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Strategic Academic Partnerships Integration of Academic & Career Curriculum

Strategic Academic Partnerships Integration of Academic & Career Curriculum. Presented by Brandon Wright Director UAB Career Center. Outline. ELEVATE: The Career Advancement Academy Canvas First Year Experience Credit Bearing Career Courses Blazing Start

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Strategic Academic Partnerships Integration of Academic & Career Curriculum

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  1. Strategic Academic Partnerships Integration of Academic & Career Curriculum Presented by Brandon Wright Director UAB Career Center

  2. Outline • ELEVATE: The Career Advancement Academy • Canvas • First Year Experience • Credit Bearing Career Courses • Blazing Start • Enrollment Management (Focus 2) • Classroom Workshop Request • Experiential Learning Courses

  3. ELEVATE: The Career Advancement Academy

  4. ELEVATE: The Career Advancement Academy Undergraduate Requirements • 12 earned credit hours • 2.5 GPA • Must complete within 10 semesters Graduate Requirements • 6 earned credit hours • 3.0 GPA • Must complete within three semesters 2018 “Closing the Gap” award from the ADHE Students receive milestone rewards. Milestone include: • M1-self-assessment • M2-resume and cover letter • M3-two mock interviews • M4-career action plan • M5-attend two career fairs • M6-experiential learning opportunity Each milestone has a reflection assignment.

  5. Canvas

  6. Canvas • Create Modules in Canvas • Interactive modules on various career topics to help students progress through the career development process. • Enable Canvas-ready career modules to plug into academic courses • Items to include in Module: • Video • Quiz • Assignment • Support Documents • Examples: • University of South Florida • Indiana University

  7. First Year Experience

  8. First Year Experience • College of Arts & Sciences • (18) sections | 1,200 students • First Year Career Engagement Plan • Included: • Career Action Plan • Career Research Activity • First Year Checklist • Goal: Scale to all other schools

  9. Credit Bearing Career Courses

  10. Credit Bearing Career Courses • UNIV 200 - Job Search Essentials - 1 Hour • UNIV 300 - Career Mapping: Navigating for Success - 3 Hours • UASC 150 - Career Planning and Management 3 Hours • Research Course Catalog • Academic Unit • FYE • SYE Examples: KU University Career Center Wake Forest University OPCD

  11. Brainstorming (10 minute)

  12. Blazing Start

  13. Blazing Start • Only for Conditional Admits • UASC 150 - Career Planning and Management 3 Hours • Career Guide as Course Text • 150-300 students

  14. Enrollment Management

  15. Enrollment Management – Focus 2 • Incoming Freshmen complete the Focus 2 • Train Academic Advisor’s to articulate results to advisees • Goal: Decrease the number of undeclared/exploratory students

  16. Workshop Request

  17. Workshop Request • Offer select workshops: • #1 Resume • #2 Interview Coaching • #3 Career Center • #4 Networking Career Center Workshop Request Form • 170 Requested - AY19 • (94) Academic Courses • (76) Student Organization

  18. Experiential Learning Courses

  19. Experiential Learning Courses • Search Course Catalog • Keywords to include: • Career • Job • Interview • Internship • Profession • Other suggestions? • Include these course on the Career Center website • Contact Instructors to connect • Work with Academic Unit that lack resources

  20. Brainstorming (10 minute)

  21. Questions? Brandon Wright - UAB Career Center, Director btwright@uab.edu 205.975.4355

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