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\"Hannah
Hannah Prakasam at the Husky Clothing Pop-up. Marc Studer photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Euclid Taufik has a suit back at home. But the accounting major, who is working to graduate in the fall of 2020, hasn\u2019t had to wear one at the University of Washington Bothell \u2014 until now. He needed something appropriate to wear to the Spring Job & Internship Fair. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taufik found what he needed \u2014 a dark suit \u2014 at a free clothing pop-up organized by a student club and university advisers. \u201cIt was super convenient,\u201d said Taufik. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How we dress can affect how we are perceived by others, said Kim Wilson, director of UW Bothell Career Services, which offers guidelines on its website on what to wear<\/a> to a career fair, interview or first day on the job. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Euclid
Euclid Taufik picked up a suit. Marc Studer photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

An eye for success <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When more than 50 employers<\/a> filled the Activities & Recreation Center on Wednesday, April 24, hundreds of students were ready to meet recruiters. Some of them had stopped off Monday or Tuesday at the Husky Clothing Pop-up in UW1-103, the conference room off the lobby of Founders Hall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pop-up was coordinated by Tau Sigma, the national honor society for transfer students led by Hannah Prakasam. Clothing was collected by academic advisers Kathy Mitchell and Jessica Trenkamp along with career specialist Jill Rand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They printed flyers and spread the word on campus. Faculty, staff and students responded with donations that filled Mitchell\u2019s and Trenkamp\u2019s offices. Some of the clothing had been donated at the Student Diversity Center. Even more donations came in during the pop-up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volunteers sorted the cleaned and pressed garments into sizes and had a wide selection hanging on walls and laying on tables when the doors opened. Students had a few questions, including asking advice on what to wear. \u201cTo the best of my abilities, I helped them out,\u201d Prakasam said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prakasam said she sees a growing awareness about professional attire among students by the time they become juniors and seniors and start internships or present capstone projects. But students living on their own for the first time may not be prepared to look their best. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe wanted to provide an opportunity for them to just come in and see if there’s <\/p>\n\n\n\n

anything they like, that’s also nice, that they could wear to an interview.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Support for clubs <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
Kathy Mitchell, left, and Jessica Trenkamp. UW Bothell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are so excited because of the great participation in wanting to help students put a professional foot forward,\u201d Mitchell said. \u201cWe found unity and support with each other.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mitchell, a premajor academic adviser, and Trenkamp, an adviser for the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, are co-chairs of the Community of Professional Advisers (CPA). It includes more than 50 advisers on campus. This school year, the CPA is committed to supporting clubs and causes that students care about, Mitchell said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CPA supported the Threads and Treads clothing drive conducted over the winter holiday by the Achieving Community Transformation (ACT) student organization and has donated to the Husky Pantry student food bank. Advisers also donated self-care and art supplies to a women of color healing circle, which is forming a club. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt UW Bothell,\u201d Trenkamp said, \u201cwe strive to provide opportunities for students to learn both inside and outside of the classroom and prepare them for life after school.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prakasam, for one, headed to the fair hoping to learn about hospital jobs. After graduating, she plans to work for a year before applying to medical school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In service of students <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Laura
Laura Mansfield, staff, donates blazer. UW Bothell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Health Studies major graduating in winter 2020, Prakasam has been president of Tau Sigma the past year. Transfer students who have a 3.5 GPA or who are among the top 20 percent of transfers are invited to join the club. Past club events have focused on study groups and resume building. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new clothing drive is the biggest event the club has had this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI wanted to make Tau Sigma more than an academic honors society and more of a service to students,\u201d said Prakasam, who hopes the Husky Clothing Pop-up becomes an annual event before the job fair. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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