Faculty have a discussion during a fall 2023 planning session.
Two Core to Career faculty compare notes at a fall 2023 planning session.
Core to Career faculty listen to the speaker at a workshop session of a fall 2023 planning session.
Two Core to Career faculty look toward the speaker at a workshop session of a fall 2023 planning session.
A Core to Career faculty asks an audience question of the speaker at a workshop session of a fall 2023 planning session.
A Core to Career faculty has a discussion with the speaker at a workshop session of a fall 2023 planning session.
Core to Career
Faculty transforming undergraduate teaching to prepare students for career readiness and launch.

Core to Career
A professional development program that…

  • Leverages a focus on career skills to support student engagement across a wide range of academic disciplines.
  • Fosters a community of practice among educators who share a passion for undergraduate teaching, learning, and student success.
  • Helps faculty help students recognize the value of course-based academic experiences in preparation for career and life beyond WSU.

Career Preparation

Career & Self-Development, Communication, Critical Thinking, Equity & Inclusion, Leadership, Professionalism, Teamwork, and Technology.

Faculty who participate in Core to Career share ways to integrate career readiness into coursework, using the National Association of Colleges and Employers’ Career Readiness framework.

Learn more about the NACE Career Readiness framework
Career & Self-Development, Communication, Critical Thinking, Equity & Inclusion, Leadership, Professionalism, Teamwork, and Technology.

Faculty who participate in Core to Career share ways to integrate career readiness into coursework, using the National Association of Colleges and Employers’ Career Readiness framework.

Learn more about the NACE Career Readiness framework

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Impact

73 Faculty from 29 academic departments have completed Core to Career since 2021.
73% Undergraduate Students system-wide have taken a UCORE course from at least one Core to Career faculty fellow.
2 % greater student retention (cohorts 1 & 2)

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