Career Readiness

About the UMass Dartmouth career ecosystem

UMass Dartmouth is building a campus-wide career ecosystem that embeds career development into the academic experience for every student and every major. Instead of treating career support as an add-on, the university is building career exploration and preparation into coursework, co-curricular activities, and faculty-led learning. This is a bold effort to make career readiness a central part of the academic experience. 

This partnership consists of:

• Students
• Faculty and Staff
• The Career Center
• Employers
• UMass Dartmouth Alumni
• Community partners

Five Career Learning Outcomes will guide this work so that, by graduation, every student will: 

1. Understand and articulate their interests, values, and strengths 
2. Explore academic majors and career paths 
3. Develop flexible plans for their future careers 
4. Build professional relationships and networks 
5. Participate in hands-on experiences that connect classroom learning with real-world opportunities 

Faculty Co-Directors and their focus areas 

Julie Bowman
Faculty Co-Director for Career, Associate Teaching Professor, Department of English and Communication

• Career Learning Repository for Faculty 
• Faculty and Staff Professional Development 

Neal Olitsky
Faculty Co-Director for Career, Professor and Chair, Department of Economics

• Assessment, Evaluation & Continuous Improvement 
• Curriculum Inventory and Mapping 
• Curriculum Development and Integration

Funding

Funding was provided by Davis Educational Foundation, established by Stanton and Elisabeth Davis after Mr. Davis’s retirement as chairman of Shaw’s Supermarkets, Inc.

UMass Dartmouth Awarded $396,415 Grant to Expand Campus-Wide Career Curriculum

UMass Dartmouth launches campus-wide career ecosystem — career skills for every student