Tag Archive: Adulting 101

April 17, 2019

Final Session of Adulting 101 to Feature Alumni Panel

The fourth and final session of Adulting 101 will take place April 23 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Chapel of St. Matthew.

This last installment will feature Director of Global Initiatives Cat Fuller and a panel of young alumni. Fuller will be discussing post college options, outside of starting a career.

The panel will consist of three alumni, Sales Manager at Houghton County Broadcasting Kyle Niemi (‘18, business), Med-Surg BSN at Aspirus Melissa Helppi (‘18, nursing) and [...]

April 12, 2019

Third Session of Adulting 101 to Take Place on April 16

The third session of Adulting 101 will take place April 16 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Chapel of St. Matthew.

This session will host three speakers. Accounting professor Laura Sieders will discuss the importance of budgeting and how to be a smart investor. How to navigate student loans will be presented by Director of Student Financial Services Sandy Turnquist. Finally, Human Resource Manager Alyson DeLandsheer will explain work benefits and what they mean.

Students are encouraged to [...]

Michael Babcock and Briana Gorman for Adulting 101

April 4, 2019

Next session of Adulting 101 to focus on networking

Event is Tuesday, April 9 at 4:30 p.m.

Adulting 101 continues next week. The second session will take place on Tuesday, April 9 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Chapel of St. Matthew.

In this next session, Director of Marketing and Communications Michael Babcock and Digital Media Specialist Briana Gorman will be talking about networking, and how to grow your network. Vice President of External Affairs Karin Van Dyke will present on tips and tricks [...]

March 29, 2019

First Adulting 101 Workshop April 2

The first of four Adulting 101 Workshops will take place April 2 at the Chapel of St. Matthew. Join Finlandia faculty, staff and alumni and learn how to navigate the “real world” after graduation.

For the first workshop, join Coordinator of External Relations, Olivia Myers, to discuss personal branding. The personal branding segment will contain tips on making a personal mission statement, as well as how to create an elevator pitch, to help land your dream job. Accompanying Myers [...]

March 18, 2019

Finlandia University Hosts Adulting 101 Workshops

Are you just about to graduate, looking for some direction or just interested in preparing for the inevitable future of adulting?

Join Finlandia University faculty, staff and alumni at the Chapel of St. Matthew for the first four Tuesdays of April between 4:30 and 6 p.m. for the Adulting 101 Workshops.

The workshops are designed to help students navigate “the real world” after graduation. There will be four sessions, which will cover the following topics:

April 2: How to Land Your Dream [...]