Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Advisor Tool Box

by Kari Ward
If you are interested in incorporating career development skills and information into your work with students, then you might want to consider becoming a licensed career facilitator.  In Spring 2012, Dr. Judith Ettinger of the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison will be offering this blended online course to UF staff and faculty.  School of Business advisors took this course last summer and can share their experiences with those interested.

What’s it Worth?  The Economic Value of College Majors
Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce reveals the earning potential for a wide range of college majors.  If you want to know which majors are the most popular, how much each major earns, and what percentage of a particular major goes on to earn graduate degrees, read this!

Our Favorite Facebook Organizations
“Like” these organizations and receive feeds that contain UF, academic advising, career, and other totally unrelated info on topics that might be of interest to you!

UF news and events

National Academic Advising Association
NACADA blog posts and conference updates

National Association of Colleges and Employers
National career stats and trends

UF Career Resource Center
Useful career-related posts and event announcements

Citizens Co-op
Soon to be open community-owned market that features food from local farmers (Erica Byrnes)

Nourished Kitchen
Healthy eating for the totally granola! (Kari Ward)

Nook and Cranny
Find out where Dana Myer’s band is playing! (Dana Myers)

Current Problems
Florida water/environmental organization (Jill Lingard)

Paddle Florida  - Eco-tourism, water conservation, and education in and around Florida (Jill Lingard)

Dr. Rey Junco
"Friend" Rey and get his social media in student affairs posts (Jeanna Mastrodicasa)

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