Career Development Workshops
Optimize your students’ career development by inviting Walton Career Connections to your class, group, registered student organization, etc. Our presentations can cover a wide array of career and professional development topics and vary in length depending on the topic. We request that you kindly provide at least two weeks notice for our staff to have adequate time to tailor a presentation to your needs. If you are requesting Career Launch you must provide at least a semesters notice and read the Career Launch FAQs. To request a Career Development Workshop please fill out the appropriate form below, your response will be received by our team and responded to via email. Thank you for your interest, we look forward to collaborating with you!
- Date/time depends upon availability (we cannot guarantee your initial request).
- The length of a workshop can vary based on your needs, please provide the time allotted in your request.
- A 6:00 P.M. start is generally the latest time we will accommodate an event.
- Each student organization is limited to one workshop per month.
- A quick planning meeting before hosting a workshop may be required.
- While workshops do not include 1:1 coaching, many have interactive components, and students will leave with action items.
- The student organization is responsible for promoting the event to their members and guaranteeing attendance of at least 15 people.
If I choose to embed Career Launch into my course, what am I committing to as the instructor of record?
Providing adequate instruction time for Career Launch curriculum. More below.
Grade transfer: More below.
What kind of workload am I committing my students to?
Students should expect to spend 4-6 hours on Career Launch outside of instruction time, for the length of the course.
What are the instructional time requirements for Career Launch?
2 day a week classes: 4 full class periods of Career Launch instruction.
3 day a week classes: 5 full class periods of Career Launch instruction.
Who will deliver the Career Launch curriculum?
Career Launch Certified Facilitators
Facilitators are professional U of A staff who have been certified by Career Launch to teach this curriculum. Additional on campus training is provided to all facilitators by the Offices of Career Connections.
How do students’ access/submit their Career Launch Assignments?
Each course will have its own Career Launch Blackboard course (ex: AMPD 3071 – Career Launch (Spring 24) (1243-career.AMPD-3071)). All Career Launch related assignments will be submitted to this Blackboard course.
Who will grade Career Launch assignments?
Career Launch Certified Facilitators.
Are there any required materials?
There is a required workbook for this curriculum to be taught. This workbook should be added to the required materials for your course.
ISBN 1736255800
Title: Launch Your Career Workbook: How ANY Student can Create Relationships with Professionals and Land the Jobs and Internships They Want
Author: Sean O’Keefe in partnership with The Career Leadership Collective
How do students get credit for their Career Launch assignments in my gradebook, given they are in a secondary Blackboard course?
This is a two-part process:
(1) You will assign Career Launch the value you wish it to hold in your course grade book.
(2) You will be given access to the gradebook for your students’ Career Launch Blackboard course. You will need to transfer/translate these grade(s) to your own grade book. The standard cumulative point value of all Career Launch assignments is 100 points, but this can be modified for your course should you wish.
What can I do if I do not want to embed Career Launch in my course, but I am still interested in embedding some career education in my course?
Please complete the Faculty/Staff Workshop Request form or contact Walton Career Connections via email for questions.
Student Organization Workshop Request Form
Please complete all required fields to request a presentation from Walton Career Connections. Kindly provide at least two weeks notice for our office to tailor a presentation to your needs. Please contact Walton Career Connections for questions and concerns. (479-575-6100, wcobcdc@uark.edu)
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