Career & Leadership Development Programs
Women’s Career & Leadership Development Programs
Women’s Career Institute
The Women’s Career Institute is a career and leadership program sponsored by the Women’s Resources Center in collaboration with the Career Center, YWCA of the University of Illinois, the AAUW Champaign-Urbana (IL) Branch, and the School of Molecular & Cellular Biology. It offers a range of workshops and panel discussions designed to prepare women for the workforce. This year we will be covering topics such as finding a job, strategies for communication and leadership, strategies for addressing discrimination and harassment, and salary negotiation.
Should you require any additional accommodations (assistance with food and seating, large print programs, ASL interpreter, visual/audio assistance, etc.), please contact the Women's Resources Center, at womenscenter@illinois.edu, or via phone at 217-333-3137 at your earliest convenience.
This year the Women's Career Institute will be on February 24, 2018 from 9am-5pm at the Women's Resources Center. The Women’s Career Institute will be hosted at the University of Illinois’ Chemical and Life Sciences Laboratory located at 601 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801. View University of Illinois campus map.
Registration
*If you are not affiliated with the University, please contact Sylwia Dutka at dutka2@illinois.edu to inquire about attending
Getting to the Women’s Career Institute
The Women’s Career Institute will be hosted at the University of Illinois’ Chemical and Life Sciences Laboratory located at 601 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801. View University of Illinois campus map. We offer closely located, free parking, and are easily accessible by public transportation.
Parking
Free, and closely located parking is available on the weekends in the underground garages at the Krannert Center. Krannert Center is located at 500 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801. Situated near the eastern edge of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus, the Center is bordered by Goodwin Avenue on the west, Gregory Street on the east, Oregon Street on the south, and Illinois Street on the north. Overflow parking is available in University lots D1 north of Illinois Street, and D9 at the corner of Illinois Street and Lincoln Avenue. Accessible parking spaces are available on all levels of Krannert Center’s underground garage. View University of Illinois Campus Parking map.
Public Transportation
Champaign-Urbana’s Mass Transit District hosts several routes that will let you off just steps from the Institute. The closest busstop is Chemical and Life Sciences. For the latest route and schedule information, check the MTD web site. U of I students, staff, and faculty ride for free with an i-card.
