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.
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
In the spirit of Ducks helping Ducks for career success, the Duck Career Network invites you to tune in to an insightful conversation with Vincson Green, BA ‘83 (journalism, communications), who spent twenty-five years as an impactful store director with Target before retiring to focus on building a non-profit organization. Vincson will share his key strategies for leading diverse, high-performing teams, which include reflecting the community, talent management, and building diversity within leadership. He will also discuss overcoming challenges, such as those faced while opening the downtown Portland, Oregon Target location, and the importance of acknowledging and supporting retail workers.
As a staff trainer, Vincson combined classroom instruction with hands-on experience to build up team leaders, while using storytelling to make training impactful. Vincson will highlight the factors that contributed to his success in mentoring and promoting team members, emphasizing on one-on-one sharing, and creating development roadmaps.
In his post-retirement years, Vincson continues to apply his leadership skills in non-profit work and project management, focusing on building operations and fundraising from the ground up. In addition, Vincson recently joined the board of the Black Alumni Network.
Who should attend?
Whether you are a seasoned professional or just beginning your career, Vincson’s stories and strategies will inspire and equip you with practical tools to lead with diversity, resilience, and adaptability.
Don’t miss this chance to gain valuable knowledge and be part of an engaging conversation with a distinguished University of Oregon alumnus. Click here to learn more about Vincson and register!
5:00–7:30 p.m.
Looking to meet public accounting firms and learn more about the industry?
Beta Alpha Psi invites you to explore opportunities at our Meet the Firms event on Thursday, October 10 from 6:00pm to 7:30pm in the Lillis Atrium, where firms will be looking to recruit students! This is an exciting opportunity for you to learn more about the firm, the employees, and any positions the firms are looking to fill. Please register in Handshake to secure your spot! This event will host a broad range of public firms and even some industry companies looking to hire accountants!
Want to sharpen your pitch? Looking for some tips when introducing yourself? We are offering a Networking Prep opportunity for all of you to attend prior to the Meet the Firms event. On Thursday, Oct 10, from 5:00pm-6:00pm in Lillis 182, this prep session will be set in an easy going environment where you can try out your communication skills and get the jitters out. We hope to see you there!
5:30–8:00 p.m.
Mohr Career Services and Cameron Center for Finance and Securities Analysis invites you to join one of our most popular events of the year. BizCareers in Finance, Banking, and Real Estate features companies and opportunities in Corporate Finance, Banking, Investments, Portfolio, and Wealth Management. BizCareers in Finance, Banking, and Real Estate is a panel discussion followed by networking event to meet company representatives for career exploration. Students attend the ALUMNI PANEL discussion at 5:30pm in Lillis 282 to learn about career paths and what skills and experience you can gain now to be a competitive applicant. Companies and students attend the NETWORKING MIXER at 6:30pm-8pm in Lillis Atrium immediately after the panel discussion for some refreshments and the opportunity to expand your network of employer connections and learn about immediate opportunities for internships and full-time jobs. Also, Lillis 155, right off of the Atrium, will be available for you who would like 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 Panel Speakers: (To be announced soon!)
Find daily ways to engage your career curiosity with workshops, local industry tours, alumni panels & networking ("connect") events, and the Fall Career & Internship Expo (10/24), that will help you develop skills and connections on the road to career readiness. For a full list of workshops, career tours, networking events, resume reviews, alumni panels, and more, visit career.uoregon.edu/events or register for events in Handshake. Why wait?! Stop by the University Career Center in Tykeson Hall-Garden Level ASAP to get drop-in resume reviews and other career guidance to make the most of your Career Readiness Week!
The University Career Center offers a special thanks to our Fall 2024 Career Readiness Week sponsors: Enterprise Mobility and Sherwin Williams.
FULL SCHEDULE COMING SOON!
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.