Faculty Resources & Workshop Catalog

USG's Center for Career Development is here to assist you in the career-related work you do with students. We offer consultation services for faculty and staff at USG who are seeking career related guidance, information, resources, or tools for their student cohorts. Through collaboration with the National Association of Colleges & Employers (NACE) and other professional organizations, our Center has a variety of resources on national standards, best practices, industry trends, and the latest tools which can provide guidance on career development for the USG community.

Center Liaisons

Faculty are encouraged to reach out to our Center Liaison's as listed below for any related needs, concerns, questions, resources, or opportunities for collaboration. These liaisons provide a connection with the groups listed below to share information and resources, identify best practices, and advocate for student popuations at USG.

Liaison to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - Deborah Zimmer, dzimmer@umd.edu, 301-738-6151
Liaison to Student Council, Student Clubs & Organizations - Erin Steiner, esteine3@umd.edu, 301-738-6287
Liaison for Graduate & Professional Students - Julia Rader, jrader@umd.edu, 301-738-6063
Liaison to Disability Support Services - Erin Steiner, esteine3@umd.edu, 301-738-6287
Liaison for Special Populations (Veterans, LGBTQ+ community, Women, Minorities & International Students - Vacant

Faculty Resources

Syllabus Statement - Faculty are encouraged to include the statement below in their course Syllabi each semester. This information is intended to educate students on the career readiness support services available to them; and to encourage student engagement in the career planning process.

Career Readiness Support for Students: USG's Center for Career Development provides a variety of career readiness support services for students as a means of connecting their curricular (in class) and co-curricular (experiential and out of class) learning experiences. Through these services, the Center seeks to provide students with meaningful career paths, connections to the regional business community, and opportunities to develop the career competencies needed to succeed in the workplace. For more information, please contact the Center at 301-738-6338, usgcareerservices@umd.edu or visit www.shadygrove.umd.edu.

Resume and/or Interview Clinic: Time set aside to see students one-on-one for 20-30 minutes outside of class. Students sign up in advance for time slots and reviewers offer students feedback on resume content or interviewing techniques. Please note: at least two-months advance notice is required to schedule a clinic.
Extra Credit for Event Attendance: Students attend an event outside of class time. Our Center provides professors with a sign-in list of those who attended.

"Faculty Champions for Student Career Readiness" Program - Fall 2024

The Center for Career Development is accepting participants for the NACE "Faculty Champions for Student Career Readiness" pilot program, developed as a faculty enrichment initiative.

The Champions program has been identified by NACE as a powerful tool to help engage and enlist faculty in supporting the career readiness preparation of students. Through the program, faculty will participate in a Zoom training session intended to aid them in four (4) key ways, listed below.

Linked here is an article from NACE with more information about this effort. If you have any questions about the initiative, or are interested in participating in the zoom training, please reach out to Julia Rader, Director of the Center for Career Development at jrader@umd.edu.

Note: Participants are accepted on a rolling basis and participation only requires attendance at a one hour Zoom training session. These Zoom sessions will be offered monthly in order to accomodate any new faculty who sign up each month.

4 Key Points of Champions Program:

Become familiar with USG's career readiness competencies;
Understand the importance of career readiness to student success and learn best practices to integrate this work into the classroom;
Understand the important role they play in supporting students’ career readiness; and
Better understand how they can leverage our campus resources to support their student's career readiness (i.e. classroom visits, offering extra credit for participation in career development programs/events, using USG's Career Connector portal and other virtual tools, etc.)