Our office will be open virtually on Mondays and Fridays during the summer.  We will be in person Tuesdays through Thursdays.
Drop-ins will resume in the Fall semester
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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

Featured Resource- Handshake User Guide

On September 27th, the Career and Professional Development Office hosted a Handshake Overview. This platform is where students can search for Jobs and Internships. When students come to you with questions, please refer to this https://career.albany.edu/resources/handshake-user-guide/

Additionally, students can participate …

By Sarah Gelfand
Sarah Gelfand Assistant Director of Career Education
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Congratulations to our newest Career Champions!

The Career Champions Admin team is delighted to announce our newest Career Champions who completed the August 2024 synchronous challenge!

Chris Wessell– Adjunct Lecturer, Management- Massry School of Business, Ting Wang, PhD- Assistant Professor- Department of Chemistry,Aleksandra Kovacheva, …

By Sarah Gelfand
Sarah Gelfand Assistant Director of Career Education
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Career resources you can use in your class.

Introducing new resources to help you add Career Development and Career Readiness topics to your courses!   This first version of a Career Curriculum is targeted at first-year students but much of it is applicable for all students.  It includes class …

By Cathy Parker (She/Her)
Cathy Parker (She/Her) Associate Director of Career Education
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How Career and Professional Development supports faculty

The Career and Professional Development team is proud to support faculty as they work to incorporate career topics into the classroom and in conversations. This resource guide describes the numerous ways we can help!

Learn more here!

By Sarah Gelfand
Sarah Gelfand Assistant Director of Career Education
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Careers in Bloom- fun had by all

On May 14th, the Career Champions Admin team hosted the “Careers in Bloom” event to honor our recent Challenge finishers and announce our next challenge. We will host another event in the Fall, so stay tuned!

Want to join us …

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)