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Welcome to the Career Champion Resource Page!

Career Champions are faculty and staff who are committed to student success by supporting students’ career development both inside and outside the classroom.   The office of Career and Professional Development created this community to recognize the important role of these faculty and staff and to support them as they advise, teach, and mentor students.
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Benefits of becoming a Career Champion

  • Be better informed in how to assist students in pursuing their future professional and career goals.
  • Access to training that highlights the latest resources and best practices in career development.
  • A modular Career Development curriculum that allows you to include specific class discussions, activities, and assignments relevant to your students.
  • Resources and assignments for connecting the relevant NACE Career Readiness Competencies to your existing content
  • Individual assistance with including career content in a new or existing class.
  • A community of professionals with which to collaborate about challenges and best practices.
  • Monthly newsletter with curated resources related to current Career and Professional Development opportunities.

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Become a Teaching Career Champion

The Teaching Career Champions program was designed to assist instructors in connecting their coursework to specific career readiness competencies and to encourage the inclusion of relevant career development activities in the classroom.  Learn How

Become an Advising Career Champion

When students need career advice, they tend to go to people they already know and trust.  This is often an academic advisor or a faculty member.   The Advising Career Champions program is designed to meet students where they are at.  The program helps faculty and staff stay informed about career resources so they can assist students with their career questions.    Take the Career Champions Challenge  to become an Advising Career Champion

Recognizing Career Excellence

On May 21st, the Office of Career and Professional Development recognized various professionals across the University who imbed career in their work.

Career Advocacy Award Winners are faculty and staff who have been nominated by their peers for the ways …

By Sarah Gelfand
Sarah Gelfand Assistant Director of Career Education
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Announcing the next Advising Career Champions Challenge!

Our next Advising Career Champions Challenge will run from Monday, August 4th until Friday, August 15th. The Advising Career Champions Challenge is perfect for UAlbany faculty, course instructors, staff and graduate assistants who:

-Have frequent 1-1 or small group converstaions …

By Sarah Gelfand
Sarah Gelfand Assistant Director of Career Education
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Career Champions Year-End celebration

The Office of Career and Professional Development and Career Champions Admin Team invites you to a casual celebration of our year as we celebrate our colleagues who embed career-readiness into their work and announce our next Career Champions Challenge. 

May …

By Sarah Gelfand
Sarah Gelfand Assistant Director of Career Education
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5 Questions with a Career Champion- Zachary Desjardins

Welcome to our monthly segment of 5 Questions with a Career Champions Challenge Finisher! Each month, we will talk to a Career Champions Challenge Finisher and share their wisdom.

By Sarah Gelfand
Sarah Gelfand Assistant Director of Career Education
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Summer job fair- April 16th!

Are you working with a student who is seeking summer employment? Refer them to the summer job fair! This is a great way for them to gain transferrable skills and make money!

Summer Job Fair in the ETEC Building, on …

By Sarah Gelfand
Sarah Gelfand Assistant Director of Career Education
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Featured Resources

The Career and Professional Development team is proud to support faculty as they work to incorporate career topics into the …

Career Readiness Competencies

The National Association of College and Employers (NACE) came up with a list of eight Career Readiness Competencies that employers …

This infographic gives tangible advice for first-year students on how to create and optimize their resume (regardless of experience!)

Contact & Location

Phone
(518) 437-4900
Address

Science Library - G50
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12222

CPD Service Hours

Monday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm (virtual)
Tuesday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Wednesday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Thursday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm (virtual)