Career Center

Build a strong foundation in financial modeling through an eight week experience offered in conjunction with the Kaplan Foundations in Financial Modeling course. This program blends the Kaplan All Access Pass resources available to Denison students with Denison Edge-led instruction and support.

This four-week program will provide a basic introduction to the vital field of grant writing, equipping you with the tools (and tricks of the trade) you’ll need to get started. It will include a look at the nonprofit grants landscape; an overview of grant components and the grant life cycle; and invaluable tips for writing successful narratives, conveying impact, crafting budgets, and reporting out. Through open discussions, practical exercises (including crafting a mock grant over the duration of the program), and a roundtable with experts, you’ll come away with an understanding of grant writing, what it entails, and how it might be changing. More specifically, you’ll discover what comprises a grant and its life cycle; learn how to identify relevant grants; garner tips for writing compelling narratives and reports; acquire tools for conveying data and impact; and explore how AI might be affecting the field.

Exploring the impacts, opportunities, and intricacies of an Investment Banking career. This program offers a comprehensive overview of the Investment Banker career path, guiding participants through the functions of Investment Banking and its impact across various industries. It will cover essential topics such as company valuation modeling, financial reporting, due diligence, and business exit strategies.

How to use AI to turn questions into insights

This program takes participants from concept to a launch-ready show. In this hands-on experience, participants define their podcast’s positioning, clarify their target audience, map out their first five episodes, and record and edit a pilot episode ready for launch. Students learn recording and editing fundamentals, craft SEO-informed titles and show notes, develop promotional assets, and build a complete marketing rollout plan. By the end of the program, each participant leaves with a launch-ready first episode, a tangible portfolio piece, and both the technical skills and strategic understanding needed to use long-form content as a powerful marketing tool.

Gain in-depth knowledge of fundraising’s essential role in nonprofit success. This program will allow you to explore the fundamentals of fundraising, debunk common myths, and will teach you how to use data to inform strategies and strengthen donor relationships.

This program equips participants with the tools and confidence to write with clarity, purpose, and influence in professional settings.

Supply chains are no longer invisible. This interactive workshop introduces students to the forces that disrupt global supply chain networks and the strategic decisions companies make in response. Using recent real-world disruptions as case studies, students will analyze risk, trace ripple effects, and develop a contingency plan, gaining insight that applies across roles, industries, and career paths.