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Career Treks

What are Career Treks?

Treks are career and development and networking programs that create opportunities for students and alumni to connect with alumni and employers in key metropolitan areas across the country. As part of the treks, students and alumni interact with partner organizations and alumni professionals during corporate excursions, career fairs, and networking socials.

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Questions? Contact Erin Shields

Director of Alumni & Employer Engagement

(509) 313-4048
shieldse@gonzaga.edu


Career Trek Locations

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Spokane Trek

The Spokane Trek takes place as part of Career Month in October.

Past excursion hosts included:

  • GenPrime
  • Kootenai Health
  • McKinstry
  • Providence Health & Services
  • Washington Trust Bank
Gonzaga students in business attire walk on cobble street of New York City career trek

New York Trek

The New York Trek is offered in September, and focuses on the finance industry with excursion hosts on Wall Street.

Past excursion hosts included

  • Capital Group
  • Dyal Capital
  • Goldman Sachs
  • NY Stock Exchange
  • Société Général
  • Wells Fargo
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Portland Trek

The Portland Trek is offered in January during the winter break. It includes a career fair on-location in Portland, excursions to different site hosts, and a networking social in the evening.

Past excursion hosts included:

  • Adidas
  • Cambia
  • Garmin
  • Hewlett Packard
  • Intel
  • Nike
  • OHSU
Gonzaga students on the Seattle career trek visit Adaptive, a biotechnologies business, and pose in front of a company sign

Seattle Trek

The Seattle Trek is offered in January during the winter break. It includes a career fair on-location in Seattle, excursions to different site hosts and a networking social in the evening.

Past excursion hosts included:

  • ACT Theater
  • Amazon
  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  • Boeing
  • Microsoft
  • Slalom
  • Starbucks
  • Swedish Medical Center
  • UW Medical School
London cityscape featuring the London bridge and the financial district

London Trek

Currently, Career & Professional Development's only international Trek, the London Trek takes place on location in London during Spring Break. Students visit excursion host locations and participate in an evening networking social.

Past excursion hosts included:

  • Salesforce
  • Splunk
  • United States Embassy
Skyline of San Francisco

San Francisco Trek

The San Francisco Trek takes place in March during Spring Break. This event includes excursions to on-site host locations and a networking social in the evening.

Past excursion hosts included:

  • DocuSign
  • Edelman
  • First Republic Bank
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Stripe!
  • Square
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Silicon Valley Trek*

*Not occurring during the 2024–25 academic year.

The Silicon Valley Trek takes place in March during Spring Break. This event includes excursions to on-site host locations and a networking social in the evening.

Past excursion hosts included:

  • Facebook (Meta)
  • Google
  • Highfive
  • Shazam
  • Stryker Endoscopy
Denver exterior cityscape from Union Station

Denver Trek*

*Offered every other June (odd numbered years).

The Denver trek includes excursions to on-site host locations and a networking social in the evening.

Past excursion hosts included:

  • 1st Bank
  • 5280 Magazine
  • AECOM
  • FAST Enterprises
  • KPMG
  • MOO
Gonzaga students on the Los Angeles career trek stand foreground of the Warner Bros. company sign

Los Angeles Trek*

*Offered every other June (even-numbered years), not offered during the 2024–25 academic year.

The Los Angeles Trek includes excursions to on-site host locations and a networking social in the evening.

Past excursion hosts included:

  • Homebody Industries
  • LA Dodgers
  • SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park
  • TOMS
  • West Monroe Partners