Read a news summary of ACI’s Career and Internship Fair

Employer Expo participants:

Allstate

Calamos Investments

Call One

Citi

Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc.

Dayton Freight Lines Inc.

Earned Run Real Estate Group

Essendant

Farmers Insurance

A.J. Gallagher Company

GROWMARK, Inc.

Illinois Student Assistance Commission

IT Career Labs

International Financial Group

Marsh

Morningstar, Inc.

North Central College School of Graduate and Professional Studies

Northern Trust Corporation

Pepper Construction

Shure Incorporated

TTX Company

Whole Food Market

Presenters and Sponsors:

Introduction: James Godo, North Central College; Jerry Pinotti, Concordia University Chicago; Leslie Joan Millenson and Mick Weltman, ACI

Networking that’s Personal and In-Person: Tim Callahan and Kayla Portwood, GROWMARK. (Sponsored by GROWMARK, Inc.)

Living the Diverse Workplace: Gigi Alfonso, ADP; Toni Cornelius, TamarindTree Consulting; Cesar Gonzalez, Northern Trust, Chipo C. Nyambuya, Virgil, LLC; Shaelyn Otikor, Northern Trust; and Reginald Rush, DivIHN Integration Inc. (Sponsored by Financial Services Pipeline Initiative)

Lunch and Keynote: Putting Your Liberal Arts Education to Work!: Frank D. Cella, Marsh USA Inc. and ACI Board of Trustees; Robyn Clark, SuccessWise Consulting, Inc.; President Arvid C. Johnson, University of St. Francis; Sara Lorenzo, TTX Company; Leah Wallace, Citi. (Sponsored by TTX Company)

Reality Check: A Backward Glance at First-Time Job Searches: Renee Tucker Martinez, North Park University; Alexandra Martos, Schmolz and Bikenbach USA; Kristy McFaul, Baker Tilly; Daniel Mikos, Aston Carter; Corey Richardson, Golden Apple Foundation; Casey Smagala, Albany Park Community Center. (Sponsored by Baker Tilly)

Get LinkedIn or Get Left Out: Maribeth Hearn, University of St. Francis

Participating ACI college and universities:

Augustana College
Benedictine University
Concordia University Chicago
Elmhurst College
Eureka College
Illinois College
Judson University
Knox College
Monmouth College
North Central College
Olivet Nazarene University
Quincy University
University of St. Francis

The next ACI Career and Internship Fair will be held in fall 2019, with the date and location to be determined. For information, please contact Mick Weltman, ACI executive director at mweltman@acifund.org or 312-263-2391, ext. 0523

ACI’s 2018 Career and Internship Fair was supported by a Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) National Venture Fund Challenge Grant of $21,750, matched by a generous gift from the Shure Family Charitable Trust.