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• A Historical Glimpse at ElevateU

  

  Visualization

  • In 2019 a new vision was created from the President and Provost office’s resulting in a new unit on campus – Experiential Learning and Career Success. This was a merger of three former offices: Career Services, Academic Enrichment (internships Services), and the Office for Civic Engagement.

  Institutionalization

  • UM’s signature career readiness program, ElevateU, was launched in 2020 as a collaboration with PFAs and faculty. ElevateU addresses the evolving higher education landscape, ensuring graduates are not only academically proficient but also equipped with essential workplace skills. 

  Implementation

  • High Impact Practices were defined by the Faculty Senate and expanded use of attributes were linked to courses. ELCS hosted a faculty intensive design effort for how best to integrate career readiness in the curriculum.    

  Optimization

  • This initiative is making steady progress in seamlessly integrating career competencies into academic courses and setting a positive path for the future of higher education. In 2023, the Gen Ed Committee passed a motion to incorporate career readiness competencies into all gen ed courses and the inaugural college level ElevateU Dean’s Report were presented. 

  Expansion

  • Career readiness curricular integration is incorporated into FY 2024 Academic Playbook. Integration of career readiness skills across the curriculum is a multi-year strategy that is part of UM’s PFA Playbook; Objective 3: Build career readiness, experiential learning, sustained research and creative scholarship projects into general education and degree programs as appropriate with attention paid to scale and disciplinary best practices. To better support faculty in curricular infusion efforts, the Career Readiness Community of Practice was launched and most recently, the Faculty Senate passed the motion to include career readiness competencies into all gen ed courses on a rolling basis.  

  Why are we doing this work?

  The curricular and co-curricular integration of career readiness is critical in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥’ understanding of how the totality of their UM experience contributes to career preparation, particularly their classroom learning. The most fundamental way for UM to improve on career readiness and fully integrate ElevateU is to place it at the table as a component of the academic mission, pedagogy, and programming. 

  As we progress on this journey, UM remains committed to embracing the changing landscape of higher education. ElevateU uses student outcomes and national data to help guide its work. 

  Check out the why for each stakeholder group to learn more.

Resources to Build your Foundation

• High Impact Practices 

  UM’s Faculty Senate approved High Impact Practice definitions and attributes to better identify high-impact courses and support best practices for increasing student retention and engagement rates.  

  • Review Ñý¼§Ö±²¥'s High Impact Practice Definitions and Attributes  
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  How Can I Integrate HIP's Into my Courses or Student Programming?  

  To integrate High Impact Practices (HIPs) into your courses or student programming at UM, faculty are encouraged to incorporate HIPs into relevant courses and attach the corresponding course attribute through UM’s CourseLeaf platform. This attribute aids UM in tracking and supporting HIP courses.  

  For training or individual consultations on integrating HIPs into curricula, contact Experiential Learning & Career Success at melissa.dadmun@mso.umt.edu. 

• Career Readiness Competencies

  UM has adopted 10 Career Readiness Competencies. Linking curricular learning objectives to career readiness competencies is important to Ñý¼§Ö±²¥' success in the classroom and in the workforce. ELCS helps faculty tomorrow-proof our Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ by weaving both curricular learning outcomes and career readiness competencies into course syllabi in order to make in-and-out-of-classroom education seamless.  

  • Review UM’s Career Readiness Competencies  
  • Learn more about UM’s Career Skills Sample Behaviors for curricular support  
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• Request an ELCS Presentation or Collaboration

  Submit the  to request student-facing programs including presentations for classes or other student groups (see presentation menu), collaborative career programs or events, or use of the Iris Photo Booth.

  Submit the  to request a presentation, meeting, or consultation for staff or faculty to learn resources, best practices, and more for integrating career readiness into your departmental program or curriculum.

• Three Step Process for Curricular Integration

  Looking for a three-step process for integrating career readiness into your curriculum or co-curriculum? Check out our .

• More Ideas to Get Started with Career Readiness Curriculum Integration
  • Consider activities to help Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ gain information about careers that interest them at
  • Have Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ explore to see what career pathways align with their major/studies 
  • Encourage Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ to  to investigate their interests 
  • Share the diverse available at UM and encourage Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ to get involved. Better yet, add points for participation! 
  • Invite Griz Alum to your classroom as guest speakers for a story share or panel discussion  
  • Share the importance of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ setting up their UM Handshake account (UM’s main platform for finding internships and employment).