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Treks are career development and networking programs that create opportunities for students to connect with alumni and employers in key metropolitan areas across the country. As part of treks, students interact with partner organizations during corporate excursions, career fairs and networking socials. Upcoming Trek dates, locations, and past excursion visits are listed below:

New York City Trek, Oct. 22-25, 2017

2017 Excursion Destinations: NY Stock Exchange, The Capital Group, Wells Fargo, Piper Jaffray, Blackstone, Cammack

Spokane Trek Excursions, Oct. 20, 2017

Past visits include: Etailz, Incyte Diagnostics, North By Northwest, Spokane County Juvenile Court, Spokane Arena, Womer & Associates

Portland Trek, Jan. 9, 2018

Past visits include: Nike, Waggoner Edstrom, Edelman, Timbers, Trail Blazers, Mondelez International, Widmer Brothers Brewing, Hewlett Packard, Ecova, Columbia Sportswear

Seattle Trek, Jan. 11, 2018

Past visits include: PACCAR, Kymeta Corp, Nordstrom, Starbucks, BDA Inc., Amazon, Microsoft, Accenture, Mercer, Boeing, UW Medical School, Expeditors

Silicon Valley Trek, Mar. 15, 2018

Past visits include: Google, McAfee, Stryker Endoscopy, Chegg, Fire Eye

San Francisco Trek, Mar. 16, 2018

Past visits include: Wells Fargo, Capital Group, LinkedIn, Weber Shandwick, Golin Harris, Salesforce, Birst

Los Angeles Trek, June 21, 2018

Excursion Destinations To be Announced

Denver Trek, May/June 2018

Prior Visits Include: Kaiser Permanente, Xcel Energy, KPMG, 1st Bank, 5280 Magazine, Digital Fusion

We encourage students to attend Treks as early in their educational careers, as possible. These experiences help give students direct and hands-on knowledge about industries and organizations and can help them make informed decisions about their career development process.

Trek registration can be found on Handshake at gonzaga.joinhandshake.com. Contact our office at careers@gonzaga.edu with any questions or for more information.

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