Career Resources

CAREER WEEK

Each year, Notre Dame plans an exciting and engaging Career Week for the students. Visiting speakers provide valuable advice about the importance of perseverance, networking, follow through, and other vital soft skills that will enable students to advance in the working world as authentic Women of Vision. For questions about Career counseling contact Abby (Beham) Hankenhof '09, M.A. LPC at ahankenhof@nda.org

SENIOR PROJECT

The Senior Project is the capstone project that provides NDA students the opportunity to shadow 1 to 3 careers of their choice for a total of 25 hours. Students may also complete research and use various resources (informal interviews, webinars, articles) to learn more about a career of interest during their senior year. Seniors complete research and secure the scheduling of the location, dates, and times for the shadowing experience. Shadow site sponsors complete a contract and evaluation of the student’s performance. Students reflect upon their experiences and complete a journal documenting their participation and share the finished product with their fellow students. All seniors (except full diploma IB students) are required to complete a Senior Project as part of their high school graduation requirement at NDA. The Senior Project generally is completed in the second week of May although some students complete the project as early as the summer after their junior year.

INTERNSHIP, WORK, AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Some NDA girls pursue the option of connecting “now experiences” with what they want to eventually do for their careers. They take advantage of and benefit from opportunities that allow them to gain experience in fields of interest and build relationships with local businesses prior to college.  Here are a few opportunities that NDA girls have participated in:

• Charles E. Boyk Law Firm (Marketing/ Social Media Internship)
• First Solar Engineering Internship (STEM)
• ProMedica Summer Youth Employment Program (Medical)
• Cassandra’s School of Ballet (Performing Arts/Maintenance)
• Senator Rob Portman’s Fall Internship (Political Action, Marketing & Event Planning)
• University of Toledo Medical Center (UTMC-Medical)
• ProMedica Toledo Hospital (Medical)
• Grove Patterson Academy (Education)
• Universal Health Aid (Non-Profit Business)
• 5/3 Field Toledo Mudhens (Sales/Service/Hospitality)
• Imagination Station
• Carpets by Otto (Sales)
• Inverness Country Club (Caddy)
• Libbey Glass (Sales/Retail)
• The Andersons (Business/Retail)
• Toledo Zoo (Zoo Teens-Education)
• Toledo Metro Parks- Manor House (Public Relations)
• HOSTS program with the Sisters of Notre Dame (Migrant Educational Ministries)
• Sylvania Veterinary Hospital (Veterinarian Services)
• Camp Daggett (Counseling)
• M.C.A. (Activities, Leadership)
• Ragazza Boutique (Fashion)
• Schumaker, Kendrick & Loop (Accounting/ Law)
• Laurel Lovitt’s Princess Parties (Event Planning & Performance)
• 4-H Camp Palmer (Counseling)
• The Sylvania Advantage (Columnist)
• Springer’s Way L.L.C. (Business)
• The Padua Center (Education)
• Matthew’s Church (VBS-Education)
• Rose Catholic Church (VBS-Education)
• Aloysius Catholic Church (VBS-Education)
• Toledo Christian (Invention Camp Counselor)
• Maumee Bay Resort (Hospitality)
• Oscar Night @ Owens (Public Relations/ Hospitality)

SUMMER CAREER ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES

NDA encourages students to further explore and investigate careers on their own through the offerings of the Notre Dame Summer Academy and higher educational providers who offer fruitful and enriching experiences.

Some of our students have participated in opportunities like:

• University of Toledo Pharmacy Camp
• University of Toledo Engineering Camp
• University of Toledo REACH
• UTMC Camp Medical
• University of Toledo Project Seed
• University of Toledo STEM Camp
• University of Toledo Summer Scholars
• Hillsdale Molecular Biology Camp
• Hillsdale Chemistry and Physics Camp
• Hillsdale Math Camp
• Illinois Institute of Technology: Pre-Law, Engineering & Design, Psychology, Freelance Coder Camp, Robotics, Computer Discovery Camp
• American University Women & Politics Institute
• University of Notre Dame Summer Scholars: Archeology, Astronomy, Film Production, Entrepreneurship
• Miami University (Oxford) Summer Scholars Program: Architecture
• NDA Summer Academy: Girls Code!, 3D Printing, Lego Mindstorm
• New York Open Jar Performance Institute
• Georgetown American Politics Institute
• Emerson College Political Communication, Advocacy, and Leadership Institute
• American University National Student Leadership Conference on Political Action and Public Policy
• FBI Camp: Future Agents in Training (FAIT) FBI Cleveland Field Office
• National Student Leadership Conference (Chicago) offers the following interests: Theatre/Acting, Biotechnology, Business & Entrepreneurship, Engineering, Entertainment Management, Environmental Science & Sustainability, Forensic Science, Game Design (Architectural Illustration), Intelligence & National Security/Diplomacy/Public Policy, Journalism/Film/Media Arts, Medicine & Health, Psychology & Neuroscience, Sports Medicine
• Toledo STARS
• Upward Bound
• Toledo Youth Forum

WOMEN IN STEM

Senior Claire Hoyt created this document with information about women in STEM and career options in STEM as part of a Girl Scout Take Action Project