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Tips for building your AmeriCorps service into a career

College Forward

Since AmeriCorps members can serve in various capacities, the type of professional development varies. Eight ways to leverage your AmeriCorps network: Develop your AmeriCorps service pitch: What was the impact and how did you grow? Tap into the network: AmeriCorps organizations exist all over the country, and so do alumni.

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Biotech boot camp at Villanova exposes students to career paths

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Villanova University took a new approach on translating major skills into career opportunities for students with its biotechnology boot camp, introducing learners to alumni and employers in a difficult-to-enter field. Alumni represented a variety of career levels, with younger graduates from the 2010s up to graduates from the 1980s.

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PhD & Postdoc Career Night draws over 200 participants

CAPD

On March 16, Career Advising and Professional Development hosted our first PhD & Postdoc Career Night. Our planning team conceptualized this event consisting of four PhD/postdoc alumni panels in the afternoon alongside an evening networking session featuring employers from a variety of different fields and organizations.

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College Sports: A Work in Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We still have an industry in which the people making the hires are predominantly white males,” she says. While there is some variance in their models, collectives are organizations in which alumni come together to form a company with the goal of providing NIL opportunities to student-athletes of that institution.

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2023 IRTS Summer Fellowship Program application is LIVE!

CAPD

The IRTS Foundation’s Summer Fellowship Program provides an outstanding diverse group of aspiring media professionals with unparalleled access to the industry. Weekly events including panel discussions, company visits, professional development and speaker sessions. Mentoring and access to the vast IRTS network.

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5 career services to support your professional and adult learners

EAB

With much of the adult population looking for new employment opportunities, some professionals will turn to graduate and non-degree programs to develop skills needed in a new career field or to advance in their current industry. Read on for ways to support your adult learners through career services. Ready to find out more?

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How to Land an Awesome Internship- The Ultimate Guide

Campus Groups

They enable students to prolong their professional experience beyond the traditional summer internship. This results in deeper professional development. Strategic services include career assessments that help determine which fields best align with a students’ specific strengths and professional development goals.