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This is the first career expo of its kind that integrates career building and MTV style financial literacy events!

Mission:

To inspire young adults to build their careers, achieve financial freedom and become community service agents.

The goals of the Career Connections Expo are:

• To connect Human Resource Executives offering internships and entry level employment opportunities with HBCU students and diverse students from surrounding universities in Atlanta, GA, Washington, DC, and Greensboro, NC.
• To offer personal finance workshops during the expo to educate students on money management strategies, employee benefits and using their salary wisely to build wealth.
• To gain students commitment to become socially responsible by volunteering 5 community service hours in exchange for $10 admission to the Career Connections Expo.

Career Expo dates are planned for 3 prominent HBCU markets and will be hosted by Comedienne Mira J. She’s a featured cast member on one of the nation’s most famous syndicated radio programs-The Tom Joyner Morning Show.

Our Career Connections Expo Opening VIP Reception Atlanta, GA will take place January 2010.

Planned Expo Dates:

--January 2010 Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA
--March 2010 DC Convention Center, Washington, DC
--April 2010 Greensboro Coliseum , Greensboro NC

Source Diversity Candidates for Internships and Entry Level Employment from the following Universities:

Atlanta: Morehouse, Spelman, Clark Atlanta, Georgia Tech, Georgia State, University of Georgia

Washington DC: Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Georgetown, George Mason

Greensboro, NC: North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Bennet College, Winston Salem State.