Atlanta Fortune 500 Trek
The Atlanta Fortune 500 Trek is an exciting opportunity to experience Atlanta with peers and gain industry knowledge from alumni and professionals. Students will engage with three Fortune 500 companies to maximize learning opportunities and explore career pathways. This trek is open to all Vanderbilt undergraduate students interested in transportation/supply, business, engineering, and data. All selected students will participate in an immersive on-site Atlanta trek over Fall Break (October 19-20).
How will participation develop the students professionally?
- Students will receive 1:1 guidance on their internship search and application materials from the Career Center’s expert career coaches.
- Students will receive guidance and resources on the treks target industries and professional development/skill-building.
- Students can actively take part in employer workshops highlighting the significance of networking, navigating life and career in Atlanta after college, and outlining key steps for success for students entering the industry.
If selected, students are required to participate in:
Pre-Trek Workshop 1: Tuesday, October 10th (11:30 am – 12:00 pm CT) Virtual
Pre-Trek Workshop 2: Wednesday, October 11th (3:00 pm – 3:30 pm CT) Virtual
(Must only attend one out of the two pre-trek workshop sessions offered.)
Atlanta Trek: Thursday, October 19th to Friday, October 20th in Atlanta, GA
Post-Trek Workshop: Date/Time TBD
Students will explore and understand possible career paths from university partners like Coca-Cola, Genuine Parts, and more! Students should expect site visits and skill-based sessions with VU alums and recruiters during the trek.
Important: Travel & Accommodations Fully Funded
We are thrilled to announce full funding support for this trek. This means that your travel and hotel accommodation expenses will be covered. We plan to rent a charter bus/van to travel from campus to Atlanta (a short four-and-a-half-hour drive).
To seize this incredible opportunity, please ensure you complete the application on Handshake by the application deadline of September 26th.
APPLICATION
Please complete the following information. The deadline to submit your application is 11:55 pm CT Tuesday, September 26th, 2023. Simply fill out the application and upload it as a PDF along with your resume to Handshake. If you have any questions, please contact Destiny Rumble (destiny.r.izaguirre@vanderbilt.edu) and Kristen Hirst (kristen.t.hirst@Vanderbilt.Edu).
Name: [First and Last here]
Preferred email: [Type here]
Phone: [Type here]
VU NetID: [Type here]
Major (include Minor if applicable): [Type here]
Expected Graduation Date: [Type here]
Please list any accommodations/accessibility needs (Wheelchair, Dietary Restrictions, Closed Captioning, etc.): [Type here]
Please briefly answer the following questions (no more than 500 words per question):
- Why are you interested in participating in the 2023 Atlanta Fortune 500 Trek? What do you hope to learn or gain from this experience?
- What would you like to do in the future? What are your professional goals? Note: At the Career Center, we recognize this may not be an exact title or industry yet, and so if you are still exploring please explain how this experience could help you gain clarity about your future.
- What are the strengths, skills, and interests you have that would make you an asset to our 2023 cohort of the Atlanta Fortune 500 Trek participants?
- Please share anything else you’d like the review committee to know about you that may help us in our admissions decision (background/identity, life experience, motivations, campus involvement, explanation of unique circumstances, etc.) Note: This question is not required!
If selected as a program participant, do you agree to attend the pre-trek virtual workshop? Students must attend only 1 out of the 2 sessions offered. (Type an “X” next to the selection)
______ Yes
______ No
If selected for the Program, you must sign and date this document:
Student Acknowledgment and Agreement
Release of Liability
I, the undersigned, a student at Vanderbilt University (“Vanderbilt”), desire to voluntarily participate in the following activity: Atlanta Fortune 500 Trek (hereinafter “activity,” including any associated travel).
I understand that Vanderbilt does not guarantee my safety during participation in the activity and that there are inherent risks of property damage and personal injury to myself and others.
By voluntarily participating in this activity, I knowingly and voluntarily assume all risks related to personal injury or property damage. I understand that the rules and regulations of the activity and Vanderbilt are designed for the safety and protection of all participants, and I hereby agree to abide by these rules and regulations.
I release Vanderbilt, its students, volunteers, and staff (collectively referred to as “Parties”) from any responsibility for my acts or the acts of others while participating in this activity, and I agree to hold Parties harmless from any third-party claim based on that participation.
Furthermore, in consideration of Vanderbilt offering this opportunity for me to participate in this activity, I do agree to and hereby do release from fault, discharge, hold forever harmless and indemnify the Parties and their trustees, agents, officers, employees, representatives, and servants against loss (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), from any and all claims, demands, rights, or causes of action of any kind or nature (except to the extent of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Parties) that may hereafter at any time be made or brought by me, or by any other person having a legal interest therein, arising from or by reason of any and all known or unknown, foreseen and unforeseen bodily or personal injuries, damages to property and consequences thereof which may be sustained by me as a consequence of any accident or injuries in connection with the event.
If I should suffer an injury or illness while participating in this activity, or any other activity associated with the event, I authorize the Parties of Vanderbilt to use their discretion for transport to a health care facility and I hereby take full legal and financial responsibility for that action.
I further grant and convey unto Vanderbilt all right, title and interest in any and to all photographic images and video or audio recordings and all copies thereto made by Vanderbilt during my participation in the activity, including but not limited to, any royalties, proceeds or other benefits derived from such photographs or records.
I further grant and convey unto Vanderbilt all right, title and interest in any and to all photographic images and video or audio recordings and all copies thereto made by Vanderbilt during my participation in the activity, including but not limited to, any royalties, proceeds or other benefits derived from such photographs or records.
By signing below, I acknowledge that I am 18 years of age or older and understand that I am entitled to have an attorney of my own choosing to review the release prior to signing. I have read the foregoing Release in its entirety and understand that I am signing a complete and perpetual release and bar to any and all claims resulting from my participation in this activity.
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