Symposium set on international careers

University of the Incarnate Word students in San Antonio and Mexico will have an opportunity to learn more about international career opportunities through a virtual symposium 10:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. April 18-19.

The symposium is a collaboration between UIW Career Services, UIW Campus Bajío, Centro Universitario Incarnate Word and UIW’s Liza and Jack Lewis Center of the Americas.

“The purpose of the event is to shed light on how careers can develop more effectively when we look beyond our national borders for opportunities,” said Dr. Rafael Hoyle, director of the Lewis Center. Participants will hear and learn from over a dozen dynamic leaders who have found remarkable success through their ability and willingness to cross borders and cultures as professionals.”

Scheduled speakers include Rolando Alaniz, president of the State of Guanajuato Automotive Cluster); Dr. Rubén Minutti Zanatta, general consul for the Mexican consulate in San Antonio); Kris Sivertson, a diplomate-in-residence for the State of Texas with the U.S. Department of State; and UIW alumnus Dr. Jonathan Everhart, chief executive officer and chief investment officer with Global ReEnergy Holdings).

“This is a great event for UIW students from virtually every major who are interested in careers with an international/ intercultural dimension,” Hoyle said.

FYI Register for the International Careers Symposium at https://uiw.givepulse.com/ event/310621

Registration for the event does not require the participant to attend all symposium presentations. Registrants can pick and choose in a way that fits their schedule. All sessions will be virtual, although a couple of the presentations will be delivered in person from the University of the Incarnate Word’s Mexico campuses, giving the students at those campuses the opportunity to see those presentations in person.