CAREER COMMUNITIES AND CAMPUS PARTNERSHIPS

Career communities allow CES to offer programs and resources for all students regardless of demographic background, class level, academic focus, or career interests. Career communities support specialization and enable staff to collaborate with campus partners to work toward a common goal across academic and departmental silos.

• The Career Communities and Campus Partnerships unit delivered programming and advising appointments specific to the needs of each of the 12 Career Interest Communities (CICs). Over 5,675 students attended the nearly 2,810 community-specific employer and CES offerings.

• CES revised 11 Career Student Communities (CSC) to introduce new high-impact programming. These CSCs developed career resources and services for special protected populations (e.g., Students with Disabilities, Women, LGBTQ) and other exploration groups (e.g., Doctoral Students, Military Veterans, International students) that benefit from support and tailored services. Over 1,715 students attended the nearly 435 CSC-specific employer and CES offerings.

• CES managed 17 career community advisory boards that played a pivotal governance role in developing programming, initiatives, and website content for the career communities. The members of each advisory board consisted of faculty/staff, employers/alumni industry representatives, cross-functional CES staff, and student leaders. The boards were also important for deepening campus relationships and fostering information sharing.

• The Road to Industry Program (RTIP) was reformatted and relaunched as a long-term mentoring program. The First-Year Interest Group Seminars (FIGS) served as a feeder for this initial cohort, with specific attention paid to identifying qualified first-generation college students. This newly revised approach now serves as a highimpact multi-year experience. Following a competitive application process, 60 cohort students participated in a comprehensive training session, met with assigned Program Directors, attended events tailored to their career pathways, and participated in CES’s Intern for a Day (IFAD) job shadowing program.

• The On-campus Work Experience Network (OWN) program had 50 student participants. All cohort students received free iPads through a partnership with ITS and the Division of Enrollment Management to support their technological needs. A customized program was developed that supplemented job placement through interactive leadership workshops. All participants were first-generation students part of the federal work-study program.

• The CCCP team partnered with the Rutgers University Alumni Association’s Alumni Workplace Engagement team to plan student-alumni event, RTIP, and first-generation initiatives and deepen partnerships with organizations with large Rutgers alumni populations (e.g., Bristol MyersSquibb, Prudential, Sanofi).

150 campus partner advisory board members

23 career communities with tailored programming and resources

17 community advisory boards with campus partners, employers, and students