As we continue to work toward our mission, it is crucial that we evolve and respond to the ever-changing needs of our students, our campus, and the world of work. In addition to continuing to serve students through a wide range of services and resources, we are focusing on the four strategic priorities below.
Accessibility & Equity: Space, Location, Visibility, Hours
Objective: To increase our accessibility in order to provide an equitable opportunity for all Íæż½ã½ã students to use Career Center services and resources.
Activities:
- Identify and secure physical space on campus that is more centrally located for students.
- Have a staff presence at key campus events to make the Career Center more visible and staff more approachable to students.
- Explore our hours of availability to ensure students can connect with Career Center staff.
- Expand our 24/7 self-service resources that students can access from anywhere at any time.
Collaboration & Integration into Campus Life
Objective: To integrate into academic and co-curricular activities in order to provide equitable service to all students, recognizing that students enter Íæż½ã½ã with different levels of career exposure and knowledge and may not proactively seek our services on their own.
Activities:
- Expand our key partnerships and integrate strategically into key academic and student life experiences.
- Further engage employers, faculty, student leaders, and alums into the direct delivery of career education.
Clarity: Marketing and Messaging
Objective:Â To clarify our messaging and streamline our marketing strategy to ensure our students and partners have a better sense of what we do, how we do it, and how students can best access our resources.
Activities:
- Develop talking points for our staff to use consistent language when talking about what we do and how we do it.
- Better use data to tell our story.
- Reconsider the name of our office.
- Put forth diverse stories of success and resilience.
Staff Well-Being & Development: Joy, Belonging, & Growth
Objective:Â Recognizing that our staff is critical to our ability to deliver high quality service to students, to prioritize the well-being and sense of belonging of our team to ensure that we have a well-functioning staff with the space and time to enjoy the work we do and to continue to learn and grow professionally.
Activities:
- Create opportunities for staff to connect with each other and colleagues outside the Career Center.Â
- Regularly review and sunset programs to create space for innovation and growth.
- Further develop opportunities for staff to identify and pursue professional development and training that are specific to their interests and goals.