For college students, career selection is just one of the many important choices that have to be considered in determining their future. This is a decision that could significantly impact both undergraduate and graduate students for the duration of their career. Career Centers on college and university campuses tackle these important and sometimes-challenging decisions students have to make, but how? What kind of programs and services do t Career Centers have to offer to help guide the student? How can they help make that transition from college life to work life easier? Answers to these questions and the understanding of how a Career Center operates were done in an interview with Lisa Garza, Director of Career Center Services at the University
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Lisa is from Rochester, New York and received a psychology degree from the State University of New York College at Geneseo in 1996. It was during her undergraduate time that Lisa started down the higher education pathway into a position as a Residence Assistant.
In1996, the job search began at the Osh Kosh Placement Exchange and she applied to ten different schools. Lisa was offered a position as a Hall Director at the University of Texas Arlington in July of 1996. It was during the time at UTA that Lisa completed a Master of Science in Social Work with a focus on administration and community practice in 2001. In May 2001, Lisa was offered a position at UTD as the Residential Life Coordinator, moved into the Internship Coordinator position in 2005, became Assistant Director of the Internship Program in 2006. In 2009 she became the Associate Director of the Career Center and then took on the role of Director in August of 2012.
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A review is done every five years in this program and a review was actually done this past summer 2015. Scoring for this review was 3 or higher and both internal and external campus partners were used to conduct the review. Per Lisa, they used One Note Notebook to build out the CAS standard and was able to have supporting documents linked for future reference. They did find during the review that they had been charging the employers the same fee since 2012 and made changes in their fees. The director stated they now have an app that employers can use and it is $25.00 to use along with a LinkedIn Photo Booth and this has increased employer’s fees as well. The employers have not stated that there is a hardship in paying these fees. A copy of the CAS review has been forwarded for any additional questions that may need to be
Lisa is from Rochester, New York and received a psychology degree from the State University of New York College at Geneseo in 1996. It was during her undergraduate time that Lisa started down the higher education pathway into a position as a Residence Assistant.
In1996, the job search began at the Osh Kosh Placement Exchange and she applied to ten different schools. Lisa was offered a position as a Hall Director at the University of Texas Arlington in July of 1996. It was during the time at UTA that Lisa completed a Master of Science in Social Work with a focus on administration and community practice in 2001. In May 2001, Lisa was offered a position at UTD as the Residential Life Coordinator, moved into the Internship Coordinator position in 2005, became Assistant Director of the Internship Program in 2006. In 2009 she became the Associate Director of the Career Center and then took on the role of Director in August of 2012.
Integrity and …show more content…
A review is done every five years in this program and a review was actually done this past summer 2015. Scoring for this review was 3 or higher and both internal and external campus partners were used to conduct the review. Per Lisa, they used One Note Notebook to build out the CAS standard and was able to have supporting documents linked for future reference. They did find during the review that they had been charging the employers the same fee since 2012 and made changes in their fees. The director stated they now have an app that employers can use and it is $25.00 to use along with a LinkedIn Photo Booth and this has increased employer’s fees as well. The employers have not stated that there is a hardship in paying these fees. A copy of the CAS review has been forwarded for any additional questions that may need to be