CURRENT PROJECTS
Goal 1: Undergraduate
Prepare students for rewarding careers after graduation.
Primary Objectives:
- Develop Career Integration Plan (Action 1.1.2)
- Integrate career competencies in existing undergraduate degree programs (Action 1.1.2)
Metric | Baseline Year/Term | Baseline | 3-Year Target | 5-Year Target |
Minimum of one internship course offered per degree program | Fall 2018 | 80% | 100% | 100% |
Increase enrollment in internship courses | AY 2017-18 | 1,126 | 1,182 (+5%) | 1,239 (+10%) |
Increase First Destination Survey (FDS) response rate | 30% | 50% | 75% |
College to Career Working Group:
The College to Career (CTC) Working Group in Arts & Sciences is charged with conducting an assessment of the current state of career preparation in each major. The CTC Working Group is developing a comprehensive plan to highlight existing opportunities to develop career readiness competencies and infuse career preparation into each curriculum, consistent with the university’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). Specifically, the CTC Working Group has identified the following action items to be completed by the end of AY 2018-19:
- Conduct interviews with Directors of Undergraduate Studies across the college
- Name promising practices on academic career development at GSU and other colleges of arts and sciences
- Identify partnership opportunities with University Career Services
- Align efforts with the university’s CTC initiatives, including the QEP;
- Submit final recommendations to Dean Rosen in April 2019.
Members:
John Augusto | Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives |
Angela Christie |
Senior Lecturer, English QEP Director |
Brennan Collins |
Senior Academic Professional, English Associate Director, CETL |
Mike Evans | Lecturer, Political Science |
Robert Maxwell | Senior Academic Professional, Biology |
John Medlock | Assistant Dean for Student Success |
Jennifer Craft Morgan | Associate Professor, Gerontology |
Catherine Neiner | Director, University Career Services |
Rasha Ramzy | Senior Lecturer, Communication |
Brian Thoms | Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Physics & Astronomy |
German Torres | Associate Professor, World Languages & Cultures |
Bethany Turner-Livermore | Associate Professor, Anthropology |
Christy Visaggi | Senior Lecturer, Geosciences |
Eric Wilson | Associate Professor, Philosophy |