Pomerantz Career Center

UI STEP provides professional development and training for student employees that is beyond the job specifics and focuses solely on workforce development and professionalism.

Learning Outcomes:

Develop a professional mindset—treating your student job as a “real job”

Promote workplace behavior best practices

Learn about career development through employment tips and further professional developmental opportunities

Understand transferable skills, leadership on the job, networking abilities, and...

Supervising student employees takes a special set of skills. The STS certificate program — offered by Learning and Development in partnership with the Pomerantz Career Center and UI STEP — helps UI faculty and staff:

Hire, orient, and motivate student employees effectively

Provide impactful training and development opportunities

Lead and support students to achieve success in their roles

Contribute to the University of Iowa’s strategic goal of undergraduate student success

STS: Effectively Leading...

Education students will have the opportunity to meet with districts from around the country. This event is open to all students in the state — not just UI students. Bring your resume and dress business casual or business professional for this event. 

https://careers.uiowa.edu/educator-fair

“The story is YOURS” at Hearst Television. We are opening our doors to students nationwide to connect with top company leaders, learn about diverse career paths, and apply to be the next generation of media trailblazers.

REGISTER HERE: https://events.ringcentral.com/events/hearst-television-nationwide-connect-spring-2026

ABOUT HEARST TELEVISION:

We are Hearst Television, a national multimedia company. We own and/or operate 35 television and two radio stations serving 27 media markets across 39...

Forget Night at the Museum, we’re trading movie magic for real-life museum moments (only because Ben Stiller couldn’t make it...)

You’ll connect with curators, educators, and creative professionals. Hear their stories, explore their spaces, and see how a passion for culture, education, and community can turn into a fulfilling career.

We'll be visiting:

Living History Farms: An interactive, 500-acre outdoor museum that tells the amazing 300+ year story of how Iowans transformed the fertile prairies...

Faculty and staff can complete electives at any time, regardless of whether they have taken Sessions 1–3.

Designed by the Pomerantz Career Center, the Career Connector training series engages faculty and staff in a tailored curriculum designed to provide knowledge about the career development process and the foundations of employability, as well as teaching best practices for having career conversations with students. Participants will learn valuable helping skills, goal setting techniques...