Upcoming Events
Tuesday, August 22
How to Host an Intern
How do I make it a good experience?
Carol A. Bosack Kosek
Director
Career Services
Wilkes University
Jonathan Tobin
Coordinator, Career Services, Student Services Engagement
Penn State University
Scranton
Gretchen Kukuchka
Business Consultant
Small Business Development Center
University of Scranton
What is an Internship?
A form of experiential education that integrates knowledge and theory learned in the classroom with practical application to develop skill in a professional setting.
Who Benefits From an Internship?
Students:
​Real world experience
Building a professional portfolio
When: Tuesday, August 22
Time: Noon – 12:35pm
Where: Zoom
Employers:
Quality temporary employees
Fresh perspectives​
Tuesday, October 3
Do I Stay or Do I Go?
Isabel Botero, PhD
Associate Professor of Practice, Management & Entrepreneurship
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Dr. Carol Wittmeyer Director of Family Business and a Visiting Associate Professor and at St. John Fisher University
Should family members work outside the family business before joining?
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Experts have long recommended that this is the best (and only!) way for the next generation to learn the skills and knowledge required for a job, develop vocational self-confidence, receive honest and objective feedback, and learn what “work” really means. And despite there being no empirical evidence to support this claim, many family businesses require their next generation members – in particular, prospective successors – to work outside anywhere from two to 10 years. But does it make a difference, in the real world, to have the next generation work on the outside? We researched this topic and found some surprising insights.
When: Tuesday, October 3
Time: Noon – 12:35pm
Where: Zoom
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Thursday, October 26
In Person
Excelling through Unexpected Crisis
How to Lead your Family Business
Darcy Buck
President
A. Rifkin Co.
Todd Stephen's
Chief Executive Officer
Stephen's Pharmacy
Julie Charlestein
President
Premier Dental Products Co.
Author
This panel presentation will allow you to hear from 3 businesses that have come through many challenges in their family business. Whether the business is 30 years old or 130 years these CEO have stories to tell!
Takeaways:
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Tools to rely on at the height of a crisis
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How to deal with tensions among coworking family
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Learn about the opportunities challenges can provide
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When: Thursday, October 26
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Where: Wilkes University Student Center
Lunch included
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Tuesday, November 14
In Person
Difficult Conversations in Family Business
Patricia Fox, Psy.D.
Psychologist
How do you approach that conversation that keeps you up at night?
Some conversations can not be brushed under the rug without consequences. How to handle it?
Takeaways:
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Why it is important
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Tools to better clarify a situation
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How to prepare and not react
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What to expect
When: Tuesday, November 14
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Where: Penn State Scranton Sherbine Lounge
Lunch included
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Ongoing