From Career Services to Career Ecosystems

Today’s students expect college to prepare them not only for graduation, but for meaningful careers. At the same time, employers increasingly seek graduates who can demonstrate applied skills, articulate their experiences, and adapt across changing industries. Yet on many campuses, career preparation remains concentrated within the career services office, and reaches only a fraction of students while leaving faculty, advisors, and student affairs professionals working in parallel rather than partnership.

This session explores how student affairs and career services leaders can help build a more integrated approach to career readiness that reaches students throughout their college experience.

Attendees will learn how to:

• Expand the reach of career services by partnering more intentionally with academic advising, faculty, and student affairs.
• Help students connect coursework, co-curricular experiences, and experiential learning to long-term career goals.
• Increase participation in internships, applied learning, and career development—particularly among students who are traditionally less likely to engage.
• Equip students to better articulate the transferable skills they develop through academic and co-curricular experiences.
• Explore scalable practices that strengthen career readiness without requiring major new investments in staffing or resources.

Whether your institution is looking to increase student engagement with career services, improve career outcomes, or build a more coordinated campus-wide career readiness strategy, this session offers practical approaches that student affairs and career services leaders can begin adapting immediately.

Session

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Attendance is best suited for student affairs and career services leaders.

• Thursday, September 10, 2026 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time