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
