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Topic: Careers

Bruce Waltuck, seated at a long table, leads a group of attendees in a social enterprise workshop at Kean.

Kean University-based Jersey Changemakers Network Helps Businesses Doing Good

The statewide network supports social entrepreneurs who create businesses designed to help communities and address social needs, through free workshops, training and networking opportunities to help these mission-driven ventures succeed.

Kean University Announces Unified Commencement Ceremony for Undergraduate and Graduate Students

Kean University will celebrate one unified commencement ceremony for both undergraduate and graduate students on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at the Prudential Center in Newark.

Internships Propel Kean Graduate with Creative Spark to Career in Video Production

Jordie Inoa ’24 has dabbled in graphic design since he was a child, but it was a series of internships that led him to his first full-time job as a video editor after graduating from Kean’s Michael Graves College.

Two women, one of them a student carrying a folder, talk in front of a large window.

Kean Launches Pilot Program to Fund Career-Defining Student Internships

The new Professional Development Internship Fund (PDIF) pilot program will provide substantial financial support and other career development resources to help students secure and complete internships.

Tina-Marie Lopez, a Hispanic woman with shoulder-length dark hair and rectangular glasses, wearing a bright floral print shirt

Kean Graduate Helps Asylum Seekers Resettle in the U.S.

Tina-Marie Lopez ’11, executive director of the International Rescue Committee for New York/New Jersey, leads resettlement services for refugees and asylum-seekers in the region. She credits her time at Kean for laying the foundation for her success in helping individuals build new lives.

Kean students met with prospective employers at the 2024 job fair

New Cougar Career Collaborative Initiative Boosts Student Career Opportunities

The new program expands student career development opportunities by partnering with businesses across industries to provide tailored internships, recruitment events and professional development activities.

Diana Calle, with long dark hair and wearing a blue shirt, poses outdoors with trees behind her.

Kean Public Administration Graduate Leads County Office Serving People with Disabilities

Alumni Association Board Member Diana Calle ’12, ’15 M.A., broke language and cultural barriers to become the first in her family to earn a degree. Now, as director of Union County’s Office of Persons with Disabilities and Special Needs, she’s inspiring others and giving back to her community.

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