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CEC Kicks Off Fall 2025 with Handshake Career Trek

The CSUEB Career Empowerment Center (CEC) kicked off the Fall 2025 semester with its first Career Trek of the semester. A visit to Handshake, the university’s primary career platform and a leading connector between students and employers nationwide. Partnering with …

By Rachel Ticas
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Public Service and Business Career and Internship Fair

Over 450 students seized the chance to meet with 55+ employers who attended the Cal State East Bay Career Empowerment Center’s Public Service and Business Career and Internship on March 13, 2025.  The career fair featured employers like Lawrence Livermore …

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Management Tips

Taught by Todd Dewett
In this series, Todd Dewett, PhD, shares the tips respected and motivated managers use to improve rapport, navigate tricky situations,…

Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking for Service Workers

Taught by Adam Trueman
Fast-paced service environments demand quick, confident decisions. This course equips shift workers with practical strategies to stay calm under pressure,…

Small Business Secrets

Taught by Dave Crenshaw
Are you thinking about starting a small business, freelancing, or turning a hobby into a full-time job? Or perhaps you’re…

Graphic Design for Business Professionals

Taught by Justin Seeley
Not a graphic designer? No problem. In this course, staff author and designer Justin Seeley shares graphic design secrets anyone…

Managing Your Manager

Taught by Todd Dewett
In this course, author, keynote speaker, and coach Dr. Todd Dewett shows how to manage your reputation and one of…

Creativity and Learning: A Conversation with Lynda Barry

Taught by Lynda Barry
What happens when a renowned cartoonist, humorist, and writer sits down with a passionate educator? You get an inspiring conversation…

Solving Business Problems

Taught by Mike Figliuolo
Do you have a business problem that you are having trouble solving? Mike Figliuolo has a simple five-step process for…

Running a Design Business: Designer-Client Agreements

Taught by Terry Lee Stone
As a freelance creative, you need to know how to write proposals and contracts for client-commissioned projects. Learn the basics…

Word 2013 Essential Training

Taught by David Rivers
Start building better documents with Microsoft Word. In this course, author David Rivers teaches you the basics of creating, editing,…

Running a Design Business: Presentation Skills

Taught by Petrula Vrontikis
Strong presentation skills are necessary for a good designer to be a great designer. How you present your ideas impacts…

Developing Ideas and Advertising Concepts

Taught by Craig Smallish
After landing a client, the designer’s first chore is to communicate and develop the initial idea, whether it’s a storyboard…

Excel 2010 Essential Training

Taught by Bob Flisser
In Excel 2010 Essential Training, Bob Flisser demonstrates the core features and tools in Excel 2010. The course introduces key…

Running a Design Business: Creative Briefs

Taught by Terry Lee Stone
Learn to write a creative brief for client-commissioned projects and ensure you have a roadmap for developing great design, in…

Excel 2013 Essential Training

Taught by Dennis Taylor
Whether you’re a novice or an expert wanting to refresh your skillset with Microsoft Excel, this course covers all the…

Running a Design Business: Pricing and Estimating

Taught by Terry Lee Stone
Do you know what to charge for your design services? Too much and you risk scaring away potential clients; too…

Microsoft Project 2013 Essential Training

Taught by Bonnie Biafore
Follow along with author Bonnie Biafore as she shows you how to better manage your project’s deadlines, tasks, and resources…

Creative Inspirations: Kit Hinrichs, Graphic Designer

Taught by Kit Hinrichs
Kit Hinrichs is one of the most accomplished and respected graphic designers and illustrators of the last fifty years. A…

Creative Inspirations: Margo Chase, Graphic Designer

Taught by Margo Chase
Margo Chase is one of the most influential graphic designers of our time. Over the past 20 years, Margo’s highly…

Learning Graphic Design: Techniques

Taught by John McWade
Take a creative refresher course with these 18 simple design techniques that will immediately improve your layouts, brought to you…

Learning Graphic Design: Things Every Designer Should Know

Taught by John McWade
Appearance may not be everything, but how something looks has a fundamental impact on how it’s perceived, what it communicates,…
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