The coronavirus pandemic has thrown a wrench into the internship and job plans of many CU engineering students and recent graduates. Even so, these steadfast Buffs have been able to overcome all the extra logistical hurdles and uncertainty caused by the novel virus.

ProReady resources can help engineering Buffs overcome delayed start dates, rescinded job and internship offers, unexpected swaps to remote work and everything in between.

鈥淵ou shouldn鈥檛 have to navigate this alone,鈥� says Ben Weihrauch, senior director of student professional development for the college. 鈥淏eing persistent and resilient, along with widening your job search targets, will be key in navigating the current hiring market.鈥�

Read their stories:

Student learning about Arduino microcontrollers

Integrated Teaching & Learning Program offers first college micro-credential

April 29, 2022

The Integrated Teaching & Learning Program launched the first micro-credential that focuses on technical content. The new Arduino micro-credential program will serve students looking to improve their proficiency with Arduino microcontrollers.

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Students: Learn how CU Engineering is committed to your career success

Sept. 7, 2021

Learn how we help you become ProReady with internships, career fairs, study abroad opportunities and more.

Two students work on project in Idea Forge.

ME students invent device for delivering COVID-19 vaccines to rural areas

March 31, 2021

CU Engineering students have invented a novel solution to this global problem, which has the potential to affect millions of people living in rural areas around the world. Meet PortaVax, a portable vaccine carrier that can keep up to 250 vaccine doses cold for several days using insulation and dry ice.

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Undergraduate researchers learn valuable lessons from remote research

Sept. 24, 2020

Undergraduate researches share their experiences as participants in the ME SPUR Program. ME SPUR, modeled after CU Summer Program for Undergraduate Research, enabled undergraduate students to work with mechanical engineering faculty on research that could be conducted remotely.

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An inside look: Interning with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Sept. 3, 2020

Before his internship with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, mechanical engineering student Kyle McDonnell didn't know cost engineering was an engineering career path. He said his internship gave him a taste of what working at the Corp would be like and a taste of the construction field as well.

Gabriella Abello

Time for reflection: Stories of resilience in the COVID-19 era

Aug. 18, 2020

After graduating from CU in May, Gabriella Abello spent the summer weighing all her options. Graduate school? Find a job? Something else entirely?

Abigail Fernandes

Lemons into lemonade: Stories of resilience in the COVID-19 era

Aug. 18, 2020

Abigail Fernandes made the best of a bad situation 鈥� and then some.

Dhwani Khatter

Waiting patiently: Stories of resilience in the COVID-19 era

Aug. 18, 2020

In March, before the world turned upside down, Khatter got a job offer in Georgia in her chosen field, cybersecurity. Unfortunately, before she could even start packing, the company reversed course and terminated the position because of the pandemic.

Adam Chehadi

Connecting and networking virtually: Stories of resilience in the COVID-19 era

Aug. 18, 2020

Adam Chehadi is an internship pro 鈥� he鈥檚 participated in technical internships since he was a junior in high school 鈥� but even he鈥檚 been thrown for a loop by the coronavirus pandemic.

Ahmed Ferjani

A new challenge: Stories of resilience in the COVID-19 era

Aug. 18, 2020

Ahmed Ferjani was gearing up for an in-person internship at L3Harris Technologies in Rochester, New York. But the pandemic had other plans.