Career Champions

Award with ribbon "Career & Internship Services Career Champion"

Career & Internship Services (CIS) strives to support students in developing and achieving career goals that lead to meaningful work.  We believe that this goal can only be achieved with the support of our dedicated campus partners (faculty and staff) as well as industry professionals who guide students as they explore majors, learn to articulate their strengths, and build professional networks.

To more publicly recognize the value of these partners, CIS is excited to announce our annual student-nominated Career Champion Award, which recognizes members of our community who intentionally impact a student’s career development.

Objectives

  • To share career resources with our Career & Internship Services faculty, staff and industry partners
  • To empower faculty, staff, and industry partners to see themselves as career influencers
  • To increase career integration in the classroom, extracurricular activities, and informal spaces so that students can access valuable career exploration and development with multiple entry points

A total of six Career Champions will be recognized each year - one faculty/staff member each from CCAPS, CDes, and CFANS, as well as three industry professionals.  Recipients will be awarded a plaque.  Faculty/staff recipients from CCAPS, CDes, and CFANS will also receive a small monetary award.  Career & Internship Services staff and CIS adjunct instructors are NOT eligible for this award.

Examples of how faculty, staff, and professional partners might support students in their career development journey might include:   

  • Sharing your own professional development journey with a student
  • Conducting an informational interview with a student
  • Connecting a student with someone in your professional network
  • Inviting an industry professional to speak in your class
  • Volunteering to speak in a class or serve as a mentor

Nomination Process

All candidates must be nominated by a current undergraduate or graduate student in one of the colleges served by CIS (CCAPSCDesCFANS).  After the nomination deadline, a small committee consisting of Career & Internship Services staff and student workers will select the final award recipients.  Award recipients will be notified in April/May.

Nomination form

The nomination deadline is March 7, 2025.

Questions?

Contact Brian Green at [email protected]