Why is it important?

The Career Leadership Academy is an exciting opportunity for YOU to develop your leadership and employment skills – those same skills that employers have told us they’re looking for in an employee – all while earning academic credit. The Career Leadership Academy is a 4-semester academic credit-bearing program comprised of seminars, activities, and events designed to give you an edge as a leader in your career field of choice.

We asked employers what they want from you – their future employee - and they have spoken! They need you to have great communication skills, integrity, flexibility, interpersonal skills, leadership skills, and the ability to work well with others. They want you to be motivated, detail oriented, and organized; all while demonstrating a strong work ethic. They want leaders who are ready to work!*

Apply for the Academy!

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So the question is, how do you develop these skills, do well in your classes, AND maintain a balanced lifestyle? The answer can be found in the Pomerantz Career Center Career Leadership Academy!

How do I get in on this?

  • Student entering the Career Leadership Academy must:
    • Have at least 4 remaining semesters, in order to complete the program
    • Have completed 15 credit hours or more
    • Maintain at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA
  • To get involved, simply apply online
  • Questions? Contact Kelley Ashby (kelley-ashby@uiowa.edu) or call the Pomerantz Career Center at 335-1023.


 

Organizations that endorse the Career Leadership Academy program include:

  • AEGON Group - Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Aerotek - Gurnee, IL
  • Bankers Advertising Company - Iowa City, IA
  • Brownells, Inc. - Montezuma, IA
  • C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. - Coralville, IA / Chicago, IL
  • Carolina Espinoza State Farm - Iowa City, IA
  • Chase - Chicago, IL
  • Commodity & Ingredient Hedging - Chicago, IL
  • Cottingham & Butler - Dubuque, IA
  • COUNTRY Insurance & Financial Services - Edwardsville, IL
  • CRST International, Inc. - Cedar Rapids, IA
  • CUNA Mutual Group - Madison, WI
  • Daxcon Engineering - Bartonville, IL
  • Enterprise Rent-A-Car - Waukegan, IL / Des Moines, IA
  • Ernst & Young LLP - Minneapolis, MN
  • GE Commercial Finance - Cedar Rapids, IA
  • GEICO - Coralville, IA
  • Grant Thornton LLP - Kansas City, MO
  • GreatAmerica Leasing Corporation - Cedar Rapids, IA
  • HNI Corporation - Muscatine, IA
  • IFMC - West Des Moines, IA
  • Impact Networking - Darien, IL
  • John Deere - Moline, IL
  • KPMG, LLP - Chicago, IL
  • Locton Affinity - Overland Park, KS
  • Manpower Inc. of Cedar Rapids - Iowa City, IA
  • Modern Woodmen of America - Davenport, IA
  • Nationwide Insurance - Des Moines, IA
  • Northwestern Mutual Financial Network - Urbandale, IA / Hiawatha, IA / Iowa City, IA
  • Pella Corporation - Pella, IA
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP - Chicago, IL
  • Primus Telecommunications - Fairfield, IA
  • Principal Financial Group - Des Moines, IA
  • RSM McGladrey, Inc. and McGladrey and Pullen, LLP - Iowa City, IA
  • RuffaloCODY - Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Seagate Technologies - Bloomington, MN
  • Securian Financial Group - St. Paul, MN
  • State Farm - Bloomington, IL
  • State of Iowa - Des Moines, IA
  • Systems Unlimited, Inc. - Iowa City, IA
  • Target Stores - Aurora, IL
  • Team Staffing Solutions - Iowa City, IA
  • Towers Perrin - Chicago, IL
  • United Fire Group - Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Werner Enterprises - Omaha, NE






























Don’t miss out on the exciting opportunity!
 

You owe it to your career, you owe it to your future, you owe it to yourself!

* NACE Research: Job Outlook 2006, 2007