Student Career Development

The Student Career Development Knowledge Community is a community wherein Student Affairs professionals can develop best practices for supporting the career development of students. Professionals from functional areas across the profession are welcomed to participate in an effort to enhance the ways in which the profession contributes to the national conversation around how we can shape the career exploration and preparation of our students. It is important that Student Affairs professionals serve as campus leaders in partnering with faculty from all disciplines to help students best explore and prepare for their future pathways. Our is to engage scholars and practitioners from all functional areas of the profession and not just career services offices to promote cross-functional collaboration in developing best practices.

Vision

The Student Career Development KC is a community of Student Affairs professionals from all functional areas who engage in developing best practices for serving as partners in students’ career development process and aiding students in transitioning to post-academic endeavors. 

Mission

Support the growing need to connect the student affairs profession and practices with the career development outcomes of students. Through sharing best practices and fostering cross-functional collaboration around career development, the KC plays an important role in ensuring that student affairs practitioners, in all functional areas, are intentionally helping students connect co-curricular experiences with career exploration and planning.