OFIC Insider - March 2026
Springing into New Opportunities
March brings new opportunities for learning, connection, and growth.🌱 This month’s highlights include summer internship openings for students, a recap of the CIC workshop in Chicago that explored a potential National Career Center, and details on upcoming events like the Knowledge at Noon webinar and the OCEA Spring Conference in Columbus.
What’s Inside This Month:
Non-Profit Summer Internship Opportunities: Watch Aidan’s video, where he shares his experience as a participant in the 2025 Non-Profit Internship Program. Reminder, students can still apply for a variety of non-profit summer 2026 internships. Resume submissions are due Friday, April 17!
Career Services Design Workshop Recap: CIC workshop in Chicago brought together 30 higher education and workforce leaders to explore a potential National Career Center.
Upcoming Event - Knowledge at Noon: Our new webinar series launches March 25 at 12:00 PM. Learn how to optimize Handshake and explore the Collections module.
Upcoming Event - OCEA Spring Conference: Join educators, employers, and workforce leaders at the 2026 OCEA Annual Conference in Columbus, May 13–15.
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Non-Profit Summer Internships - Submit Resumes by Friday, April 17!
Meet Aidan, a participant in last year’s Non-Profit Internship Program. Watch his video at ofic.org/meet-aidan, where he shares his experience alongside his First Tee internship supervisor, Scott Life.
Non-profit summer internship opportunities are still available for students. Applications are due by Friday, April 17. To apply, students should email their resume to garrabrant@ofic.org and indicate which position(s) they are applying for. Please share these opportunities with students seeking meaningful summer experiences in the non-profit sector.
Career Services Design Workshop - Recap
OFIC and its member campuses are part of the national Council of Independent Colleges (CIC). In early March, CIC hosted a Career Services Design Workshop, funded by the Lumina Foundation, to explore new ideas for the future of career services.
Assistant Professor Mandi Hummel, Ph.D., CCSP, of Tiffin University, and I attended the workshop in Chicago. Alongside 30 higher education leaders, career services professionals, and workforce experts, we collaborated to share ideas, identify opportunities, and develop early prototypes for a potential national career services resource to better support students and their career journeys.
I have no doubt there will be more to come from CIC about this engaging workshop that brought so many amazing thought leaders together!
Upcoming Event: Knowledge at Noon
Join OFIC’s new Knowledge at Noon webinar series! These free 30–60 minute sessions are designed for campus professionals to build skills, gain insights, and connect with peers on topics like student support and career development.
First session: March 25, 12:00–12:30 PM. Discover tips to maximize Handshake and get an introduction to the Collections module, with practical strategies you can apply on your campus.
Upcoming Event: OCEA Spring Conference
Join educators, employers, and workforce leaders at the 2026 Ohio Cooperative Education Association (OCEA) Annual Conference in Columbus, May 13–15, 2026. Centered on the theme Nurturing Talent, Shaping Futures, Building Careers, this statewide gathering highlights innovative strategies, partnerships, and work-based learning opportunities that prepare students for successful careers while strengthening Ohio’s future workforce.
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