IGNITE is excited to announce Real Talks taking place on Monday, March 8 at 7 p.m. with Sophia Amoruso and Ruth E. Carter! Just in time for International Women’s Day, we’ll be chatting with these two powerful women about their journey to success and to get some advice on how students can succeed in their career, too.

Amoruso is a serial entrepreneur, best-selling author, and the inspiration behind the Netflix original show, Girlboss. Girlboss follows Amoruso’s journey to launching her first business, Nasty Gal – an eBay side hustle turned multi-million-dollar business. Since launching Nasty Gal, Amoruso has wrote a New York Times bestseller and has continued her entrepreneurial ventures with her latest project – Business Class, an online course dedicated to helping other entrepreneurs launch successful businesses.

And that’s not all.

Ruth E. Carter will also be joining us! If you don’t recognize her name, you’ll definitely recognize her costumes. She is a Hollywood costume designer responsible for the costume designs of your favourite movies, like Black Panther, which earned her an Oscar win and helped her make history as the first African American to win an Oscar in that category. Carter has also recently become the first Black costume designer and second costume designer to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Carter’s upcoming costume designs and work will soon be premiered in the upcoming film Coming 2 America.

Students can register at IgniteStudentLife.com

On Monday, March 8, the University of Guelph-Humber and Career & Placement Services will be recognizing female professionals on International Women's Day with a series of Power Chats followed by a Power Hour of Networking. As an International Women's Day event, our content contributors are females, however the event is inclusive of all. The event is open to all students, alumni, staff, faculty, and partners of the Humber and Guelph-Humber communities.

Women in Leadership – Monday, March 8, 2021

Join industry professionals from various fields to discuss the unique challenges and opportunities they have experienced throughout their career.  

Power Chats
10:30 a.m. - Nigela Purboo - Founder, Onyx Initiative
11:15 a.m. - Maria-Leena Clarke - Executive Director, Canada Basketball Foundation

Power Hour Networking
12 p.m. - 1 p.m. - Join students, alumni, faculty, staff and employer partners for breakout sessions to network across all fields and industries

Join for the entire event, or log in at the time indicated for the session(s) of interest. 

Register here

We'll be hosting a series of information sessions and workshops to connect students with leaders in different career fields. We will have Miziwe Biik, imagineNATIVE, Toronto Police Services, and Canada Revenue Agency joining us.

Supports from Employment & Training Centre by Miziwe Biik on Tuesday, March 2 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

• Miziwe Biik as an organization
• Supports including Resume Writing, First-Aid, Mock Interviews, etc.
• Upcoming summer positions, internship opportunities, and bursaries

Careers in Film by imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival on Thursday, March 4 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

• imagineNATIVE as an organization
• Various roles involved in the film industry and film festival
• Upcoming summer positions and internship opportunities

Toronto Police Information Session on Friday, March 12 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

• An understanding of the Toronto Police Service’s recruitment process for uniform and civilian opportunities
• Insight and advice on how to apply and prepare for each stage of the recruitment process
• The Aboriginal Peacekeeping Unit presentation

Indigenous Tax Workshop on Monday, March 15 from 3 to 4 p.m.

• Students will learn more about ways to file taxes, questions about tax returns, and much more

All students are welcome to attend these sessions.

Register here

Student Mobility and the Office of the Registrar would like to extend an invitation to our Power Up Your Credential! Info Sessions. Anyone looking to continue their studies can accelerate their career with specialized training that builds on their previous diploma or degree experience. Join us to learn about curriculum, placements, job opportunities, program-specific scholarships and much more.

This week we have the following sessions coming up:

Bachelor of Child and Youth Care - Diploma to Degree Info Session - March 3, 2021 from 4 to 5 p.m.

Pathways from:

• Child and Youth Care
• Child and Youth Care Accelerated
• Community and Justice Services
• Developmental Services Worker
• Developmental Services Worker - Accelerated
• Social Service Worker

Find a complete list of pathways from each partner institution here.