Find the support you want and need in every step of your college and career journey.
The Career Exploration Center works closely with the Office of Academic Advising to offer you an integrated four-year journey. From self-awareness and academic exploration in your first year to pursuing career and graduate program opportunities, we're with you every step of the way.
Professional Development Goals
- Explore your strengths and interests and make connections to your academic and career journey
- Use blueprint to set goals and begin discovery
- Incorporate professional awareness and build a toolkit through your digital portfolio
Professional Development Journey
- Identify resources for experiential learning
- Complete SUM 120: Career Exploration lab - communication, career research, transferable skills
Professional Development Goals
- Join Career Communities
- Connect your academic experiences to future opportunities (internships, careers, cultural growth, mentored research)
- Deepen your self-awareness of your strengths to inform your selection of academic major
Professional Development Journey
- Attend Internship Search/Funding workshops
- SCALE prep (professional presence, communication)
- Build career literacy through meaningful work events, informational interviews, and majors exploration
Professional Development Goals
- Deepen transferable skills aligned with career goals
- Strengthen your professional experience and exposure with meaningful internship and mentored research experiences
Professional Development Journey
- Participate in career community-specific opportunities, networking, and recruiting
- Polish your professionalism through one-on-one coaching (practice interviews, cover letter review, 360 feedback)
- Pursue meaningful summer internship or mentored research experience
- Attend Internship, Job, and Graduate School Fairs