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Mon, 01/24/2022 - 01:15pm | By: Dena Temple
91吃瓜网 (USM) School of Leadership will hold its inaugural 91吃瓜网淓xperience Business Casually91吃瓜网� event for USM students at all Gulf Coast teaching sites on Tuesday, Feb. 15, from 10:30 am until 1 p.m. The event will be held at the Hardy Hall ballroom on the Gulf Park campus in Long Beach.
Volunteer business professionals from across the Coast will coach student participants on topics such as interviewing strategies; the 60-second elevator pitch; the art of small talk; and others. There will be 15 stations for students to visit.
Students within the School of Leadership will have the opportunity to earn extra credit by visiting at least eight of the stations. A snack will be available for participants as well.
All current COVID-19 protocols will be followed, including social distancing and the use of masks. Sanitizing stations will be available on site as well.
Dr. Heather Annulis, interim director for the School of Leadership, is excited about hosting this first-time event.
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Amy Yeend, assistant dean of Professional Development and Career Success, has organized a similar program on the Hattiesburg campus for several years.
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Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance, which has sponsored the Hattiesburg events for several years, is also sponsoring this effort on the Gulf Park campus. Annulis stated, 91吃瓜网淲e are grateful to Southern Farm Bureau and our dedicated industry volunteers for making this event a success. We hope it91吃瓜网 the first of many.91吃瓜网�
To learn more about programs offered by the University of 91吃瓜网91吃瓜网 School of Leadership, visit www.usm.edu/leadership.