See the dates below for SPuRS approved activities offered each month. Events that require pre-registration will include links. The type of SPuRS credit you will earn is listed with each event.
If you have any questions, please email @email or call (269) 387-5131.
Resume Revamp
3020 Schneider Hall (Zhang Career Center), Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
SPuRS credit: Personal and Interpersonal Knowledge (F); credit will be earned when you pick up your resume.
September 10, 2025
Sanford Center Workshop: Credit cards
3455 Schneider Hall (Sanford Center), 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (F)
September 11, 2025
Sanford Center Workshop: Credit cards
3455 Schneider Hall (Sanford Center), 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (F)
September 15, 2025
Multicultural Meet and Greet 2025
WMU Student Center, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Event information.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (F)
September 16, 2025
FRAME™ Workshop: Asking good interview questions
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), 12 to 2 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Leadership & Service (F)
September 18, 2025
Financial Planning Speaker Series: Hurlow Wealth Management
Virtual presentation, 3:30 to 5 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (F)
Meet the Firms with Beta Alpha Psi
Fetzer Center, 6 to 8 p.m.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (A)
September 23, 2025
Who You Are Matters!
2150 Schneider Hall (Deans Conference Room), 12 to 2 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (A)
Major Insights (round 1 - session 1 of 3)
3150 Schneider Hall, 3 to 5 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Completion of all 3 sessions earns 2 SPuRS Foundational Level credits (1 Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (F) and 1 Professional Insight (F))
*You must attend all 3 sessions to earn these SPuRS credits
September 24, 2025
Interviewing 101
3445 Schneider Hall (Communication Center), 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Leadership & Service (F)
WMU Fall Engineering Expo 2025
Floyd Hall (WMU College of Engineering & Applied Science), 1 to 4:30 p.m. Event information.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (A)
Sanford Center Workshop: Buying a car and car loans
3455 Schneider Hall (Sanford Center), 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (F)
September 25, 2025
Sanford Center Workshop: Buying a car and car loans
3455 Schneider Hall (Sanford Center), 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (F)
Interviewing 101
3445 Schneider Hall (Communication Center), 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Leadership & Service (F)
September 26, 2025
Resume Critique Day
3020 Schneider Hall (Zhang Career Center) or virtual, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (A)
September 30, 2025
Major Insights (round 1 - session 2 of 3)
3150 Schneider Hall, 3 to 5 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Completion of all 3 sessions earns 2 SPuRS Foundational Level credits (1 Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (F) and 1 Professional Insight (F))
*You must attend all 3 sessions to earn these SPuRS credits
October 2, 2025
Career Fair Prep Event
1220 Schneider Hall, 5 to 6 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (F)
October 3, 2025
Practice Interview Day
3020 Schneider Hall (Zhang Career Center) or virtual, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (A)
Digital WMU Marketing and Advertising Career Fair
Student Center Ballroom, 2 to 5 p.m. Event Information.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (A)
October 6, 2025
Major Insights (round 2 - session 1 of 3)
3150 Schneider Hall, 3 to 5 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Completion of all 3 sessions earns 2 SPuRS Foundational Level credits (1 Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (F) and 1 Professional Insight (F))
*You must attend all 3 sessions to earn these SPuRS credits
Sales, Marketing and Food Marketing Career Night
Fetzer Center, 4 to 7 p.m. Event Information.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (A)
October 7, 2025
Major Insights (round 1 - session 3 of 3)
3150 Schneider Hall, 3 to 5 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Completion of all 3 sessions earns 2 SPuRS Foundational Level credits (1 Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (F) and 1 Professional Insight (F))
*You must attend all 3 sessions to earn these SPuRS credits
October 8, 2025
Fight or flight: Understanding communication styles at work
3150 Schneider Hall, 12 to 2 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (A)
Sanford Center Workshop: Managing your finances
3455 Schneider Hall (Sanford Center), 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (F)
Supply Chain Career Night
Fetzer Center, 4 to 7 p.m. Event Information.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (A)
October 9, 2025
WMU Business Career Day
Fetzer Center, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Event Information.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (A)
Sanford Center Workshop: Managing your finances
3455 Schneider Hall (Sanford Center), 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (F)
October 13, 2025
FRAME™ Workshop: Asking good interview questions
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), 12 to 2 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Leadership & Service (F)
Major Insights (round 2 - session 2 of 3)
3150 Schneider Hall, 3 to 5 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Completion of all 3 sessions earns 2 SPuRS Foundational Level credits (1 Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (F) and 1 Professional Insight (F))
*You must attend all 3 sessions to earn these SPuRS credits
Starting Gate Workshop: Excellent customer services—Key to your success
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (A)
October 20, 2025
Major Insights (round 2 - session 3 of 3)
3150 Schneider Hall, 3 to 5 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Completion of all 3 sessions earns 2 SPuRS Foundational Level credits (1 Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (F) and 1 Professional Insight (F))
*You must attend all 3 sessions to earn these SPuRS credits
Starting Gate Workshop: Getting unstuck
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (A)
October 22, 2025
Sanford Center Workshop: Money and roommates
3455 Schneider Hall (Sanford Center), 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (F)
October 23, 2025
Sanford Center Workshop: Money and roommates
3455 Schneider Hall (Sanford Center), 12: 30 to 1:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (F)
WMU Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, and IT Job Fair 2025
Floyd Hall (WMU College of Engineering & Applied Science), 1 to 4:30 p.m. Event Information.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (A)
Financial Planning Speaker Series: Edward Jones and Robert Maloof
3455 Schneider Hall (Sanford Center), 3:30 to 5 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (F)
October 27, 2025
The Final Course: Business etiquette dinner (for senior level business students)
Fetzer Center, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Leadership & Service (A)
Starting Gate Workshop: The value of customer value proposition
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (A)
October 29, 2025
WMU Life, Physical, and Environmental Science Job Fair 2025
Wood Hall, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Event information.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (A)
Salary Negotiation Strategies
3445 Schneider Hall (Communication Center), 2 to 3 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (A)
Celebrating Differences in the Workplace
Fetzer Center, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Leadership & Service (A)
October 31, 2025
Bring Your "A-Game" to Work
1220 Schneider Hall 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Leadership & Service (A)
November 3, 2025
Internship Prep Event - Accounting students
1255 Schneider Hall, 12:30 to 2 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (F)
Starting Gate Workshop: Digital tools for entrepreneurs
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (A)
November 5, 2025
Sanford Center Workshop: Investing
3455 Schneider Hall (Sanford Center), 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (A)
November 6, 2025
Sanford Center Workshop: Investing
3455 Schneider Hall (Sanford Center), 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (A)
Salary negotiation strategies
3445 Schneider Hall (Communication Center), 2 to 3 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (A)
November 10, 2025
Starting Gate Workshop: Tools for being a highly effective workplace communicator
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (A)
November 12, 2025
FRAME™ Workshop: Asking good interview questions
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), 1 to 3 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Leadership & Service (F)
Major Match-Up
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), 4:30 to 7 p.m. Event information.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (F)
November 19, 2025
Sanford Center Workshop: Credit cards
3455 Schneider Hall (Sanford Center), 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (F)
November 20, 2025
Sanford Center Workshop: Credit cards
3455 Schneider Hall (Sanford Center), 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (F)
Dealing with difficult people
3445 Schneider Hall (Communication Center), 2 to 3 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (F)
Financial Planning Speaker Series: Wealth.com
Virtual Presentation, 3:30 to 5 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Professional Insight (F)
November 24, 2025
Starting Gate Workshop: Accessing capital in today's economic environment - Panel Discussion
2150 Schneider Hall (Dean's Conference Room), 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (A)
December 1- December 5, 2025
Escape Room: Candy Land - A sweet escape!
3020 Schneider Hall (Zhang Career Center), various times. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (A)
December 3, 2025
Sanford Center Workshop: Buying a car and car loans
3455 Schneider Hall (Sanford Center), 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (F)
December 4, 2025
Sanford Center Workshop: Buying a car and car loans
3455 Schneider Hall (Sanford Center), 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. RSVP required.
SPuRS credit: Personal & Interpersonal Knowledge (F)