Career Career Development Development

Grant Activities Grant Activities 2007-20082007-2008

Presented by:Presented by:

Susan Coleman Susan Coleman

Orange Coast CollegeOrange Coast College

CQT: Student Connection

CQT: Career CluesCQT: Career Clues

Career Center BlogCareer Center Blog

CQT: On BloggingCQT: On Blogging

CQT: Social Networking Sites

CQT: Missing Major CQT: Missing Major CampaignCampaign

Regional Workshops Regional Workshops 20082008

Region 1 & 2• Sacramento/Redding

College April 11, 2008

Region 3 & 4• Fort Mason, San

Francisco April 11, 2008

Region 5• Fresno City College

February 29, 2008

Region 6• Westmont College-

Santa Barbara

May 16, 2008

Region 7• ECC Compton Educational Ctr.

April 25, 2008 • Santa Monica City College

April 29th, 2008 Region 8

Saddleback College March 13, 2008

Region 9 Riverside Community College

• May 9th, 2008 Region 10

San Diego Zoo April 4, 2008

Missing Major Pilot Project:

What worked effectively• • Speaking to different groups on

campus. This worked out great for creating awareness and giving students an overview of the MissingMajor website and the resources available.

• Table events worked well in generating interest and creating awareness about MissingMajor.com. Giveaways and event location are the most important factors for effective table setups.

• Giveaways were very effective in drawing students to the setups.

• Contacting faculty and staff members to help spread information about the website

Missing Major Pilot Project:

Improvements for next college promotion

T-shirts for giveawaysT-shirts for giveaways.. Students are always drawn Students are always drawn to free giveaways.to free giveaways.

More event sponsorships with student More event sponsorships with student groupsgroups. .

Student repsStudent reps. . Hiring a student to work during the Hiring a student to work during the semester in conjunction with the career center would be the most semester in conjunction with the career center would be the most effective method.effective method.

Focus on faculty/staff contacts.Focus on faculty/staff contacts. Educating the Educating the faculty and staff on each campus will be the most effective faculty and staff on each campus will be the most effective method for creating awareness among the student population.method for creating awareness among the student population.

Online methods to generate awareness.Online methods to generate awareness. Myspace or Facebook are always helpful in supporting a Myspace or Facebook are always helpful in supporting a promotional campaignpromotional campaign..

Multi faceted promotions.Multi faceted promotions. Selecting a few Selecting a few campuses to carry out additional promotional activities, such as campuses to carry out additional promotional activities, such as tent setups, official group sponsorships, giveaways, and tent setups, official group sponsorships, giveaways, and participation in other campus activities.participation in other campus activities.

Work-based Work-based Learning Learning

Collaborative Collaborative GrantGrant

ActivitiesActivities 16 QT Newsletters distributed electronically 16 QT Newsletters distributed electronically 5 WBL student lessons 5 WBL student lessons Revise and maintain wblconnections.com Revise and maintain wblconnections.com

website website Research and distribute successful Research and distribute successful

practices practices Present local and regional training on work-Present local and regional training on work-

based learning and workplace success skills based learning and workplace success skills Statewide presentations Statewide presentations

WBLconnections.comWBLconnections.com

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On the QTOn the QT

QT: The Idea ConnectionQT: The Idea Connection

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Student LessonsStudent Lessons

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InterviewsInterviews

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We Need Your Help We Need Your Help To:To:

Forward QT newsletter Forward QT newsletter to all faculty to all faculty

Identify successful Identify successful work-based learning work-based learning activities in your activities in your college college

Identify work-based Identify work-based learning or workplace learning or workplace skills to be developed skills to be developed by the project by the project

Distribute information Distribute information on wbl resources and on wbl resources and activities activities

FCS Statewide Advisory FCS Statewide Advisory CommitteeCommittee

Business/Industry and Business/Industry and Education Education

RepresentativesRepresentatives Fashion Fashion Interior Design Interior Design Culinary Arts/Hospitality and TourismCulinary Arts/Hospitality and Tourism Food and Nutrition Food and Nutrition Gerontology and Life Management Gerontology and Life Management Early Childhood EducationEarly Childhood Education CSU CSU Articulation Articulation Academic SenateAcademic Senate

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Advisory Meetings Advisory Meetings Website development and Website development and

Maintenance Maintenance Marketing Marketing Collaborate with FCS Collaborative Collaborate with FCS Collaborative

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