Experiential Major Maps Collaborative
EAB’s Experiential Major Maps Collaborative for small private and regional comprehensive institutions will help you scale the experience of your most engaged students through structured pathways available to all
Students often struggle to navigate siloed academic, cocurricular, and career development opportunities on campus. College and university leaders, faculty, and academic and career advisers can guide students in their decision-making by clearly articulating how these opportunities fit together.
To promote a cohesive, well-rounded educational experience, institutions can create experiential major maps that help students make informed coursework decisions, encourage integration of complementary activities, and drive engagement throughout the pathway to degree.
Challenges to making progress
- Institutions struggle to communicate their role in workforce and economic development to employers and public officials
- Students rarely connect learning to the broader skills and experiences they need to thrive in careers and communities
- Students are arriving on campus less academically and socially prepared to find or leverage opportunities and services outside of the classroom
About the collaborative
EAB’s Experiential Major Maps Collaborative is geared toward public and private regional comprehensive institutions and will help you develop and embed experiential major maps that illustrate academic, co-curricular, and career preparation pathways across your institution’s departments and programs.
Through EAB’s new collaborative experience you will:
- Help students explore majors, identify skills, gain hands-on experience, and create success pathways from classroom to career
- Promote your institution’s majors and programs through a holistic lens
- Identify pilot team roles and responsibilities; and create a template and project implementation plan
- Expand your skills and capacity with 1:1 expert coaching and project management support
Successfully implement experiential major maps in your institution through four expert-led workshops
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1. Why Your Institution Needs Major Maps
January 29, 2026 | 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
Sample activities:
- Differentiate major maps from traditional degree plans
- Articulate the value of major maps for diverse campus constituents—students, advisors, faculty, and staff
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2. Cultivate Your Major Maps Strategy
February 19, 2026 | 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
Sample activities:
- Create project plan, process, and timeline
- Name college and cross-campus stakeholders
- Diagnose common obstacles and identify solutions
- Customize EAB’s major map template
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3. Hallmarks of Effective and Impactful Major Maps
March 19, 2026 | 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
Sample activities:
- Inventory characteristics of successful maps
- Identify KPIs and qualitative metrics to assess the usage and impact of major maps
- Create an annual review and update plan
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4. Learn From the Experts and Share Next Steps
April 16, 2026 | 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
Sample activities:
- Panelists from fellow research institutions answer your questions about implementation, design, and engagement
- Share your progress and get live feedback from fellow participants
- Troubleshoot challenges and celebrate successes
How to participate
If you are a Strategic Advisory Services partner and interested in participating in EAB’s Experiential Major Maps Collaborative, please log in and fill out the form below. You may also contact [email protected] to learn more. Once we receive your request, we will be in touch with further details.
In the form, please nominate:
- An Executive Sponsor (ES): This person will offer leadership-level support and advice to the Implementation Leader as they lead the charge to implement major maps in the institution. Required role: Provost, or equivalent
- Two Implementation Leaders (IL): These team members will participate in the collaborative on your institution’s behalf. To benefit most from this experience, the ILs are expected to come to each synchronous session of the collaborative and complete 30-60 minutes of work between each session.EAB’s recommendation for Implementation Leaders:
- Cross-institutional lead (e.g., AVP, VP for Student Success, Director of Career Services, or equivalent) to serve as the project lead and guide implementation with an eye toward institutional scale after the Collaborative ends.
- School-based lead (e.g., Dean, Associate Dean, or equivalent) to apply the curriculum in practice, serving as a test case and champion.
Your EAB Strategic Leader will be in touch with more information after you express your interest.