Page 11 - Transfer and Admitted Student Guide Spr 2025

CAREER ADVANTAGE
YOUR ALUMNI NETWORK
When you graduate from the University of Minnesota, you’ll join a legacy of excellence and an alumni network with 500,000+ Golden Gophers.
• What do the Wall Street Journal’s mobile news editor and NASA’s first female flight director have in common? They’re Golden Gophers.
• How about former Vice Presidents Hubert H. Humphrey and Walter Mondale, and the former press secretary for President Barack Obama? Golden Gophers.
YOUR CAREER CENTERS
The U of M offers specialized career centers, each tailored to serve undergraduate students on a specific career path. Our career advisors can help you:
• Explore majors and choose one. They do this via individual assistance, personality and interest tests, and exploration classes.
• Connect your major to potential careers. You’re likely to find options that you didn’t know were available.
• Search for internships and jobs. They’ll teach you effective job-search strategies, resume writing, and interviewing skills.
• Attend the University of Minnesota Job and Internship Fair, featuring hundreds of employers from across Minnesota and the world.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT
CAREER CONSULTANT
To speak with the International Career Consultant, and learn more about resources available just for international students,
visit z.umn.edu/INTLcareer.
THE SHOE TREE IS WAITING
The “Shoe Tree” is a campus tradition. When students graduate, they toss their shoes off the Washington Avenue Bridge and into the branches of the tree, symbolizing the start of their next journey.
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