Is it possible to be a dancer and like your body?

Whether it is contemporary, jazz, ballet, Irish or other, dancers have been expected to all have the same body type. This ideal body of a dancer is skinny and tall with long legs and a flat chest, and if you don’t fit this image, then you are looked down upon.

Innovation Consulting Community molds students into in-demand employees

Team from the Innovation Consulting Community

Employers are looking to hire people who demonstrate strength in the areas of initiative, professionalism, a strong work ethic, oral and written communication, teamwork and collaboration. These are the kind of skills, however, that cannot be learned by simply reading a textbook or sitting in a classroom. Instead, they require a meaningful, hands-on experience. Jim

LinkedIn workshops to help Redbirds land jobs

students learn how to use LinkedIn at the Career Centers workshops

The Career Center’s LinkedIn workshops show students how to effectively utilize the online tool to build professional contacts and career connections, and identify career opportunities.

Seeing the subtle signs of abuse

hands holding

The One Love Foundation was founded in honor of Yeardley Love, a student at the University of Virginia, who was beaten to death by her ex-boyfriend. In her presentation, “The Difference Between Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships,” Kate Hood refers to Yeardley’s death as a “tragedy no one saw coming.” She goes on to explain that