🌊☀️ Hang Loose with Hart: SURF Summer Seminar Series ☀️🌊

🌊☀️ Your technical skills may get you hired. Your ability to work with people of all ages will determine how far you go. ☀️🌊

As students and young professionals enter the workforce, one of the biggest surprises isn't the work itself—it's learning how to collaborate with people whose experiences, communication styles, and perspectives may be very different from your own.
You may be working with recent graduates, mid-career professionals, senior executives, and industry veterans—all on the same team.

How do you build credibility? Communicate effectively? Get your ideas heard? Learn from experienced professionals while bringing your own fresh perspective?

Join us for the final session of the Hang Loose with Hart: SURF Summer Seminar Series featuring Charles Whitten, SMU Lyle alumnus and Executive Board Member at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

🎯 Working in Intergenerational Offices and Teams

This isn't another lecture about workplace etiquette. It's a practical conversation about how to succeed in the real world—where the strongest teams are built by people who know how to bridge generations, collaborate effectively, and turn different perspectives into better outcomes.

You'll learn:

💡 What motivates different generations in the workplace
💡 How to communicate more effectively with managers, mentors, and colleagues
💡 Ways to make your voice heard while building professional credibility
💡 How diverse perspectives drive innovation and better problem-solving
💡 Leadership skills that can accelerate your career from day one

Whether you're preparing for your first internship, starting your career, leading a student organization, or already working in industry, these are skills you'll use for the rest of your professional life.

And perhaps most importantly, you'll have the opportunity to connect with fellow students, faculty, and industry professionals in an informal setting designed for conversation and networking.

🍽️ Free lunch included
📅 July 24
🕦 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
📍 Hunt Institute for Engineering & Humanity (Caruth Hall Suite 206), SMU

The Hang Loose with Hart: SURF Summer Seminar Series is open to students and industry professionals interested in technology, engineering, consulting, healthcare, innovation, and leadership.

The workplace is changing. The ability to connect across generations is becoming one of the most valuable professional skills you can develop.

👉 Come for the lunch. Stay for the insights, connections, and career advice that could shape your future.

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