Career Expo Helps Students Jumpstart Future, Draws Largest Crowd in Years

By Marcus Smith '27, Student Correspondent

Hundreds of students filled The University of Scranton's Byron Center gymnasium on March 26, gaining a headstart on their future careers at the Spring 2026 Career Expo.

"I have some really good candidates that we may able to fill roles with," said Stacy Karvoski, a senior talent acquisition business partner at Lehigh Valley Health Network.

Karvoski's organization was one of 65 organizations that attended the expo, matching potential employers with students from a wide range of majors offered at Scranton.

Hosted by the Roche Family Center for Career Development, the bi-yearly expo helps introduce students to potential employers and begin making plans for their futures after graduation.

Rose Jacklinski, the Center's career relations manager for career development, says coordinating the event is a big part of her job.

"I am the bridge between our students and our employers," Jacklinski explained. "So, I build relationships with our employers, recruiters, talent acquisition, and bring them to campus to get in front of our students."

In total, 425 students attended the event - the biggest student turnout at any University of Scranton Career Expo since fall 2017.

"We're always … taking a look at our majors here that we offer and how we can match our student majors up with what our employers have to offer," Jacklinski said.

Representing Lehigh Valley Health Network, Karvoski said the Spring Career Expo was the first one she's attended at Scranton. Karvoski said many of the students she'd talked with were interested in rehab, which is what she hires for, but she also explained that she was looking for future employees in almost every field.

"We have a variety of positions available, everything from direct patient care, like RNs and physical therapy, to not taking care of patients, so security, payroll, human resources," she said.

Scranton students were also hopeful that the career expo be fruitful for them, such as Liam Clare '27, a criminal justice major from East Stroudsburg, who hopes to work in homeland security.

"I feel I'll gain some connections here and grow in the future with my career," Clare said.

He also credited Scranton's ROTC program for helping him become more disciplined and goal-oriented.

"Waking up early at 6 a.m., doing PT, that camaraderie and moving forward with your goals … I think it really put me on task, motivated me a little bit more, gave me a drive," Clare explained.

The career expos have great effect since Scranton students are hired at remarkable rates.

Ninety-nine percent of members in Scranton's undergraduate Class of 2024 have reported success in their intended fields, according to the most recent First Destination Survey conducted by the Center for Career Development.

Marcus Smith '27, Schuylkill Haven, is an English and theatre double major at Scranton.