SPuRS Fall Calendar of Events
*Activity requires pre-registration or RSVP in ExperienceWMU
(F) - Foundational Level Activity (A) - Advanced Level Activity
Date | Event | Location | Time | SPuRS Credit |
08/30/23 to 12/1/23 | Resume Revamp(SPuRS credit will be earned when you pick your resume up) | 3020 Schneider Hall | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (F) |
9/6/23 | *Total College Budget – a Sanford Center Workshop | Sanford Center 3455 Schneider Hall | 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. | Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (F) |
9/7/23 | *Total College Budget – a Sanford Center Workshop | Sanford Center 3455 Schneider Hall | 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. | Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (F) |
9/15/23 | *Degrees of Growth Luncheon Series: Women Business Owners Panel | 2150 Schneider Hall | noon to 1 p.m. | Professional Insight (F) |
9/15/23 to 9/16/23 | *Camp with Us | Contact the Office of Student Engagement for details | 4 p.m. to 10 a.m. | Leadership and Service (F) |
9/18/23 | Multicultural Meet and Greet: an event celebrating and encouraging cultural belonging at WMU | WMU Student Center (info in ExperienceWMU) | 6 to 8:30 p.m. | Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (F) |
9/19/23 9/26/23 10/3/23 | *Major Insights (Students must participate in all three sessions of this program to be eligible for the two SPuRS credits) | Zhang Career Center 3020 Schneider Hall | 3 to 5 p.m. | Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (F) Professional Insight (F) |
9/20/23 | *Credit Cards – a Sanford Center Workshop | Sanford Center 3455 Schneider Hall | 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. | Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (F) |
9/20/23 | Engineering Expo 2023 – Sponsored by International Paper and Ahlstrom | Floyd Hall | 1 to 4 p.m. | Professional Insight (A) |
9/20/23 9/27/23 10/10/23 | Bronco Challenge for Sustainable Impact Information Session (office hours format) | Office for Sustainability | 5 to 7 p.m. | Leadership and Service (F) this credit can only count once toward your overall progress and is treated the same as the WMU Sustainability Celebration |
9/20/23 | *Credit Cards – a Sanford Center Workshop | Sanford Center 3455 Schneider Hall | 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. | Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (F) |
9/20/23 | Career Fair Prep | 1350 Schneider Hall | 5 to 6 p.m. | Professional Insight (F) |
9/21/23 | Meet the Firms with Beta Alpha Psi | Fetzer Center | 6 to 8 p,m. | Professional Insight (A) |
9/22/23 | *Resume Critique Day | Virtual Event (info in ExperienceWMU) | 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. | Professional Insight (A) |
9/22/23 | *WIRED: Plante Moran | Virtual Event (info in ExperienceWMU) | 10 to 11:30 a.m. | Professional Insight (F) |
9/22/23 | *WIRED: Alro Steel | Virtual Event (info in ExperienceWMU) | Noon to 1:30 p.m. | Professional Insight (F) |
9/22/23 | WMU Sustainability Celebration | Office for Sustainability | Noon to 3 p.m. | Leadership and Service (F) this credit can only count once toward your overall progress and is treated the same as the Bronco Challenge for Sustainable Impact events |
9/25/23 10/2/23 10/9/23 | *Major Insights (Students must participate in all three sessions of this program to be eligible for the two SPuRS credits) | Zhang Career Center 3020 Schneider Hall | 2 to 4 p.m. | Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (F)Professional Insight (F) |
9/28/23 | *Financial Planning Speaker Series: Brian Face, Principal with Face 2 Face Financial Planning | Sanford Center 3455 Schneider Hall | 3 to 5 p.m. | Professional Insight (F) |
9/29/23 | *Practice Interview Day | Virtual Event (info in ExperienceWMU) | 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. | Professional Insight (A) |
9/29/23 | *WIRED: Echo Logistics | Virtual Event (info in ExperienceWMU) | 10 to 11:30 a.m. | Professional Insight (F) |
9/29/23 | *WIRED: AGCO | Virtual Event (info in ExperienceWMU) | Noon to 1:30 p.m. | Professional Insight (F) |
9/29/23 | *Leveraging LinkedIn with Kellogg’s | 1360 Schneider Hall | 12:30 to 2 p.m. | Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A) |
10/4/23 | *Paying Down Debt | Sanford Center 3455 Schneider Hall | 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. | Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A) |
10/4/23 | WMU Graduate and Professional School Fair 2023 | Miller Auditorium Lobby (info in ExperienceWMU) | 3 to 6 p.m. | Professional Insight (A) |
10/5/23 | *Paying Down Debt | Sanford Center 3455 Schneider Hall | 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. | Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A) |
10/5/23 | Finance Career Night | Fetzer Center | 5 to 7:30 p.m. | Professional Insight (A) |
10/6/23 | *WIRED: Consumers Credit Union | Virtual Event (info in ExperienceWMU) | 10 to 11:30 a.m. | Professional Insight (F) |
10/6/23 | Business Career Day (virtual) | Virtual Event (info in ExperienceWMU) | 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Professional Insight (A) |
10/6/23 | *WIRED: CBIZ | Virtual Event (info in ExperienceWMU) | Noon to 1:30 p.m. | Professional Insight (F) |
10/6/23 | *Degrees of Growth Luncheon Series: D. Isabel Metz, Melbourne Business School | 2150 Schneider Hall | Noon to 1 p.m. | Professional Insight (F) |
10/6/23 | Let’s Talk About Book Bans | TBD (connect with Office of Student Engagement for details) | 1 to 2 p.m. | Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (F) |
10/9/23 to 10/10/23 | Mini Cultural Festival Fall 2023 | WMU Student Center (info in ExperienceWMU) | Noon (on the 9th) to 1 p.m. (on the 10th) | Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (F) |
10/9/23 | Supply Chain/Food Marketing Career Night | Fetzer Center | 5 to 8 p.m. | Professional Insight (A) |
10/9/23 | *Starting Gate Workshop: Fundamentals of Starting and Growing a Business that Stands Out | 2150 Schneider Hall | 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. | Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A) |
10/10/23 | Sales and Marketing Career Night | Fetzer Center | 5 to 8 p.m. | Professional Insight (A) |
10/11/23 | Business Career Day | Fetzer Center | 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Professional Insight (A) |
10/13/23 | *Negotiation 101 with Dr. Jim Eckert | 1220 Schneider Hall | 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A) |
10/15/23 | International Festival Fall 2023 | Miller Auditorium | 2 to 6 p.m. | Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (F) |
10/16/23 | *Starting Gate Workshop: I Lost My Job and Found Myself | 2150 Schneider Hall | 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. | Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A) |
10/18/23 through 10/20/23 | *Leaders Unplugged | Contact the Office of Student Engagement for details | This is a full weekend event | Leadership and Service (A) |
10/23/23 to 10/27/23 | *Gibbs Haunted House Escape Room: Vampire Horror Story | Gibbs House (info in ExperienceWMU) | Various times | Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A) |
10/23/23 | *Starting Gate Workshop: Customer Value Proposition | 2150 Schneider Hall | 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. | Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A) |
10/24/23 | *Gender in the Workplace | Fetzer Center | 4 to 5:30 p.m. | Leadership and Service (A) |
10/26/23 | *Financial Planning Speaker Series: Pete Tomczak, Senior Manager, Strategy & Corporate Development with CONMED® Corp. | Sanford Center 3455 Schneider Hall | 3:30 to 5 p.m. | Professional Insight (F) |
10/30/23 | *Starting Gate Workshop: Industry and Market Research Basics | 2150 Schneider Hall | 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. | Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A) |
11/3/23 | *Bring Your “A-Game” to Work | 1360 Schneider Hall | 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Leadership and Service (A) |
11/6/23 | *Starting Gate Workshop: Bookkeeping Basics for Entrepreneurs | 2150 Schneider Hall | 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. | Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A) |
11/8/23 | *Investments | Sanford Center 3455 Schneider Hall | 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. | Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A) |
11/9/23 | *Investments | Sanford Center 3455 Schneider Hall | 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. | Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A) |
11/10/23 | *Degrees of Growth Luncheon Series: Coach Lance Taylor, WMU Football | 2150 Schneider Hall | noon to 1 p.m. | Professional Insight (F) |
11/13/23 | *Starting Gate Workshop: Let’s Talk About Legal Entities – How to Set Up a Michigan LLC | 2150 Schneider Hall | 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. | Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A) |
11/15/23 | Major Match-up | 2150 Schneider Hall | 4:30 to 6 p.m. | Professional Insight (F) |
11/16/23 | *Financial Planning Speaker Series: Richard Carrico, President of Carrico Maldegen Insurance Agency | Sanford Center 3455 Schneider Hall | 3:30 to 5 p.m. | Professional Insight (F) |
11/17/23 | *Who You Are Matters | TBD (connect with Office of Student Engagement for details) | 1 to 3 p.m. | Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A) |
11/20/23 | *Starting Gate Workshop: Networking for Entrepreneurs | 2150 Schneider Hall | 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. | Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A) |
11/27/23 | Let’s Talk About Food Insecurity | TBD (connect with Office of Student Engagement for details) | 4 to 5 p.m. | Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (F) |
12/4/23 to 12/8/23 | *Escape Room: What Happened at the Holiday Mixer? | 3020 Schneider Hall (info in ExperienceWMU) | various times | Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (A) |
Self-guided activities are always available through ExperianceWMU. Approved self-guided activities are outlined below, but instructions for these activities can be found in ExperianceWMU with your SPuRS path.
Foundational level options
Personal and interpersonal knowledge
- Build Your Brand Workbook (Part 1)
- FOCUS assessment
- True Colors
- Communication TED Talk
Professional insight
- Company Research & Position Analysis
- LinkedIn profile
- Find Your Challenge
Leadership and service
- Big Interview Engagement (Foundational)
- Handshake profile
- Best Practices for Interviewing Video Series
- Leadership TED Talk
- Board of Directors
Advanced level options
Personal and interpersonal knowledge
- Build Your Brand Workbook (Parts 1 and 2)
- Art of Negotiation Video Series
- Secondary Market Research Tutorials
Professional insight
- Informational Interviews with Employers
- Report an Internship Experience
- Advanced Company Research
Leadership and service
- Big Interview Engagement (Advanced)
- Report a Volunteer Experience
- The Jungle Podcast Review and Reflection
The video links below can answer most questions regarding ExperienceWMU and how to submit an audit.
SPuRS video tutorials
What is SPuRS – Program Overview
How to Report a Self-Guided Activity
If you have additional questions, please email hcob-spurs@wmich.edu or call 269-387-5131.