Commitment to Diversity

Over the past 10 years, The Career Center has sponsored and encouraged staff members to participate in a variety of multicultural professional development activities including attending the MLK Jr. Symposium, participating in cross-cultural experiences, and hosting intergroup dialogues about race.

The Career Center staff teach four classes: Exploring Careers (a psychology course rooted in the career development process), Exploring Alternate Careers (a Residential College course focused on career decisions for liberal arts majors), Women in Careers (a class with a multifaceted curriculum centering on issues of women and work), and Psychology of Career Choice Development in College Students.

The Career Center collaborates on over 300 programs per year with offices such as the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives, the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Affairs, the Office of New Student Programs, and the International Center along with various academic departments and student organizations to prepare programs and coordinate outreach to diverse student populations.

Staff members serve large numbers of pre-professional students. Nationally, Michigan is one of the top three feeder schools for applications to law and medical school.

Staff members in our office come from diverse backgrounds, including quaint midwestern towns, large urban centers, and international locations.

More than 6000 students and 800 organizations attend one of our career fairs ranging from an Education Job Fair to a Graduate School Informaiton Fair, a Multicultural Career Fair to e-fairs.

Thousands of students and hundreds of employers converge in our office annually to participate in on-campus interviews.

The Career Center is located witin walking distance of numerous restaurants including those with Greek, Ethiopian, Thai, Mexican, Carribean, Chinese, Indian, American, and Vegetarian cuisine.