2025-26 Career Education Event Highlights
Note: Please see Handshake for event times and locations not specified, and to RSVP.
Highlighted events for the academic year are listed below. For a full schedule, check Handshake’s Event Listings regularly!
See here for drop-in advising hours with Peer Career Mentors, the Fellowships team, and Career Advisors. Employer events and Career Essentials programming are also added on a continual basis.
Career Education sends all students a Digest e-mail every Sunday evening with a rundown of events for the upcoming week. Plus — make sure you’re signed up for Industry-specific newsletters by filling out your Career Interest profile in Handshake!
Color Key
• Career Essentials • Fellowships • Internships
• Industry-Specific • Civic Engagement • BEAM
August 2025
August 20: Campus deadline for Watson, McCall MacBain, Fulbright, US/Canadian Rhodes, & Marshall •
August 25–28: HRCC Civic Action Lab •
September 2025
September: Fall Law Series (See Handshake for event listings—coming soon!) •
September: Science & Tech Series (See Handshake for event listings—coming soon!) •
Sept. 4: Learn S’More about Science & Technology (Lulu Firepit, 5–7pm) •
Sept. 8: HRCC Faculty Research Initiative Welcome Reception (12–2pm) •
Sept. 8: HRCC Mini Lab (6–8pm) •
Sept. 8: University of St. Andrew's MPP Info Session (PNE 216, 12:45–1:45pm) •
Sept. 9: Study Abroad Fair with Fellowships Advising in attendance (12–3pm; STEM 4–5pm) • •
Sept. 10: Career Education in the Lulu (12–2pm) •
Sept. 10: Science Series Starts: Science & Tech Graduate School Info Session (Virtual, 6:30–7:30pm) •
Sept. 10: Pre-Law Fireside Welcome: Connect & Chat (Fall Law Series Kickoff — Lulu Firepit, time TBD) •
Sept. 11: "How to Prepare for the Career Fair" Webinar (1–2pm) •
Sept. 15: Pre-Med Scholars Program Application Deadline (cohort program for First Years) •
Sept. 16: Fall 2025 Business, Consulting, Finance, & STEM Job and Internship Fair (Tishman Commons 3–6pm) •
Sept. 17: Intro to Pathways in Law (PNE129, 12:30–1:30) •
Sept. 17: Pre-Health Sophomore Check-In (Science Center, H101, 5:30–6:30pm) •
Sept. 18: Babson Fall Undergraduate Career Fair — Wellesley Students Invited (1–4pm) •
Sept. 18: Upskill Info Sessions — (In-Person LCW-413, 5:30–6:30pm, Virtual, 7–8pm) •
Sept. 18: Upskill Application Opens •
Sept. 17: Intro to Pathways in Science, Behavioral Health, & Public Health (Science Center H105, 4–5pm) •
Sept. 18: Science/Tech Grad School Application Writing Club (Data Lounge, 4–5pm) •
Sept. 24: Pre-Health First Year Presentation (5:30–6:30pm) •
Sept. 24: Intro to Pathways in Education, Government, & International Affairs (Career Ed, Mods,12:30–1:30pm) •
Sept. 24: Science/Tech Grad School Application Writing Club (Virtual, 7–8pm) •
Sept. 25: Science Series: Job/Internship Search in the Sciences with Resume Review (SCI-H105, 4–6pm) •
Sept. 26: Intro to Pathways in Arts, Media, & Technology (Career Ed, Mods,12:30–1:30pm) •
Sept. 29: HRCC Mini Lab (6–8pm) •
Sept. 29: Senior Support Group (4–6pm) •
October 2025
Oct. 1: HWCU (Historically Women's Colleges and Universities) Virtual Career Fair (2:30–5:30pm) •
Oct. 1: Embark Student Leader Application Opens •
Oct. 1–Nov. 1, 5pm: Wellesley-Funded Internships Fall Application Cycle Opens •
Oct. 2: Internships Info Session (Harambee House, 1–2pm) •
Oct. 2: Upskill Application Closes •
Oct. 8: Olin Fall Career Fair — Wellesley Students Invited (11am–2pm) •
Oct. 8: Start of Pre-Med Scholars Program (cohort program for First Years) •
Oct. 8: Wellesley-Funded Internships Info Session (Acorns House, 5–6pm) •
Oct. 9: Wellesley-Funded Internships Info Session (PNE239, 1–2pm) •
Oct. 9: Intro to Pathways in Business, Consulting, Finance, & Marketing (1-2pm) •
Oct. 15: Science/Tech Grad School Application Writing Club (Data Lounge, 4–5pm) •
Oct. 16: Med/Dental School Application Kick-Off (Virtual, 12–1pm) •
Oct. 16: Science Series: Faculty Grad School Panel (SCI-E111 1–2pm) •
Oct. 17: Embark Student Leader Application Closes •
Oct. 17: Grad School Mini-Grant Fall Deadline •
Oct. 20: Senior Support Group (6–8pm) •
Oct. 20–24: Undergrad Fellowships Launch Week •
Oct. 21: Public/Global Health Alum Pane with Wellesley for Public Health (SCI-H105, 5–6:30pm) •
Oct. 21: Fellowships Bingo with Hank the Corgi! (Between the Lulu and Pendelton Hill, 11am–1pm) •
Oct. 22: Science/Tech Grad School Application Writing Club (Virtual, 7–8pm) •
Oct. 23: Fall Law Series: Columbia Law Visit (PNE 139, 1–2pm) •
Oct. 23: Fellowships Application Working Party (Mods/Virtual, noon–2pm) •
Oct. 27: Undergraduate Fellowships Optional Priority Draft Deadline •
Oct. 27: Red Cross Blood Drive •
Oct. 27: HRCC Mini Lab (6–8pm) •
Oct. 28: Tanner Conference (All day event; classes cancelled) •
Oct. 30: Med/Dental School: Timeline & Letters (Virtual, 12–1pm) •
Oct. 30: Explore Careers in Commercial Real Estate with Wellesley Alums (Virtual, 6–7pm) •
November 2025
Nov. 1, 5pm: Wellesley-Funded Internships Fall Application Cycle Closes •
Nov. 1: Registration opens for Embark: A First Year Career Retreat •
Nov. 3: Senior Support Group (5–7pm) •
Nov. 4: Med/Dental School: Preparing for Your Entrance Exams (Virtual, 12–1pm) •
Nov. 5: Fall Law Series: Yale Law Visit (12pm) •
Nov. 11: Wellesley in Business Symposium — Student Case Competition Kick Off •
Nov. 11: Science/Tech Grad School Application Writing Club (Virtual, 7–8pm) •
Nov. 15: Wellesley in Business Symposium •
Nov. 19: Health Professions — Virginia Tech Dean of Admissions (Virtual, 5:30–6:30pm) •
Nov. 20: Science Series Ends: Science & Tech Grad School Working Party (SCI Data Lounge, 6–8pm) •
December 2026
Dec. 3: Registration closes at 11:59pm for Embark: A First Year Career Retreat •
Dec. 3: Science/Tech Grad School Application Writing Club (Data Lounge, 4–5pm) •
Dec. 4: Science/Tech Grad School Application Writing Club (Virtual, 7–8pm) •
Dec. 4: Med/Dental School: Personal Statement Workshop (Virtual, 12–1pm) •
January 2026
Jan. 13-16: Upskill: Wintersession program with tracks for Coding Careers, Entrepreneurship, Investment Banking, AI, Journalism, & Medical Professions •
Jan. 13-15: HRCC Winter Lab •
Jan. 17-18: Embark: A First Year Career Retreat •
Jan. 21: Wellesley College Graduate Fellowships Deadline •
Jan. 21: Science Center Lab Tours Start •
Jan. 26: HRCC Mini Lab (5–8pm) •
Jan. 28: Make it Make Cents: Understanding Money Event •
Jan. 28: Spring Job/Internship/Research Search Event •
Jan. 28: 2026–2027 Law School Cycle Kick-Off •
February 2026
February: Make it Make Cents: Personal Finance 4 Week Seminar (Dates TBA) •
Feb. 1: 2026–27 HRCC Participation Form Opens •
Feb. 1–Mar. 1, 5pm: Wellesley-Funded Internships Spring Application Cycle Opens •
Feb. 4: Service Journey Team Leader & Participant Applications Open •
Feb. 4: Science Center Lab Tours End •
Feb. 4: Make it Make Cents: Understanding Money Event •
Feb. 5: Summer Research Application Working Party (Data Lounge, 6–8pm) •
Feb. 7: Pre-Med/Dental & DO Applicants: Deadline for request for MPAC Advisor •
Feb. 9: HRCC Mini Lab (5–8pm) •
Feb. 9: Wellesley-Funded Internships Info Session (PNE 239, 1–2pm) •
Feb. 11: Working with Your MPAC Advisor (Virtual, 12–1pm) •
Feb. 23-27: Postgrad Fellowships Launch Week •
March 2026
Mar. 1: HRCC 2026-27 Registration Closes •
Mar. 1: HRCC 2026-27 Team Leader Application Opens •
Mar. 1, 5pm: Wellesley-Funded Internships Spring Application Cycle Closes •
Mar. 2–6: Health Professions Week (See Handshake for full event listings) •
Mar. 15–20: Service Journeys (Spring Break Trips) •
Mar. 23: ShIPs Applications Open to Embark Participants •
Mar. 23: Accepted Pre-Health Students Panel (6–7 pm, Virtual) •
Mar. 27: Grad School Mini-Grant Spring Deadline •
Mar. 30: ShIPs Applications Open to All First-Year Students •
Mar. 30: HRCC Mini Lab (5–8pm) •
April 2026
April 1: HRCC Team Leader Application Closes •
April 6: Med/Dental School — Choosing Your Schools Session (Virtual, 12–1pm) •
April 10: Inclusive Recruiting Summit (1–4:30pm) •
April 13: ShIPs Applications Close •
April 13: Ministrare Fellows Application Opens •
April 13: Med/Dental School — Preparing for Situational Judgment Tests (Virtual, 12–1pm) •
April 22: Spring Science & Tech S’Mores Event (Lulu Firepit, 5–7pm) •
May 2026
May 21: Postgrad Fellowships Summer Support Opt-In Deadline •