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Career Connectors


Career Connectors bring together current students seeking professional career advice, experience and connections with LR alumni and friends.

Serve as a point of contact with current students and alumni by providing professional assistance and career advice as needed while building, maintaining and enhancing the relationship between the university and our corporate friends.  

Career Connectors is a group of alumni and friends who are willing to help university students and alumni with career connections and information when needed.

You must be willing to serve a one-year term that runs concurrently with the university’s fiscal year (June 1-May 31). Volunteers can begin service at any point in the year and can serve consecutive terms if in good standing.

Become a Career Connector

Sign up to become a career connector. Make a difference in the professional growth of current students and alumni.

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Participant Expectations


  • Share your career contact information with us (name, company, email, LinkedIn, etc.).
  • Provide professional knowledge and experience, including informational interviews and sharing your own professional experiences, perspectives and wisdom.
  • Reach out to your personal networks to facilitate connections of alumni and friends with current students looking for jobs, internships or other professional relationships in your area.
  • Interact with current students through email, in-person or virtually.
  • Respond to requests in a timely manner and understand these requests are made on an as-needed basis.
Purpose & Expectations

Program Contacts


Contact us if you have questions about Career Connectors or would like additional information.

Director of Career and Professional Development
625 7th Ave NE, LRU 7347
Hickory, NC 28601
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Coordinator of Alumni Engagement
625 7th Ave NE, LRU 7467
Hickory, NC 28601
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