Grant Theme 2: Practice Career Everywhere

Approximately twelve grants of $1000 (course design) or $500 (course redesign) available

• Graduates are more likely to have received career advice from faculty or staff members than from the career services office, with 1/3 of graduates saying they received career advice from faculty or staff often or very often[1]
• An expanded network of campus community members available for conversations about postgraduate pathways increases sense of belonging for first-generation students and students of color

The career everywhere approach is about building a campus culture of career readiness, where anyone can help students to:

• See life-career planning as an ongoing, cyclical process, rather than a one-time event
• Generate meaning for changes in their curricular and co-curricular experiences
• Effectively tell the story of their time at Longwood

Check out these resources to learn more and get inspired about Practicing Career Everywhere:

• The Career Everywhere Resources Hub and Career Everywhere podcast from uConnect
• University of Arkansas’ Career Everywhere initiative which includes a Career Toolkit for faculty and staff
• Fostering Career Everywhere: Innovative Approaches to Career Readiness
• University of Georgia’s Faculty Guide to Career Services

Potential curricular areas for grant participation

• Internship and directed practicum
• Major capstone courses
• CTZN 410 and Civitae Perspectives
• Brock Experience and study abroad courses

[1] 2018 Strada-Gallup Alumni Survey “Mentoring College Students to Success”