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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. Ā Ā 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.Ā  Learn How

Become an Advising Career Champion

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

Tell us your thoughts: Community Engagement Survey

Hello Career Champions! We are asking you to complete this form to share your thoughts on how we can engage our community futher. Please let us know how we can best serve you!

Career Champions Professional Development Survey! – Fill out …

By Sarah Gelfand
Sarah Gelfand Assistant Director of Career Education
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5 Questions with a Career Champion!

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.

1.                  Your name and title 

Lucas Lavera, Assistant Director of Student Academic Support for …

By Sarah Gelfand
Sarah Gelfand Assistant Director of Career Education
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Save the Dates: Industry- Focused Career Fairs

Please encourage students to attend our Industry-Focused career fairs to look at jobs and internships. Some things to note:

By Sarah Gelfand
Sarah Gelfand Assistant Director of Career Education
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Advising Career Champions Challenge- Starts 1/7/2026

The Advising Career Champions Certificate program will start on 1/7/2026. This challenge would be a great fit for anyone looking to incorporate career topics in their daily interactions with students. New this challenge is navigating AI through the career search …

By Sarah Gelfand
Sarah Gelfand Assistant Director of Career Education
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NACE CareerĀ CompetencyĀ of the Month- Communication

The NACE Career Competienes are a nationally recognized and adopted framework to prepare graduates for workpalce success in their chosen careers. Each month, we will highlight a Career Competency and how you can use it in your work.

This month, …

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

Day of the week
Office Hours Undergraduate Resume Drop-ins
Monday 9:00 - 5:00 1:00pm-4:00pm
Tuesday 9:00 - 5:00 12:00pm-3:00pm
Wednesday 9:00 - 5:00 1:00pm-4:00pm
Thursday 9:00 - 5:00 9:00am-12:00pm
Friday 9:00 - 5:00