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Volunteerism is one of the core identities of the United States. According to Americorps, 25% of Americans participate in formal volunteering and 62.5% participate in informal volunteering. Committing an act of service to your community has a ripple effect in its ability to positively shape someone else’s day. Additionally, there are some great benefits of volunteering that are unique to college students. Some of these benefits may include:

increase in job prospects
positive effect on mental health
can help with …

It is Black History Month, which is the time to appreciate and acknowledge Black culture and communities, as well as applaud the African-American individuals that contribute so much to our society. This year especially has been a tumultuous one for Black people in America, from deeply-embedded societal injustice and violence coming to the surface, finding its way to social media, and exploding in the extremely important Black Lives Matter movement. 

America was founded on years of social injustice, racism, and …

We want to share with you an exciting opportunity for college students to participate in our essay contest.  Haley & Aldrich recently launched a student essay contest focused on diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The contest is open to all current university students and the essay submission deadline is March 15, 2021. Ten essay winners will each receive $1,000 and participate in a virtual workshop with Haley & Aldrich leaders.  For more information click here.

In conjunction with Black History Month, we want to highlight some professional associations that our students of color can join! Below find links to each of the mentioned associations.

National Association of Black Accountants: https://www.nabainc.org/

National Association of African Americans in Human Resources: https://www.naaahr.org/default.aspx

National Sales Network: https://www.salesnetwork.org/

Blacks in Technology: https://www.blacksintechnology.net/

National Black MBA Association: https://nbmbaa.org/

100 Black Men of America: https://100blackmen.org/

Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA): https://bdpa.org/

The American Universities’ China Association (AUCA) is hosting a series of program programs are for undergraduate, graduate and alumni who are seeking positions and internships in China. As most Chinese employers will kick off their spring recruitment and internship program in March, AUCA will be hosting a series of online and in-person events in Spring 2021 to bridge employers with top universities in the U.S. and oversea students.

– Virtual Career Fairs & Physical Career Fair in Shanghai – flexible …