Faculty Resources
The Boerigter Center for Calling and Career is excited to partner with faculty and staff both in and out of the classroom to help you reach your course goals for calling and career readiness.
Below you will find information about partnering with our team. Don鈥檛 know where to start? Please feel free to contact Ryan White or Shannon Schans.
Calling and Career Curricular Engagement
- FYS Designated Assessment Sessions
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Where Will You Go: Calling, Vocation and Strengths (pt I)
- Session Description: This session will introduce students to the concepts of calling and vocational discernment
(i.e., the intersection between one鈥檚 strengths, interests, and the needs and opportunities
of your communities) through a variety of interactive activities and discussion. This
session helps students learn to articulate strengths and talents to others (e.g.,
faculty, students, employers) as well as how to apply that information to academic
and career direction. This session is 50 minutes in length.
This session is a requirement for all FYS sections and helps to meet the Anchor Plan鈥檚 Common Objectives. For additional information, please visit the FYS Anchor Plan Faculty Resources page. - Assignment: Students will complete the StrengthsQuest (SQ) assessment before arriving at Hope
College. Additionally, before the session, students are asked to read chapters 1 and
2 of Parker Palmer鈥檚 Let Your Life Speak. Finally, students will complete a Vocation and Strengths Pre-Class Reflection Worksheet
before participating in the interactive session.
- Linked Resources: and of Parker Palmer鈥檚 Let Your Life Speak, . If a student needs to access their SQ Top 5 Results, they can follow the instructions
here.
- Contact: With questions or to schedule this session, please contact Shannon Schans
Where Will You Go (pt II): PathwayU, Values, Interests, Personality & Workplace Preferences
- Session Description: This session builds upon the Where Will You Go (pt I) Calling and Strengths session,
by diving into a variety of areas of self-awareness and student interests. This session
utilizes an assessment platform at Hope called (accessible via ) that considers values, interests, personality and workplace preferences to determine
academic and career paths with which students have a strong match.
- Session Assignment: Upon visiting the website, students will create an account, and take four short
assessments, and will immediately be given their results. Students should then watch
the , and then revisit to complete the activities 鈥淯nderstanding Your Assessment Results鈥� and 鈥淐areer Match
#1鈥� found under the 鈥淭ools鈥� section of their account.
- Linked Resources: For additional information, .
- Session Description: This session will introduce students to the concepts of calling and vocational discernment
(i.e., the intersection between one鈥檚 strengths, interests, and the needs and opportunities
of your communities) through a variety of interactive activities and discussion. This
session helps students learn to articulate strengths and talents to others (e.g.,
faculty, students, employers) as well as how to apply that information to academic
and career direction. This session is 50 minutes in length.
- StrengthsQuest: Articulating Your Strengths
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SESSION DESCRIPTION
Using StrengthsQuest as a tool to help students articulate their skills and abilities that are unique to them can help them in all phases of their vocational discernment. An hour-long presentation facilitated by a BCCC staff member can prepare students to better understand themselves prior to things like r茅sum茅 building, networking, internship searches and interviews. This session is particularly well suited for 100- and 200-level courses and is generally 50 minutes in length.
OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT
Students gain additional insight into their strengths in action by reflecting with those who know them best by completing the 鈥淕etting Feedback on Strengths鈥� worksheet.
LINKED RESOURCES
CONTACT
With questions or to schedule this session, please contact Shannon Schans or Amy Freehafer.
- PathwayU: Exploring Majors and Careers
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SESSION DESCRIPTION
While assessments never tell a student 鈥渨ho they are,鈥� they can be an engaging way to prompt the question, 鈥淚s this who I am?鈥� Using PathwayU to explore values, interests, personality and workplace preferences can help to determine career paths with which students have a strong match. This session will help walk students through how these matches can point them toward majors at 麻豆传媒官网 that will help prepare them for that type of work. Additionally, this session can assist students already in a major by explaining career exploration within a specific area of study. This session is well suited for 100- and 200-level courses and is between 30 and 50 minutes in length.
LINKED RESOURCES
CONTACT
With questions to schedule this session in your class, please contact Amy Freehafer.
- R茅sum茅 Overview
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SESSION DESCRIPTION
For students who are looking to begin building their experiential learning and/or career readiness toolkit, this session will focus on how to strategically create a strong r茅sum茅 and cover letter. Students will learn how to format, add content and write materials that will be useful to them now and in the future. This session is well suited for 100- and 200-level courses and can be between 30 and 50 minutes.
OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT
Students will create a r茅sum茅 and add it to Handshake.
LINKED RESOURCES
Handshake and
CONTACT
With questions or to schedule this session in your class, please contact careers@hope.edu.
- Employer or Alumni Classroom Engagement
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SESSION DESCRIPTION
If your class would benefit from connecting with an alumni and/or industry expert, the BCCC can assist in facilitating those relationships. Examples for you to consider would include classroom career panels, local industry leaders as guest speakers, company tours and networking events.
CONTACT
- Networking
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Networking
- Session Description: New technology, programs and opportunities continue to be helpful to students as
they work to build their network. BCCC staff can offer information not only about
the ways in which students can connect, but also around the how-to best practices.
We work to help make this process easy, beneficial and rewarding for all involved.
This session is well suited for 200-, 300- and 400-level courses and is generally
30 minutes in length.
- Optional Assignment: Students will be asked to complete an Informational Interview. The purpose of these
interviews is to provide students with the opportunity to learn about certain academic
majors and careers as a way of considering one鈥檚 potential and fit in those areas.
This two-part assignment encourages students to both network and reflect on what they鈥檝e
learned.
- Linked Resources:
- Contact: With questions or to schedule this session in your class, please contact Megan Scheldt.
- Session Description: New technology, programs and opportunities continue to be helpful to students as
they work to build their network. BCCC staff can offer information not only about
the ways in which students can connect, but also around the how-to best practices.
We work to help make this process easy, beneficial and rewarding for all involved.
This session is well suited for 200-, 300- and 400-level courses and is generally
30 minutes in length.
- Internship: Preparing for and Pursuing Experiential Learning
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SESSION DESCRIPTION
Understanding the important role that internships can play within a student鈥檚 vocational discernment and career readiness process is critical. BCCC can assist students seeking internships by educating them on helpful resources, providing a step-by-step timeline for successful searches, and answering questions about the process and importance of experiential learning. This session is well suited for 200- and 300-level courses and is generally 30 minutes in length.
OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT
Students will use the to develop a working r茅sum茅. Students will then be asked to use Handshake to find and apply for an internship opportunity using Handshake.
LINKED RESOURCES
Handshake and
CONTACT
With questions or to schedule this session in your class, please contact careers@hope.edu.
- Leadership at 麻豆传媒官网 and Beyond
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SESSION DESCRIPTION
Within the mission of 麻豆传媒官网, we promise to prepare students for lives of leadership. This session delivers a brief information about popular leadership approaches while helping students identify where they can thrive within their own leadership development. This session is well suited for 300-level courses and is generally 50 minutes in length.
CONTACT
With questions or to schedule this session in your class, please contact Ryan White.
- Graduate School Search and Application Process
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SESSION DESCRIPTION
Students will have the opportunity to learn about the process of exploring and applying for graduate school. Students will learn about personal essay writing and seeking and asking for professional and personal references, and they will have the opportunity to ask questions about their experiences. This course is well suited for 300- and 400-level courses and is generally 30 minutes in length.
LINKED RESOURCES
麻豆传媒官网 Graduate School webpage
CONTACT
With questions or to schedule this session in your class, please contact Dale Austin.
- Job Trends and Search Strategies
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SESSION DESCRIPTION
Helping students understand job trends within any field can assist them in their preparation for post-college life. BCCC staff are able to provide information about local, national and global trends, markets and future projections that can help inform and prepare students for life after Hope. This session is well suited for 400 level courses and is generally 50 minutes in length.
OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT
Students will be asked to participate in a mock-interview either in a one-on-one format or in a group format. Students will use Handshake to find an opportunity that they would like to 鈥渋nterview鈥� for and staff in the BCCC will develop questions based on that opportunity. Students will have the opportunity to hear constructive feedback from BCCC experts on their interview performance. Students will write a reflection about what they did well and what they hope to improve on and how they will take those steps to improve in terms of interviewing skills.
CONTACT
With questions or to schedule this session in your class, please contact Dale Austin.
- Capstone and Senior Seminar
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SESSION DESCRIPTION
The BCCC works to partner with Senior Seminars and Capstone courses as a way to bookend their experiences with calling and career preparedness. Capstone students will have the opportunity to hear about job search and interviewing success strategies while Senior Seminar students will be offered the opportunity to learn about how to use the StrengthsQuest assessment within their lives outside of 麻豆传媒官网. These sessions are designed specifically for either a Capstone course or a Senior Seminar and can run between 30 and 50 minutes in length.
CONTACT
With questions or to schedule this session in your class, please contact Dale Austin.
Course Offerings for Major and Career Exploration
The Boerigter Center offers two courses specifically designed for students interested in learning more about their individual calling and career readiness.
Leadership Minor
The Boerigter Center, in partnership with the CFL, is now home to Hope鈥檚 Leadership Minor.
Internship Information for Faculty
Staff at the Boerigter Center can assist faculty in the development and implementation of internship courses in three unique ways.
- Internship consultation 鈥� advising faculty on internship design best practices
- 鈥� sharing resources and assignments for your consideration as part of your internship course curriculum
- Internship student resources 鈥� resources and guidance for your students who are interested in seeking an internship
Experiential Learning
Additional Resource
workP. 616.395.7950
careers@hope.edu