Connections for Faculty and Staff

We offer you:

  • Classroom presentations to complement your syllabus on topics such as career planning, internships, job search techniques, graduate or professional school applications, and employer expectations.
  • Classroom coverage if you need to be away. (Please give us as much advance notice as possible.)
  • Resources and staff to support programming for your student organizations.
  • Connections to employers who have expressed interest in working with you to support classroom activities and educational programming.
  • Information about recruiting events, including career fairs, that may be of interest to your students.
  • Comprehensive follow-up studies of recent UWSP graduates in your discipline providing information on their employment or continuing educational status.

We encourage you to:

  • Be a mentor; be willing to share your experiences, and help students make contacts with professionals in your field.
  • Refer students to our office for assistance with career or job search issues.
  • Visit our office yourself, or contact us whenever you have questions, would like to talk about collaborative ventures, or need more information.

We also encourage you to share these career tips with your students:

  • Collect information and explore career options early in their college education.
  • Join campus or community organizations that will help them investigate careers and develop skills for future employment.
  • Meet with us to discuss their interests and develop career plans and job-hunting techniques.
  • Visit our office for a career assessment and interpretation.
  • Pursue intern or other practical experiences during college.
  • Develop portfolios that document their accomplishments, course work, and experiences.
  • Utilize Web-based and print resources to learn more about the world of work and job search strategies.
  • Attend career programs sponsored by our office.
  • Participate in on-campus interviews for intern or career employment.

Please consider this an open invitation to connect with us!