Employer Registration Now Open for Safety Sciences and Environmental Engineering Career Fair
Employer registration is now open for our career fair.
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Safety Sciences and Environmental Engineering Career Fair
The annual IUP Safety Sciences and Environmental Engineering Career Fair will be on September 25–26, 2024.
Wednesday, September 25, will be the Meet and Greet with students event at the KCAC from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. On Thursday, September 26, recruiters will attend the sit-down luncheon at 11:00, and the Career Fair will take place from noon to 2:30 at the KCAC. Rooms for interviewing students will be held following the Career Fair on September 26 and all day on September 27, if interested.
Please reach out to Tracey Cekada (cekadat@iup.edu) for a detailed agenda and more information. Hope to see you there!
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