Special Features: Resources to Support Student Learning
Last Updated: July 2007
Career Center
As a part of providing career-related services for the College’s students (and alumni), the Director of the Career Center works with faculty teaching the First Year Seminar, to introduce all first-year students to the Center's services and help them understand that career planning starts their first year in college. The Director also works with individual faculty to develop workshops and seminars targeted at specific disciplines. Additionally, career planning courses were recently added to the curriculum. Career Planning 200 serves students who are undecided about an academic major and career direction; students taking this course sharpen decision-making skills and focus on the variety of paths available to achieving career satisfaction, beginning with choosing an academic major. Career Planning 400 is for juniors and seniors embarking on internships and/or seeking their first job; the course covers all aspects of the job search. Attention is given to helping students articulate the skills they have developed through their liberal arts education.
The mission of the Career Center is to provide programs and services to empower undergraduates, graduates, and alumni to develop successful life-long career management skills and to increase client access to meaningful employment opportunities and graduate/professional school options. The Career Center builds a network of relational bridges among faculty, employers, and the College community. Center goals are:
- Become the career center of choice among employers by providing excellent customer service to employers.
- Raise student awareness of The Career Center and integrate into the campus mainstream so the Career Center is seen as a necessary part of their experience at Marietta College.
- Increase participation with faculty and staff to develop an awareness of Career Center services and the importance of early student entry into the career development process.
- Develop a marketing plan to increase awareness of The Career Center and its services among students, employers, faculty and other key constituencies.
- To assist students to think in terms of functional responsibilities rather than merely linking major to job.
