About Us
Mission
The mission of the Career Education Center is to educate and empower students and alumni throughout their lifelong career development journey. Beginning with a student’s first year, we foster career discernment, resilience, and development of the whole person. We partner with alumni, faculty, staff and employers to facilitate connections and identify meaningful experiences and opportunities.
Vision
We envision a culture in which career education is a critical component of the student experience.
Values
We have the expertise to activate academics into meaningful career opportunities, guiding our students from classroom learning to applied experience. We honor each person’s uniqueness and career potential without judgment; we coach and accompany our clients on the path of self-exploration leading to career fulfillment.
We believe:
- Our work is rooted in social justice
- Your career journey is more than your major
- Experiential learning is a critical component of your exploration and discernment
- Every student deserves access to opportunities and connections
- Career satisfaction is built by aligning who you are, what’s important to you, and what you do
We are committed to:
- Meeting you where you are in your journey
- Disrupting historic inequity by intentionally building an ecosystem of opportunities and connections for all students
- Empowering you to define meaning and purpose in your life and career journey
- Fostering experiential learning as a tool for exploration and connections
- Continuous improvement with a focus on improving our work to advance social and economic mobility by making data informed decisions
- Developing mutually beneficial relationships
- Lifelong learning by leading with curiosity, staying informed of labor market trends and technology, and adapting to the changing world
- Empowering the campus community to expand career education across campus by serving as experts in career development
