ElevateU - Expand your Curriculum and Co-Curriculum
Integrate Career Readiness Skills to Support Student Success
Expand your curriculum and co-curriculum by integrating career readiness into your classroom.
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Looking for a three-step process for integrating career readiness into your curriculum? Check out our .
The offers three options for adding career readiness language to your syllabi: Limited, Extended, and Expansive. Connect Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ to ElevateU resources, career fairs, and Handshake (a platform for Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ to connect to jobs, internships and volunteering).
Explicitly connect 1-3 UM Career Readiness Competencies to an assignment or activity. Check out Career Readiness Actions Items for the classroom and Career Readiness Sample Behaviors for the classroom.
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- Access to an Internship Cavas shell to support faculty advising and coordinated set of activities of your choosing.
- Connection to Career Coaches who can provide support and relevant resources for your department.
- Provide information to Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ about experiential learning opportunities (get a part-time job, secure an internship, participate in a service project)
- Learn more about resources for Faculty Internship Advisors
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Attend a ELCS workshop or request a staff meeting presentation to learn more about weaving career readiness into curriculum.
Menu of topics include:
- Career Readiness Syllabi Infusion
- High Impact Practices- introductory to advance
- Overview of ELCS Faculty Resources and Supports
- Overview of ELCS Student Resources and Supports
- How support Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ in navigating Handshake and ElevateU Online
- Consultation and support for department degree mapping
- Other tailored training and presentations for your department
To request a presentation or learn more about available workshops, email our Associate Director of Curriculum Design & Integration at Melissa.dadmun@mso.umt.edu.
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Enhance your Ñý¼§Ö±²¥' career readiness with easy-to-use platforms that can be easily integrated into academic coursework as part of the curriculum and co-curriculum. These tools are designed to seamlessly adapt to assignments or coursework without extensive preparation.
- Help Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ sharpen their interview skills through AI-powered feedback on Big Interview.
- Offer real-world job simulations with Forage, providing hands-on experience for Ñý¼§Ö±²¥.
Learn more about key features and steps to get started with Big Interview and Forage.
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- Consider opportunities to integrate graded, extra credit, or professional development career related assignments (I.e., attendance at relevant career fairs and reflecting on experience).
- Embed ElevateU Online learning topics into class activities.
- Assign Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ to explore career paths of Griz Alums with your degree program on and the You can even filter by major!
- Request a ELCS Career Coach classroom presentation on a course relevant topic.
- Embed activities that have Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ reflect on their interests and values by taking a or interest inventory.
- Create opportunities for Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ to complete an informational interview (career conversation) and/or job shadow.
- Encourage Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ to cultivate leadership skills by taking on more responsibilities in service projects, and group projects.
- Share opportunities for Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ to participate in a study abroad program or volunteer/work internationally.
- Invite in the to connect with world-class research and creative faculty mentors - no matter the discipline!
Ready for more? Learn more about the next level of curriculum integration with ElevateU, Embark on Career Excellence, or head back to Explore Resources.