New Action Plan Expands and Strengthens College-Career Connections
At a moment of economic uncertainty, 贝洛伊特 is enhancing its support of students as they forge successful career paths.
The college launched an updated 贝洛伊特 Action Plan in April, a year after 贝洛伊特’s original plan met unprecedented societal and economic challenges caused by the pandemic.
The revised plan responds to the moment by enhancing support for students to create successful career paths after 贝洛伊特.
“At this moment of economic uncertainty, bridging the gap between college and career has taken on a new sense of urgency,” President Scott Bierman said in April. “While providing a rich and forward-thinking education with a focus on career preparedness has been integral to 贝洛伊特’s mission since our founding, this reimagined Action Plan deepens our commitment. As a result, students will feel 更多的 connected throughout their college experience, career search, and well after graduation.”
The plan includes five major initiatives:
Career Works is 贝洛伊特’s newly renamed and recently relocated career center in Pearsons Hall (shown above). Led by Director Jessica Fox-Wilson’98, its renewed vision is to help students directly link their coursework, internships, and community-based learning to careers.
Career Channels offer students a structure for following their interests in an area, or channel, that transcends an academic major. Channels such as justice and rights, health and healing, or business and entrepreneurship involve special resources and a professional community of peers, 教师, 校友, and outside experts to broaden students’ vision of their futures.
The highly successful Career Accelerator, held for the first time in January-February, offers students two weeks of workshops, 面板, and networking opportunities between the fall and spring semesters. In its first year, 更多的 than 100 校友 and nearly 400 students participated.
贝洛伊特ers Helping 贝洛伊特ers began as a lifeline during a global crisis last spring, when seniors faced graduation without traditional in-person networking opportunities. BHB is a network of 校友 mentors for current seniors, who can receive inspiration, practical guidance, and assistance accessing professional networks.
The Power Grid is a group of 校友 and friends of the college working in professions 贝洛伊特 students are drawn to—green technology, entrepreneurship, digital media and marketing, law and social justice, 和更多的. Students access these sought-after professionals through Career Works, Career Channels, Career Accelerator, and 贝洛伊特ers Helping 贝洛伊特ers.
