As you finalized your fall schedule, one option would be to add UNIV 200: Career Exploration & Professional Connection. The class meets on Thursdays at 4 to 4:50 p.m. You can talk to your four-year advisor about adding the course to your fall semester schedule if you are interested.
The purpose of this course is to help students identify and explore meaningful careers through a process of self-discovery, self-care and guided conversations with our alumni speakers. Over the course of this seminar, we will assess ourselves to understand our values, strengths, skills, and interests, and we will also examine what it means and what it takes to launch and sustain a successful career. To aid us on this journey, we will leverage the technological power of LinkedIn and other online resources as well as the lived experiences and perspectives of alumni in order to ultimately envision and chart our own career goals moving forward. This course is as much about wellness as it is about career; if you understand both yourself and your options, and feel supported in your journey, then the future isn’t daunting—it’s exciting.
Course Objectives and Learning Goals:
- Provide career identification, preparation and navigation skills, regardless of career interests
- Assist students in gaining greater self-insight and confidence
- Expose students to career paths that fit their interests, skills, and values
- Connect students to a network of alumni and other professionals who can support and guide them
- Create an environment in which students can develop fundamental life skills and resiliency
- Enhance students’ abilities to communicate with and market themselves to professionals and prospective employers
- Develop a personal career action plan that helps reduce stress and anxiety about one’s future
Course Deliverables:
Each student who completes this course will walk away with:
- A fully-developed LinkedIn profile
- A professional resume
- Connections to alumni in your field of interest
- A personal career action plan