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GatewayWebsiteAlumni Spotlight

The career possibilities with a degree within the School of Sciences are vast. Help students think about potential career paths and how to leverage their degree by sharing your story!

Time Commitment: One hour

Finance,Health,orPublic ServicePracticumHost

The Finance and Banking Practicum pairs students with host organizations and businesses around Houston to allow them to gather first-hand knowledge while taking a class with a lecturer in the field. If you are working in the finance/banking industry, consider hosting a student for a semester. In addition, we will be adding a Health Practicum and a Public Service Practicum within 1-2 years – we are actively gathering hosts before we go live!

Time Commitment: minimum 10 hours/week for a semester (Fall/Spring)

NYCExternshipHost

Each spring, students in the Finance Practicum are invited to New York City for a two day externship. The group meets with various alumni in the industry across the city. If you live in NYC, this is a great opportunity to speak with students about your experiences and career journey.

Time Commitment: 1 5 hours a look at the opportunitiesbelow!

OwlConnectPanelist

Each month, Gateway hosts OwlConnect panels that touch on a variety of career fields in order to provide current students with experienced perspectives on career paths, job progression, and other tips on how to market their degree in social sciences to a particular industry. We’d love to have you share your experience with students!

Time Commitment: 1.5 hours

ConsultingPracticumProject Host

The Consulting Practicum offers experiential learning on all project phases from investigation and analysis, through presentation of recommendations designed to meet real-world needs Students work on a semester- long project, collaborating with diverse organizations to investigate projects as consultants. Consider being a project sponsor and allow students to work with you on a real-life problem that your company faces. Projects can be from any industry and can touch on a variety of types of consulting. We are always looking for diverse projects!

Time Commitment: 5-10 hours/semester

ConsultingPracticumMentor

Students in the consulting practicum are also paired with a consultant mentor. If you are in the consulting field, consider mentoring one of the project groups for a semester.

Time Commitment: minimum 3 hours/semester