See the dates below for SPuRS approved activities offered each month. Events that require pre-registration will include links. The type of SPuRS credit you will earn is listed with each event.
If you have any questions, please email @email or call (269) 387-5131.
Resume Revamp
3020 Schneider Hall (Zhang Career Center), Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
SPuRS credit: Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (F); credit will be earned when you pick up your resume.
January 12, 2026
Starting Gate Workshop: Networking for Entrepreneurs
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (A)
January 14, 2026
Sanford Center Workshop: Credit Income Tax Basics
3455 Schneider Hall (Sanford Center), 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (A)
January 15, 2026
Sanford Center Workshop: Credit Income Tax Basics
3455 Schneider Hall (Sanford Center), 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (A)
January 20, 2026
Who You Are Matters!
2150 Schneider Hall (Deans Conference Room), 1 to 3 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (A)
January 26, 2026
Major Insights (session 1 of 3)
3150 Schneider Hall, 3 to 5 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Completion of all 3 sessions earns 2 SPuRS Foundational Level credits (1 Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (F) and 1 Professional Insight (F))
*You must attend all 3 sessions to earn these SPuRS credits
Starting Gate Workshop: Providing Leadership Within an Organization
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (A)
January 27, 2026
Fight or flight: Understanding Confrontation Styles at Work
3150 Schneider Hall, 12 to 2 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (A)
January 28, 2026
FRAME™ Workshop: Asking good interview questions
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), 12 to 2 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Leadership & Service (F)
Scholarship Writing Strategies
3445 Schneider Hall (Communication Center), 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (F)
January 29, 2026
Financial Planning Speaker Series: Bright Financial Advisors
3455 Schneider Hall (Sanford Center), 3:30 to 5 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (F)
February 2, 2026
Major Insights (session 2 of 3)
3150 Schneider Hall, 3 to 5 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Completion of all 3 sessions earns 2 SPuRS Foundational Level credits (1 Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (F) and 1 Professional Insight (F))
*You must attend all 3 sessions to earn these SPuRS credits
Starting Gate Workshop: Providing Excellent Customer Service
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (A)
February 3, 2026
WMU Government, Criminal Justice and Non-Profit Job Fair
WMU Student Recreation Center, 1 to 4 p.m. Event Information.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (A)
HR Networking Night
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Event Information.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (A)
February 6, 2026
Resume Critique Day
3020 Schneider Hall (Zhang Career Center) or virtual, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (A)
February 9, 2026
Major Insights (session 3 of 3)
3150 Schneider Hall, 3 to 5 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Completion of all 3 sessions earns 2 SPuRS Foundational Level credits (1 Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (F) and 1 Professional Insight (F))
*You must attend all 3 sessions to earn these SPuRS credits
February 11, 2026
President's Leadership Series: Servant Leadership & Cross-Industry Innovation
Lee Honors College- Lounge, 3 to 5 p.m. RSVP required
SPuRS credit: Leadership & Service (F)
Sanford Center Workshop: Federal Student Loan Repayment
3455 Schneider Hall (Sanford Center), 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (A)
Celebrating Differences in the Workplace
Fetzer Center, 4:30 to 6 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Leadership & Service (A)
February 12, 2026
WMU Career Fair
WMU Student Recreation Center, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Event Information.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (A)
Sanford Center Workshop: Federal Student Loan Repayment
3455 Schneider Hall (Sanford Center), 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (A)
February 13, 2026
Practice Interview Day
3020 Schneider Hall (Zhang Career Center) or virtual, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (A)
February 16, 2026
Starting Gate Workshop: Wellness in the Workplace
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (A)
February 17, 2026
Career Fair Prep Event
1220 Schneider Hall, 5 to 6 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (F)
February 18, 2026
Salary Negotiation Strategies
3445 Schneider Hall (Communication Center), 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (A)
Major Match-Up
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), 4:30 to 6 p.m. Event information.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (F)
February 20, 2026
Bring Your "A-Game" to Work
1220 Schneider Hall, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Leadership & Service (A)
February 24, 2026
Salary Negotiation Strategies
3445 Schneider Hall (Communication Center), 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (A)
FRAME™ Workshop: Asking good interview questions
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), 12 to 2 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Leadership & Service (F)
Accounting and Finance Career Night
Fetzer Center, 4 to 7 p.m. Event Information.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (A)
February 25, 2026
Sales, Marketing and Food Marketing Career Night
Fetzer Center, 4 to 7 p.m. Event Information.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (A)
February 26, 2026
Financial Planning Speaker Series: LVM Capital
3455 Schneider Hall (Sanford Center), 3:30 to 5 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (F)
March 11, 2026
Sanford Center Workshop: You Have a Job Offer, Now What?
3455 Schneider Hall (Sanford Center), 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (A)
March 12, 2026
Sanford Center Workshop: You Have a Job Offer, Now What?
3455 Schneider Hall (Sanford Center), 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (A)
March 16, 2026
Starting Gate: Demo Day
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), 4 to 6:30 p.m. Event Information
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (A)
March 25, 2026
FRAME™ Workshop: Asking good interview questions
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), 1 to 3 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Leadership & Service (F)
March 26, 2025
Advocacy in Career Management - Post Graduation
2345 Schneider Hall, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (A)
Financial Planning Speaker Series: CentiQ
Virtual Presentation, 3:30 to 5 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (F)
April 3, 2026
Internship Prep Event
1125 Schneider Hall, 1 to 2:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (F)
April 9, 2026
Think Before You Click: Cybersecurity Meets Communication
3445 Schneider Hall (Communication Center), 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (F)
April 20 - April 24, 2026
Escape Room: Countdown to Extinction - A Jurassic Park Escape Room
3020 Schneider Hall (Zhang Career Center), various times. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (A)