Career Exploration Day offers a unique opportunity to shape students’ professional trajectories early in their academic journey. With first- and second-year students actively exploring majors and career paths, your expertise can bridge classroom learning with real-world application. Here’s how faculty-designed sessions create lasting impact:
Why Your Session Matters
- Combat Career Uncertainty
67% of students change majors at least once, often due to unclear career connections . - Strengthen Academic Relevance
Sessions such as “How to Prepare for a Career Through Research/Creative Activity” show students how coursework translates to industry demands. Your disciplinary insights help them see majors as career launchpads. - Address Equity Gaps
Structured guidance reduces disparities: first-gen students attending faculty-led workshops are 40% more likely to pursue relevant internships
Workshop Strategies
- Skill Translation Labs
Host a workshop focused on your department that helps students:- Map what they learn in your program to NACE competencies
- Practice articulating skills in mock interviews
- Major Exploration
Adopt the “Creative Thinking: How Do We Plan for the Unknown?” approach:- Insights into how academic choices connect to future career opportunities
- Guidance on linking academic planning with career goals
- Industry-Aligned Challenges
Our most popular Strommen sessions include alumni voices. Invite your alumni back to campus to share their journeys- Host a panel of your department’s alumni to share how their degree has impacted them
Submit your session description and timing preferences by Monday, February 10th.
