Take the Next Step | Oxley Integrated Advising Program

OXLEY INTEGRATED ADVISING PROGRAM

RIGHT PLACE ON THE RIVER

Mount grads don’t just get jobs:

THEY LAUNCH CAREERS.

Most people will have more than one profession. The average is six—with plenty of steps in between.

The English major becomes chairman of a multinational investment bank.

The psychology major becomes an emergency medical physician.

The sociology major becomes the founding president and CEO of a nonprofit educational organization.

The history major becomes a pharmaceutical company executive.

The teacher becomes EVP of the New York Stock Exchange. The nurse becomes an insurance executive.

These aren’t hypotheticals—they are the career paths of just a few Mount graduates.

Many colleges ask students: What do you want to be? Now, come up with your plan. There are two problems with this approach.

Named for Geraldine Oxley ’51, an insurance industry pioneer and generous benefactor of the College, the Oxley Integrated Advising Program is far beyond what most colleges and universities offer— it leads the region in career education.

First, if you’re not positive about what you want to be, do you know what your best options are? Second, how do you make an effective plan?

The Oxley Center is unique.

Whether you know what you want to be or not, Oxley helps you to build the skills, and the plan, to discover your best academic and professional options and launch your career.

Support from the Oxley team begins on your first day at the Mount and continues through graduation. You’ll identify your strengths and interests, and you’ll come to understand both the value of those strengths and the range of opportunities associated with them. Your Oxley advisor will help you strategize how to translate what you love into a career.

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ADVISING At the Mount, advising is different from most colleges and universities.

At many other institutions, students have a faculty advisor to help with registration, Course selection, and other academic questions. At the College of Mount Saint Vincent, your faculty advisor is your instructor in First Year Experience (FYE), a stimulating and informational course required for all freshmen students. You get to know your advisor personally—they’ll help you understand major and core curriculum requirements, advise you about graduate programs, and connect you to the College community.

Plus, you’ll have a professional Oxley advisor for four years. Both advisors are committed to your success as a scholar and a leader. They work collaboratively to ensure that you’ve identified the right major and that you have all of the support services needed to excel.

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Our advisors guide you as you get involved with all of the opportunities available in and outside the classroom, including support and access to the Mount’s: · Academic Resource Center · Campus Mission and Ministry ·C enter for Undergraduate Research · F ishlinger Center for Public Policy Research · Honors Program · Internships, Externships, and Clinical Placements · Mount Mentors Program · Mount Pathways · National Fellowships · Premier Programs and Awards · Study Abroad

FRESHMAN YEAR EXPLORE BEGIN: Take FYE and get to know life at the Mount, academic expectations, and support systems, which will help boost critical thinking and information literacy. You’ll be encouraged to get involved with student activities and you’ll also coordinate a service project with campus ministry, helping to give back to those in need.

DISCOVER: Assess your values, interests, skills, and motivations.

PARTICIPATE: Activities that you enjoy and excel at can also help you build skills and distinguish yourself in the marketplace.

IDENTIFY: Explore work and experiential learning options that you enjoy.

PREPARE: Build your resume, boost networking skills, practice interviewing, and learn about available internship opportunities.

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HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR MAJOR In some fields of work, your major is an essential credential: accounting, nursing, and teacher education in particular. However, more than 80% of college graduates in the U.S. are employed in positions that have no singular connection to their undergraduate major.

WHY? In most fields, the things the Mount emphasizes are the ultimate credential: a repertoire of analytical skills; clear, critical thinking; the ability to express yourself convincingly both orally and in writing; and the ability to weigh moral and ethical questions seriously.

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But the challenges are the same whatever your major: How do I identify my opportunities and translate my passions into a fulfilling career?

Beginning your first semester and throughout your time at the Mount, your Oxley advisor will help you to answer those questions and build the skills you need to launch your career—starting day one.

AREAS OF STUDY • Accounting • Applied Computer Science • Art • Biochemistry • Biology • Business • Chemistry • Communication

• Criminology and Justice • Data Analytics • Economics • English • French Studies • Health Care Management • History • Interdisciplinary Studies

• Law and Social Justice • Mathematics • Nursing • Occupational Therapy • Pharmacy • Philosophy • Physical Therapy • Psychology

• Public Policy • Religious Studies • Sociology • Spanish • Teacher Education • Theatre • Visual Arts and Experimental Media

And dozens more majors, minors, concentrations, and joint degrees.

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INTERNSHIPS

CONNECTING THE CLASSROOM TO THE WORLD It’s a big world and Mount students are ready for it.

Our location ensures you’ll have ready access to internship opportunities at top businesses, entertainment companies, health care facilities, government agencies, and more.

You’ll explore interests and transfer theory to application, while gaining invaluable professional experience, building your resume (and your confidence, too), and connecting with the people who will become mentors, job references, and even future employers.

You’ll be able to complete an internship for academic credit anytime after your freshman year—either to explore options or to obtain advance preparation.

Here, we’ll help you leverage the finest opporutnities of New York City—and the world.

1,000+ opportunities await

• ABC • Atlantic Records • Bronx Zoo • CBS • Condé Nast Inc. • Cosmopolitan • Deutsche Bank • Disney • DKNY • Ermenegildo Zegna • ESPN • Factory PR • Food Network • Fox News • General Electric • Goldman Sachs • Marie Claire • Martha Stewart Living/ Omnimedia • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Merrill Lynch • Metropolitan Museum of Art • Mount Sinai Hospital • MTV • NBCUniversal • New Amsterdam Partners LLC • New Line Cinema • New York Mets • New York Stock Exchange • NYC Comptroller’s Office • NYU Langone Medical Center • Pfizer • Rockwell Financial Group • Rolling Stone • SportsNet New York • Sony Music • The Legal Aid Society • The United Nations • Univision • VH1 5

SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR YEARS EXPAND TRANSLATE: Learn how to fuse your major, interests, strengths, and skills into a career path.

PARTICIPATE: Make sure your activities outside the classroom develop your communication, teamwork, time management, problem solving, and leadership skills. What you love to do will help you identify what you can offer employers.

LEARN: Refine your skills in resume writing, identify career exploration opportunities, and gain tips to conduct successful interviews.

ONNECT: Find internships and prospective employers through Mount C alumnae/i, mentors, networking events, job shadowing, career fairs, and information sessions.

BUILD: Establish well-grounded confidence and turn experiences into accomplishments.

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SENIOR YEAR EXCEL STRATEGIZE: Refine test-taking skills at the Academic Resource Center for national graduate/professional school examinations such as the GRE, GMAT, MCAT, or LSAT—then, finalize your graduate school search and timeline with your professional advisor.

ATTEND: Plan to participate in a variety of career-targeted workshops, which are made available exclusively for seniors.

CREATE: Assemble a portfolio with materials illustrating talents and achievements.

SHARE: Find future employers, meet with recruiters, build your network, and upload your finished resume.

NETWORK: Apply and get hired. Connect with Mount graduates to establish professional networks and explore our career database to identify employment opportunities.

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“I always knew I wanted to be an attorney—even as a child. I loved arguing. I loved debating. I loved talking!

Pursuing a career as a lawyer seemed like a perfect fit for me, and I worked hard in both high school and college to get myself to where I am today.”

— Eugene Toussaint

MOUNT MADE Our students make decisions that match their passions.

Meet Eugene Toussaint ’10—Mount graduate and attorney with swag.

Eugene’s always aspired to become a lawyer, and he’s proud to be living out that dream every day. But if it weren’t for the support he received from various teachers, mentors, and advisors along the way—especially at the Mount—he would never have imagined graduating from St. John’s University School of Law in 2014.

Eugene Touissant ’10 B.A. HISTORY & PSYCHOLOGY

Even years after his graduation from the Mount (where he graduated with a double major in history and psychology; as part of the Honors Program; and as a TRiO scholar!), Eugene’s values are still rooted in the qualities of goodness, discipline, and knowledge instilled in him during his days as a Dolphin.

He continues to make an impact today—not only as a staff attorney in criminal defense practice with the Legal Aid Society, but as CEO of Attorneys with Swag, an unmatched organization that makes legal concepts entertaining so they can be more easily digestible and understood by a general audience—not just those who attended law school.

At the Mount, students prepare for a career, not just a job.

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With the help of your Oxley advisor, you’ll explore and define your career interests and learn how to market yourself, while building and growing relationships that matter.

Our nursing students complete their clinical placements, externships, and preceptorships (one-on-one training with a nurse) at the nation’s finest hospitals, including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Montefiore Medical Center, Mount Sinai Hospital, NYU Langone Medical Center, and New York– Presbyterian University Hospitals of Columbia and Cornell.

Seeking further enrichment?

Students may apply for an Oxley Grant, providing financial assistance to engage in specialized research or creative projects.

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Mount students are encouraged to live and learn in foreign countries to enhance their development as global citizens through a variety of study abroad options—semester-long programs, short courses, service learning, and mission and ministry trips. We offer the finest international study opportunities in the world, broadening cultural and intellectual horizons and deepening our students’ perspectives on their home country and the world.

Taking advantage of the Mount’s study abroad opportunities gives you valuable, culturally immersive international experiences.

Here, you’ll find study abroad at its best and most enticing—all that it should be.

Thinking graduate school?

Maximize your score on graduate and professional admission tests like the GRE, GMAT, MCAT, or LSAT.

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First Year Experience provides a survival skills package for college life and beyond. You’ll take an FYE course with your faculty advisor during your first semester and participate in informal social gatherings throughout the year to develop positive work habits and study skills, integrate career education into your studies, and develop strong relationships.

Mount students have the opportunity to earn both an undergraduate and graduate degree through various joint degree programs at the College and other prestigious institutions.

Criminology and Justice B.A./M.A. St. John’s University Education B.A./M.S. College of Mount Saint Vincent History B.A./M.A. St. John’s University Library and Information Sciences B.A./M.S. St. John’s University Nursing B.S./M.S. College of Mount Saint Vincent Occupational Therapy B.A./M.S. Dominican College

Occupational Therapy B.S./M.S. Columbia University Pharmacy B.A./Pharm.D. University of Saint Joseph Physical Therapy B.S./D.P.T. New York Medical College Podiatric Medicine B.S./D.P.M. New York College of Podiatric Medicine Social Work B.A./M.S.W. Fordham University Social Work B.A./M.S.W. Yeshiva University Sociology B.A./M.A. St. John’s University

Talented students receive coaching and assistance in applying for scholarships and national fellowships, such as the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program, the Fulbright Program, and the Goldwater Scholarship.

Through the Center for Undergraduate Research, students produce original work to present at national and international conferences. Research experience allows students to develop methodological skills, encourages them to develop an expertise in a given area of study, and prepares them for graduate programs and future employment.

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Need help with composition, statistics, or physics? The Academic Resource Center expands the classroom with tutoring and supplemental instruction.

Our vibrant campus life offers holistic preparation for a lifetime of meaningful achievement. Students foster skills and qualities such as leadership, time management, and team building through participation in student activities, service opportunities, and athletics.

The ParaMount Perspectives Speaker Series features prominent executives, artists, scientific researchers, doctors, and leaders who share industry knowledge and career insights with students.

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Our comprehensive job interview preparation will hone your skills and expand your strategy. You will master the art of an exceptional first impression, essential for landing that first job—and beyond.

Mount Mentors pairs dedicated and promising students with successful alumnae/i, trustees, and friends of the College. Through the guidance and example of their mentors, students discover vital connections between their academic studies and the professional world.

Our graduates go on to study at some of the nation’s finest institutions, including: • • • • • • • • • •

Albert Einstein College of Medicine Brown University Columbia University City University of New York Fordham University Georgetown University Harvard University Kings College London McGill University New York Medical College

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New York University NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine Pennsylvania State University Rutgers University St. John’s University State University of New York at Albany Stony Brook University Teachers College, Columbia University The University of Chicago University of Nebraska University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 13

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