University Business

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

What matters most is that students feel seen, not as names on rosters or numbers in a learning management system, but as individuals who belong in the academic space. Workshops or virtual sessions that demystify processes like financial aid, academic planning, or career services can make a huge difference.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

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. Get students thinking about career prep early. Create career services champions across campus.

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Creatrix Campus

MAY 30, 2024

Integrating Student Management Systems with Other Educational Technologies: A Path to Holistic Education Management editor Fri, 05/31/2024 - 01:24 It is undeniably true that a higher education institution with an efficient student management system in place runs like a well-oiled machine. What are Student Management Systems?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 10, 2023

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. ” Instead of prioritizing skills like time management and organization, Dornsife and his team prioritize the values a student holds.

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Symplicity

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Each and every day, our client managers across the globe help make our clients' day-to-day just a little bit easier so that they can better support their students. In our latest installment, we shine a spotlight on our beloved colleague and lead CSM client manager Rebecca Florey. What got you interested in higher education?

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EAB

JANUARY 12, 2023

Large or small, public or private, almost all VPSAs manage between six and seven direct reports, almost always including the director of career services. Most student affairs divisions now own career services. of institutions today have career services reporting to VPSAs. -->.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

However, colleges striving to create career-conscious students are still faltering, and all stakeholders are responsible, according to a whitepaper by WGU Labs , an affiliate of Western Governors University working to improve student outcomes. While colleges need to prepare students for their careers, employers also need to join the dialogue.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Blogs Implementing a caseload management model in a newly centralized division August 9, 2023 Melissa Grant Associate Dean of Advisement, Office of the Provost, Pace University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 20, 2017

After a meeting with the University’s Central Careers Service and after I finished insisting that I had achieved nothing in my first two years of University, they explained to me that I had more than enough experience to get the position I wanted. Natalie Gilfedder Natalie Gilfedder is a final Year Business Management student.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Workplace boundaries, managing up, and open feedback loops are often not something young graduates learn about until they have the privilege of working for a well-trained leader. I had worked in customer service roles prior to this internship. However, the Employ.ed However, I do think it’s worth noting that the Employ.ed

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Supporting Student Success

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

One of our longest standing collaborations is in a third-year Kinesiology course, where I co-present workshops with a Career Services Coordinator demonstrating how students can apply their strengths to a job in their field. By: Liana Acri. What is CliftonStrengths? I also worked with faculty to build custom workshops for their courses.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

APRIL 6, 2020

Managing student support via the Personal Tutor System Like all Schools, we have a well-run Personal Tutor system that underpins our established formal (and informal) staff-student networks. The nature of these varies from managing lots of queries (usually after a “Mega Email”) to discussing the pets of students and staff attending the chat.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Data collection: Austin Community College is optimizing student success metrics by considering employers’ job placement data and other insight from its career services department and career pathways ambassadors. And With New Jersey’s inclusion today, the non-profit has added its 42nd state member.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

A more recent trend is consolidating student services related to academics or health and wellness into a larger office or building. Tutoring, library resources, academic advising and career services are smushed together, and counseling, disability services, medical centers and student care teams are sharing space more than ever before.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Advisors can't do it all In conversations with advisors and advising administrators at NACADA, we heard that caseloads would be more manageable if students could take certain questions or issues to qualified staff in support units on campus or other members of an assigned student success team. There are six themes that emerged.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 12, 2017

It should enhance a student’s career and personal development. Encourage organisations to offer internships and refer them to the Careers Service. Recommend the Careers Service to offer advice about internship best practice. So what makes an internship different? What is an internship? Jan 12, 2017

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Image credit: Pixabay, pexels, CC0 In this post, Susan Bird, the Link Careers Consultant for the School of Physics and Astronomy at The University of Edinburgh, explores a recent opportunity to strengthen ties between the Careers Service and evolving student support systems. Making a meal of it!

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JULY 18, 2019

The University of Edinburgh, McEwan Hall, Careers Fair Day, Photo credit: Neil Hanna Photography. We put our money where our mouth is to offer students work experience in a number of areas, including part-time work in the Careers Service, and through coordinating the Employ.Ed Importantly these are all paid.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

For over a decade, students have worked alongside staff at the college’s career center to provide professional development help for the larger campus community, part of a long-standing institutional tradition. The advising appointment with staff is often more efficient and productive, as well. Click here to submit.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JUNE 3, 2024

Ruth is Assistant Director, Careers Service, and SACHA Programme Director, and Emma is SACHA Programme Manager. Ruth Donnelly Ruth Donnelly is Assistant Director, Careers Service, and SACHA Programme Director. This series is introduced in the this post by Emma Taylor and Ruth Donnelly. What is SACHA?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 31, 2023

“UD Sinclair Academy students have access to co-curricular experiences at both institutions, including access to student organizations, employment, career services, campus recreation and intramurals, and much more at UD,” Thompson adds. Click here to submit.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Image credit: Alex Green, pexels, CC0 In this post, Shelagh Green, Director of Careers Service at The University of Edinburgh, offers an overview of the Scottish Government’s 2022 review of careers services for young people. When government’s policy eye turns in your direction, it can be a mixed blessing.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Image credit: Christina Morello Lucy Everett, Employer Engagement manager at the Careers Service, offers an overview of how the COVID-19 pandemic has utterly transformed the relationship between students, employers, and careers services. How have these stakeholders responded to the rise of virtual recruitment?

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MAY 21, 2019

Photo credit: unsplash,Alejandro Escamilla, CC0 In this post, Eilidh Steele, Internships Manager at the Careers Service, highlights the Insights Programme, which exemplifies the fourth and final strand of the Widening Participation Strategy: ‘Support to Progress”. She is responsible for the Insights Programme and the Employ.ed

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MAY 29, 2018

Helen Stringer Helen Stringer is Assistant Director of the Careers Service, and has a remit for developing academic partnerships. Helen also manages a team of careers consultants, and worked with Dr Lynsey Russell-Watts – careers consultant for ECA – on the career resilience project.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MAY 17, 2018

CC0 [Pixabay] For a number of years now, the School of History, Classics and Archaeology (HCA) has been working closely with the Careers Service to help address the question every arts and humanities students faces at some point in their career: ‘So your degree; what are you going to do with that?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 17, 2023

Image: Oregon State University, Cascades, is placing career-readiness competencies in the classroom and at the forefront of campus activities with its new initiative, Cascades Edge. “This model flips it, and we bring career development directly to the student where they are.” … How do we engage more students?

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JANUARY 17, 2019

Working with colleagues from across the Business School and the Careers Service, we have been able to shape a version of the Edinburgh Award in Professional Development targeted at our second year students. Rosalyn Claase Ros is Head of Student Experience, having joined the Business School in November 2011 as the Careers Manager.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MARCH 3, 2023

Employability is not just the job of a Careers Service. Planning and managing one’s career is a skill in itself, and Sharon’s blog post illustrates how student’s need support and reassurance as they develop their self-awareness. Alongside internship modules, we deliver a range of Career Management modules.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Gavin is the Careers and Employability Manager from the Careers Service and this post forms part of the 20 Years of Enhancement theme. The Curriculum Toolkit was created in 2019/20, supporting curriculum design that embeds student development, employability, and careers.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

MAY 23, 2019

As part of the round of interviews, pupils also quiz a Careers Service Advisor to find out about career options open to linguists. I managed to organise a teaching observation of German lessons through it (at JGHS who were incredibly accommodating), which really helped me out for my PGCE application.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Helen Stringer, Assistant Director of the Careers Service, then provides some insights into the content of the series, before Colm offers a concluding statement. This post is part of the L&T Enhancement Series: Careers and Employability. The university experience is marked by transitions, whether into, through or beyond.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Image credit: The Reflection Toolkit , The University of Edinburgh In this post, Gavin McCabe, Careers and Employability Manager from the Careers Service, spotlights the Reflection Toolkit – an invaluable resource for reflective practice in the HE sector and beyond. That’s where the Reflection Toolkit comes in.

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Great College Advice

MAY 24, 2022

Keep this folder somewhere safe; you’ll need to refer to it throughout your college career when it comes time to refile. We recommend using a password vault like 1Password to manage this and all other passwords and account information. You’ll also want to file your financial aid letter and FAFSA/CSS reports in here, when you get those.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

APRIL 4, 2019

Sharing attitudes and interests The Chaplaincy is a key service for community building activity. The International Student Advisory Service (now part of the Student Immigration Service) established the Refugee Advisory Group , which supports a global community perspective. SRA also leads the University’s Social Media Community.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Image credit: Clark Tibbs, unsplash, CC0 Dr Sharon Maguire, a Careers & Employability Manager at The University of Edinburgh , proposes the “creative, iterative, human-centered, problem-solving methodology” of Life Design as an answer to urgent questions of student employability, curriculum transformation, and the future of work.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Compounded by the wider pressures facing Gen Z, these curricula developments have given urgency to the need for update links between ECA/Music and the University Careers Service , and also to generate new networks and resources that can better serve both students and academic staff.

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