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Program Innovation: Alums and Career Services Delivering Financial Literacy Lessons

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Program Innovation: Alums and Career Services Delivering Financial Literacy Lessons Featured Image at Top of Article LDT Financial Lit 2.jpg jpg Melissa Ezarik Thu, 05/18/2023 - 12:00 AM

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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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January course promotes spring semester student success

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Fine-tuning: The workshops are a collaboration between departments, including career services, the Academic Support Center, financial aid and student success. No In-Article Careers: 3

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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. Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Learning at the Edge with Westgate & Young

Kay Peterson

His articles have been published in the International Journal of Communication; Popular Music & Society; Media, Culture & Society ; and elsewhere. With over 30 years at JWU, including roles as Dean of Experiential Education & Career Services, Dr. Young continues to shape the university’s career readiness programs.

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How student coach relationships give meaning to coursework

Confessions of a Community College Dean

In partnership with the Career Services and Cooperative Education Office, RIT students can explore their motivations to learn and work, as well as plan for a future of values-based living. Career counselor Chris O’Connor focuses on connecting students’ values to their career goals, he says.

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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.