In building the career preparation component of the CEAE, the career advising team worked to embody the vision of the 2014 Strategic Plan — prepare, launch, and sustain graduates into careers of significance and lives of meaning — and in doing so, created the embedded career advising system. Career advisors specialize in distinct academic areas and have offices that are embedded within the same campus location as the faculty of these disciplines. This physical structure creates ease of access by students and faculty and allows for each career advisor to develop discipline-tailored career advising expertise. The embedded career advising model recognizes that career preparation and professional development can be difficult to prioritize for students when left to their own devices. Therefore, the career advisors partner with faculty within their academic areas of expertise to create course assignments that embed career exploration and professional development within the course of the students’ studies. Examples of classroom collaborations are woven throughout the academic departments. In the introductory Archaeological Principles course taught by Jessica Munson, Ph.D., students learn about archaeological fieldwork by having to identify a field school of interest and then, following career advisor instruction on résumé and cover letter writing, the students write a mock application for the school. The lessons from this assignment leave students well-positioned to apply for field schools as they gain academic content expertise while at the same time deepening their relationship with their embedded career advisor specializing in the arts and humanities. EMBEDDED CAREER ADVISING: A Model of Distinction Lycoming has a rich tradition of strong faculty mentorship of students, and by embedding career advising within the academic programs, students benefit from the shared expertise of their faculty and career advisors as they partner to develop classroom assignments that put academic content knowledge in the context of career and professional development.” Susan M. Ross, Ph.D. Vice Provost and Director for the Center for Enhanced Academic Experiences Results from the National Survey of Student Engagement demonstrate strong points of distinction for Lycoming students’ career preparation relative to college seniors across the country. The survey indicates that Lycoming College seniors met with a career advisor, received assistance with their résumés, and participated in mock interviews at twice the rate of other college seniors. Even more, 78 percent of Lycoming seniors sought help with their résumés, and more than half of them completed a mock interview. Additionally, 65 percent of Lycoming seniors discussed their career interest with a faculty member, compared to 44 percent of the national senior sample. The lessons of the academically-embedded career advising system are best acknowledged by the 95 percent graduate school and job placement rate of Lycoming alumni within six months post-graduation. PREPARING AND LAUNCHING: The Evidence 12 LYCOMING COLLEGE 2021 PRESIDENT’S REPORT/FALL MAGAZINE
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