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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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Success coaching retains first-year students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Coaches work with their student cohort, either one-on-one or in a group setting, for the first year before handing them off to academic advisers for sophomore, junior and senior year. Is this Career Advice newsletter?: Each coach is affiliated with one of KWU’s majors. Nationally, retention is a bit higher; about 66.4

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OSU Cascades integrates equitable career readiness

Confessions of a Community College Dean

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. No In-Article Careers: 3 … How do we engage more students?’”

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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.