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Four ways for career centers to engage students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The National Association of Colleges and Employers’ 2022 Student Survey found that graduating seniors who used career center services received more job offers on average, compared to their peers who did not. Create career services champions across campus. Translate coursework into career preparation.

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5 career services to support your professional and adult learners

EAB

Blogs 5 career services to support your professional and adult learners Build these services to aid your current students and stand out to prospects Career services are going to be especially important to your graduate and adult students in 2024.

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Leadership program offers support for underprivileged students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

SAGE partners with corporations and nonprofits to offer paid internship opportunities for many of its scholars, and Moayedi and her team work with Career Services to place the remaining students in other internships. UCI’s SAGE program relies on student and alumni feedback to make changes to its program, as well.

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Data disaggregation reveals gaps in students served

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“Data is driving 100 percent of the decisions we’re making, and it’s really opening up our eyes to gaps that we didn’t know … existed,” says Sean Schofield, executive director of career services at Muhlenberg. No In-Article Careers: 3

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Career-readiness initiatives are missing the mark (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

With efforts like these gathering steam across the postsecondary landscape, it looks like higher education is in the midst of a mission shift that positions career readiness as a strategic, campuswide priority. This may be one reason why only 16 percent of students reported that visits to career services were very helpful.

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New graduate program at Gustavus Adolphus College

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” Rasmussen recalled how the college’s board, made up mostly of alumni, grappled with the idea of adding graduate students after the 2015 announcement by the athletic training coalition about the policy change requiring a master’s degree for a person to sit for a certifying exam. Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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What does a quality internship program look like?

University Business

Students from under-resourced backgrounds are less likely to seek unpaid internships because they are juggling the costs of housing and other necessities away from college, Jane Swift, president of Education at Work , wrote in a recent Fortune article. Connect internships to other student experiences and supports.