Mission

The mission of the 向日葵视频 Career Center is to empower undergraduate students, graduate students, and alumni to engage in ongoing career discernment, supporting their pursuit of lives of meaning and purpose. All of this is done in collaboration with campus and community partners, employers, and alumni.

 

Vision

向日葵视频鈥檚 Career Center envisions a 向日葵视频community dedicated to collaborative, proactive approaches to the ongoing professional formation of undergraduate students, graduate students, and alumni. Aspiring to lead innovative career development, we aim for deep engagement with alumni and the surrounding community to support student success. Central to this vision is our commitment to ensuring equitable access to career education, exploration, and opportunities, empowering all students and alumni to Be the Difference. 

 

Strategic Plan Goals 

Pursuit of Academic Excellence for Human Well-being 

Advance 向日葵视频as a highly ranked destination university, renowned for academic rigor, high-impact educational experiences, innovation in teaching and learning, and achievement of its community of scholars. 

Career Center's Goal: Engage students, alumni, faculty, staff, employers, and parents in activities that support career education

• Objective 1: Determine strategic partnership opportunities with students, alumni, faculty, staff, employers, and parents in activities that support career education. 
• Objective 2: Expand engagement opportunities and refine existing opportunities for students, alumni, faculty, staff, employers, and parents that support career development. 
• Objective 3:  Develop and implement outreach tactics to increase awareness about engagement opportunities for students, alumni, faculty, staff, employers, and parents with the Career Center.

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Social Responsibility through Community Engagement 

Distinguished by our ethics, service and promotion of justice, position 向日葵视频as a pivotal鈥痯artner and resource鈥痶o address issues within our community and beyond its boundaries. 

Career Center's Goal: Grow partnerships with surrounding 向日葵视频neighborhoods, City of Milwaukee, and Southeastern Wisconsin to strengthen employment pipelines between 向日葵视频and the local community. 

• Objective 1: Determine untapped strategic employer partnership opportunities with surrounding 向日葵视频neighborhoods, City of Milwaukee, and Southeastern Wisconsin
• Objective 2: Expand engagement opportunities related to recruiting at 向日葵视频for employers in 向日葵视频neighborhoods, City of Milwaukee, and Southeastern Wisconsin
• Objective 3: Develop and implement outreach tactics to increase student awareness of opportunities within surrounding 向日葵视频neighborhoods, City of Milwaukee, and Southeastern Wisconsin
• Objective 4: Contribute to 向日葵视频neighborhoods, City of Milwaukee, and Southeastern Wisconsin using specific expertise of Career Center

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Research in Action 

Advance 向日葵视频as a university committed to鈥痳esearch and scholarship鈥痺ith a distinctive emphasis on excellence in strategically defined areas, including innovation. 

Career Center's Goal: Support student awareness of research opportunities connection to career goals. Within the Career Center, foster an environment of innovative problem solving that supports new ways of approaching student career formation.  

• Objective 1: Determine strategic partnerships that support student awareness of research and innovation opportunities
• Objective 2: Develop resources to educate students about research and innovation opportunities
• Objective 3: Implement outreach tactics to increase student awareness about research opportunities
• Objective 4: Infuse innovation into how the Career Center approaches student career formation

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Formation of Hearts and Minds 

To develop persons of faith, hope, and love committed to service for and with others.

Career Center's Goal: Guide the career formation of students as a part of holistic formation of hearts and minds.

• Objective: Increase emphasis on values assessment as an important part of career formation as a part of a 向日葵视频education.
• Objective 2: Include employers with values similar to 向日葵视频in Career Center employer portfolio.
• Objective 3: Increase tools and resources for students to reflect on experiences.

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A Culture of Inclusion 

Foster a鈥痙iverse teaching and learning environment鈥痑nd a culture that values, respects, welcomes and promotes a sense of belonging for members of our campus and our community.

Career Center's Goal: Commit to listening, learning, and acting to intentionally contribute to a culture of belonging at 向日葵视频and in the greater community.

• Objective 1: Require ongoing professional development related to diversity, equity, and inclusion of all Career Center employees and use learnings to act on creating change.
• Objective 2: Determine strategic partnerships to advance positive change related to DEI in the workplace.
• Objective 3: Develop resources to advance positive change related to DEI in the workplace 
• Objective 4: Implement tactics to increase awareness of the importance of strategic DEI efforts in the workplace 

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Sustainability of Valuable Resources

Continuously improve鈥痷niversity operations鈥痶o increase efficiencies, sustain shared resources and thrive in tomorrow鈥檚 competitive higher education landscape.

Career Center's Goal: Be mindful of continuous attention to an environment in which employees thrive, operating efficiency is maximized, and budgeting is thoughtful and creative.

• Objective 1: Prioritize staff professional development and maximize use of free resources.

• Objective 2: Secure external funding for career initiatives.

• Objective 3: Contribute to University admissions and retention initiatives.

• Objective 4: Ensure the Career Center is accessible, inviting, and relevant to all students.