Nearly eighty students spent an April weekend advancing their career goals through the Future of Work InstituteTM (FoWI), thanks to a team of facilitators from Deloitte. Through a series of immersive labs, students in inter-disciplinary cohorts split between graduates and undergraduates, students learned about the future of work – the evolution of work, the workforce, and workplace – and explored a set of human skills that are common across all careers. They also participated in the Skills Catalyst assessment to examine their human skills strengths, discussed ways to become inclusive leaders, and explored the program theme of sustainability. The American University Career Center, Kogod Office of Career Engagement, and SIS Office of Career Development hosted the program, which was developed and led by Deloitte practitioners.
For first-year students such as Christina Eid, KSB, "The FOWI allowed me to evaluate what skills I need to prioritize in my career path when it comes to our changing workforce, and it taught me how to grow in skills I'm not as strong in."