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Jan 21 ‘14: Career Trip to Cleveland’s Federal Reserve Bank
Thiel College Alumni Board Meeting
Career Committee Report
February 2014

2. Career Development Center Activities
1) Programming: Career Education & Employer Events
Update on Four-Year Career Curriculum
Goals:
Freshmen: Move 308 student thru 5 point plan by 5/14
Seniors: 90% of Seniors on LinkedIn by 5/14
Juniors: 50% increase in internships (75 -> 110)
All years: 100% increase in workshop attendance
80% job placement Class of ’14 by 11/14
Major Spring Events:
Jan 21 – CLEVELAND CAREER ROAD TRIP
Feb 24-28 — CAREER WEEK ALUMNI PANELS
Mar 12 – PITTSBURGH CAREER FAIR
Mar 21 – PITTSBURGH CAREER ROAD TRIP
Mar 24 – SERVICE YEAR LEADERSHIP CONF.
Apr 3 – JUST-IN-TIME JOB & INTERNSHIP FAIR
Apr 17 – NEW YORK CITY CAREER TRIP

3. Career Development Center Activities
Thiel College
Career Development Ctr
Mar n Black
Associate Dean
mblack@thiel.edu
Heather Balas
Director
hbalas@thiel.edu
Lacey Rice
Corey Brown
Graduate Assistants
CareerCenter@thiel.edu
Open-rate on newsletter (60% -> 80%)
Blogging/Influencing (250 followers by 9/1)
Job database
2) eCommunication: Branding, Following, Posting, Surveying
January 2014 Visit Day
h p://www.thiel.edu/academics/career-development-center
Goals:
Ge ng the Right Career Start

4. Career Development Center Activities
3) Outreach/Engagement
Alumni:
Panels
Mentor Program
Career Road Trips
Bell Issue
Goals:
Create an Annual “Thiel Colloquium”
Develop w/ Alumni Board – summer ‘14
Establish annual plan with Alumni Rel.
Build reward system for sending jobs
Advisory Bodies:
Students (T-CATS)
Leading Alumni & Employers
Goals:
From advisory body to peer advising
Develop – summer ‘14
Faculty:
Meetings with all 19 Departments
Helping define the New Core
Goals:
Establish base-lines; develop best practices
Expand off-campus “learning by doing”

5. Career Development Center Activities
4) Placement Data: Class of 2014

6. Career Committee: Communications
• Articles to be written by selected alumni to
appear in Career Center’s bimonthly
newsletter, in the Bell, and in the
Thielensian.
Example: encouraging use of LinkedIn by
both alumni and students.

7. Career Committee: Advisory Bodies
• Partner with Career Center on the
creation of the second advisory body
(community leaders, employers, and
alumni). Not only in the selection of
members but also in the rationale and
the goals for such a board.

8. Career Committee: Alumni Outreach
• Input in the creation and design of a Career
Mentor Program…both pros and cons.
• Assistance in the planning of Career Road
Trips, including Washington, DC.
•
Internships (what exactly is an internship?)
• Placement Data