Internal Education

During the first semester of joining Forté, junior members attend a weekly education series led by our VP of Internal Affairs with assistance from our senior members. The topics covered is tailored to our new member class, but spans from professional development basics (résumé, cover letter, networking tips) to technical skills that are transferrable to any industry. Each semester, our education series always prepares members with the soft and technical skills needed to succeed in professional environments with an uplifting and feedback-oriented approach. With the assistance of our Junior Member Liaison (JML), each incoming cohort can seek further help through office hours and foster a closer relationship with one another through social events for junior members only.

The first semester Education Series culminates in a final presentation geared toward your industry of choice. This opportunity empowers junior members to apply their technical skills and refined soft skills to an industry or topic of their choice. Each semester, the Forté Executive Board team comes up with creative, current, and exciting new prompts that allow Junior Members to explore new industries and hone their interests while staying relevant with current industry changes.

Second semester members end their Education Series with a hands-on project working with real clients. This allows Junior Members to apply the skills learned in their Education Series to real-world environments. In the past, Forté members have worked with Tall Poppy, a cyber security-start-up, Aavia, a hormonal health start-up, Ithaca ‘ReUse’ NGO, among others.