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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

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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Application Cafe! April 17

The inaugural application cafe will be Thursday, April 17th 2025 in Career and Professional Development (Science Library G-50). Students can work on internship, lab, graduate school, or part-time job applications with a Career Advisor there to assist with any questions. …

By Sarah Gelfand
Sarah Gelfand Assistant Director of Career Education
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Resource Highlight: Big Interview

Interview season is upon us! As students come to you with questions about interviews, did you know you can also refer them to Big Interview? This resource allows students to practice interview and receive feedback, learn interview best practices, and …

By Sarah Gelfand
Sarah Gelfand Assistant Director of Career Education
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Nominate a Career Ready Great Dane to be featured!

Do you know a #CareerReadyGreatDane like Emilio? Nominate them to be featured on our website! Simply fill out this form (or copy into your browser- Career Ready Great Dane Student Submission Form – Career and Professional Development | University at Albany) and …

By Sarah Gelfand
Sarah Gelfand Assistant Director of Career Education
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5 Questions with a Career Champions Challenge Finisher! February: Sam Friedman

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.

What is your name/title:

Samantha Friedman 

Professor and Internship Director of …

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 …

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!)

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