NOT-FOR-PROFIT, PUBLIC SERVICE CAREER FAIR CO-SPONSORED
BY BRYN MAWR AND HAVERFORD COLLEGES

College students from Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges and others from selected colleges and universities will soon have an opportunity to look for jobs, internships and volunteer opportunities at several not-for-profit and public service organizations in the Philadelphia region. A Not-For-Profit and Public Service Career Fair, sponsored by Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges, will be held on Friday, Feb. 27, from 1 to 4 p.m. in Founders Great Hall, Haverford College, 370 Lancaster Ave., Haverford. It is free and open to students and alumni of selected colleges across the eastern seaboard.

"This career and networking fair is an opportunity for students to learn more about job opportunities and other possibilities in the not-for-profit and public sectors," said Sharon Powers, coordinator of the event for the Career Development Office at Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges. "Many of our students and alumni are interested in working in jobs outside of the for-profit sector."

About 300 students are expected to attend the Feb. 27 career fair, said Powers.

Powers said the Philadelphia-region career fair is one of three not-for-profit career fairs in February and March sponsored by a group of institutions including Amherst, Cornell, Middlebury, Mount Holyoke, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, Swarthmore, Wellesley and Yale. Other regional career fairs sponsored by the group are scheduled for Friday, March 26, at Columbia University in New York City and on Friday, April 2, at Wellesley College in the Boston area.

"Students and alumni from any of the participating colleges and universities are invited to attend any of the three career fairs," said Powers. "This is a chance for them to find out more about organizations in areas where they might want to relocate."

Representatives from more than 62 organizations will be at the Philadelphia career fair, including groups such as the American Friends Service Committee, the Fairmount Park Commission, the Franklin Institute, World Teach and the U.S. Department of Justice.

For more information, please call (610) 896-1181.

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