Student Voices: Authentic Conversations on Making Connections With Indigenous Students

Career Level: Basic-, intermediate-, and advanced-level career services, university relations and recruiting, and business affiliate professionals
Competency: Working with diverse populations
Fee: FREE (member); $89 (nonmember);

Summary
Join the Individuals Serving & Recruiting Indigenous and TCU Students Affinity Group to learn what students have to say about how to connect with them. Featuring a panel of Indigenous students, this free webinar will delve into student values, preferences, career choices, and more.

Following this program, you will be able to:
- Identify challenges Indigenous students face in career development and recruiting;
- Learn the best ways for employers and career services professionals to connect with Indigenous students;
- Discover best practices for supporting Indigenous students.
Presenters

Fedora Hunsaker, Sr. Talent Acquisition Analyst, The Vanguard Group
Fedora Hunsaker is a senior talent acquisition analyst leading Vanguard’s early talent sourcing strategy through virtual tools, analytics, and technologies, including Handshake. She manages Vanguard’s relationship with all Arizona universities and several key schools in the western United States. She supports engagement and partnerships that are aligned to attraction efforts with Indigenous communities. She is a member of the Navajo Nation (Near Water Clan, born for the Salt People Clan). She graduated from Grand Canyon University and currently pursuing her Master of Science in Leadership. Originally from New Mexico, she began her career in Real Estate Sales as an Associate Broker and then continued into the mortgage industry where she took an interest in personal finance and investments. Currently, she holds FINRA licenses in Series 7, 63, and 66. She transitioned to Human Resources due to her enjoyment of working with people and desiring to be a key driver in Vanguard’s emerging talent strategy and DEI initiatives.

Beverly Johnson, Sr. Associate Director, Career Readiness, Arizona State University - Career & Professional Development Svcs

Dawn Mikalatos, Career Specialist, Purdue University Global