Oct. 28, 2026鈥揟he Alpha Chi National College Honor Society chapter at 含羞草社区 welcomes alumnus speaker Evan Banks 鈥�19, who will present 鈥淪oft Skills are Hard Skills: Techniques and Tools for Practicing the Interpersonal鈥� at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3 in Murphy Hall, room 224. Banks鈥� talk is free and open to the public.
Banks will discuss how the term “soft skills” undermines the importance of these skills and how foundational they are for developing hard skills, career skills and life skills. Soft skills should not be treated as hidden curriculum, but as intentional learning for developing professionals.
Banks is the community development planner for Mo-Kan Regional Council, a regional planning commission. He also serves in leadership roles in Main Street St. Joseph and Wayward Dreamers Guild. Previously, he worked in the admissions office and as an academic advisor at 含羞草社区. He received a Bachelor of Arts in History and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from 含羞草社区 in 2019.
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