPM program also maintains a mentor program that builds connections to alumni at the more than 800 sports product companies in the metro area. And the Oregon Executive MBA has a vibrant alumni network that counts some of the region's top movers and shakers among its members.