IU Career EDGE Exploration Development Graduation Employment Joshua Killey, Director of the Career Planning Office Kelley School of Business Jennifer Schott, Director of Career Planning University College

Overview IU Career EDGE presents a conceptual framework and action plan for motivating our undergraduate students to fully engage in the career and academic resources that will make them successful in pursuing their chosen careers. The primary focus of the framework has been academic and career development for students who plan to enter the workforce after receiving the bachelor’s degree. Josh

Rationale Establishing a Roadmap Decentralized Nature of IU and IUPUI A Comprehensive Approach to Student Advising Decentralized Nature of IU and IUPUI Questions to Address How can we take a more developmental approach through our curriculum and co-curriculum to prepare students for life after graduation? Where career paths are not obvious, what is currently done to help students understand careers? How do we better take advantage of the city of Indianapolis for career development? Josh

Process Inventory Desired best practices Identifying gaps Develop strategies to address gaps Implementation Josh

Stakeholder Groups and Meetings Stakeholder Meetings Dean’s Council Career Services Council Student Life Services Council Council on Retention and Graduation Jaguar Academic Advising Association IUPUI Faculty Council Program Review and Assessment Committee IUPUI Town Hall Meetings Josh

Stages and Desired Learning Outcomes Initial career exploration, degree exploration, self-assessment of strengths, interests, and values Exploration Intermediate career exploration – linkage between major and career path Development Timely graduation and final preparation for entry into career, graduate school, or defined gap year experience Graduation Entry into career, graduate school or gap year with continued career development with support and engagement through IU, Purdue and IUPUI Employment Josh Four developmental time points as the foci for strategic planning with summary of the desired learning outcomes as gathered from feedback of constituents

An IUPUI Student’s Perspective Exploration Development Graduation Employment

Exploration Identify Resources Assess Self University College Step onto Campus & Jag Days Pre-Orientation Online Module Assess Self Focus, Strong, MBTI Participate in Initial Learning Opportunities First Year Seminars/Learning Communities Major Career Information Day Externships Evaluate Progress Electronic Personal Development Plan (ePDP) Meet with an Advisor /Career Counselor Jen Specific student learning outcomes for this stage, information gathered from constituents Opportunities for students to make successful transition to college -Engage in self-exploration and reflection -Begin to develop competencies aligned with PULs -Trying to connect academic advising with career planning/development across all 4 years...beginning with pre-orientation work. -How can you help?? Students need help translating their experiences (with service learning, with integrated learning experience in TLCs) into job-relevant skills/experiences. - particularly those for which the theme is connected to a specific type of career 

Development Engage in Focused Exploration IUPUI Fall Career Week Connect with professionals in Spotlight Participate in Ongoing Learning Opportunities RISE: Research, International, Service Learning, Experiential Learning Career Development Courses/Workshops Excellence in Professionalism Series Conduct Job or Graduate/Professional School Search Career Services Career/Graduate School Fair Evaluate Progress Electronic Personal Development Plan (ePDP) Meet with an Advisor/Career Counselor Jen -Deepen self-understanding and begin to identify with a particular major and career path -transition from a phase of “random exploration” to more focused exploration of current relationships, academic and career goals, and selves

Graduation Complete Requirements/Apply for Graduation Engage in Additional Experiential Learning Opportunities School-based Experiential Learning Programs Undergraduate Research Programs Determine the post-graduation professional development needs, resources, and opportunities Career Services Employer Advisory Boards Evaluation of Progress Exit Surveys Josh

Employment Secure Employment, Graduate/ Professional School Utilization of School-Based Career Services Access to opportunities Provide feedback Point-of-Service Surveys Employer Surveys Advisory Boards Pursue Lifelong Learning Maintain Connections Interface with IU Alumni Association Evaluation of Progress First Destination Surveys LinkedIN Josh

Moving Forward: Plugging the Leaks True Integration of Academic and Career Advising in all Units Establish Career Services Function within Units Focused Strategy for Branding and Communicating EDGE Development of Web Portal Inventorying, Organizing, and Implementing Online Modules for all Stages Adoption of robust and comprehensive Career Services Manager to better assist students and gather data Continue to stress importance of student engagement in career-related exploration and experiences! Josh/Jen A few things that are beginning to be implemented or will be in the next year --reinforce student engagement in career-related experiences (RISE, Externships, etc.) Refer to ACD flyer in folder

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