University of Washington-

Bothell
Career Services

Lauren Van Fossen

SDAD 5650 and 5660 Internships II and III
Overview

> Background

> Student Services for Graduate Students

> Internship Roles and Responsibilities

> Career Services and Programming for Graduate

Students

> Contributions and Take-Aways

University of Washington-Bothell
Internship Site

UW Bothell

> 50% First Generation

College Students

> Originally transfer

campus

> Shares campus with

Cascadia College
Internship Site

Career Services

> Explore. Build. Connect.

> In the Student Success

Center

> Emphasis on academic

and experiential
integration
Student Services
for Graduate Students

>Where do you get support on campus?

Academically? Professionally? Personally?
Student Services
for Graduate Students

(University of Washington Bothell, 2015)

Internship Roles and Responsibilities

Programming*and*Advising*
Graduate*
Resources*
Students*
Professional*Development*

Researching*Graduate*Schools*
Undergraduate*
Applying*to*Graduate*School*
Students*
Programs*and*Resources*
 Work Plan Objectives

1. Learn about Career

Services as a functional
area in the context of UW
Bothell

2. Use research and theory to

advise graduate students
and create resources

3. Create professional
development programming
for graduate students
1. Learn about Career Services as a functional
area in the context of UW Bothell (LOs 1, 5, 6, 10)
2. Use research and theory to advise graduate
students and create resources (LOs 2, 6, 7)

> Creating services from the ground up

Understand history
Build relationships
Gain knowledge

> Understanding the students

Where are they on campus? What are their needs/goals?
Accessible resources
Orientation Welcome Letter
3. Create professional development programming
for graduate students (LOs 2, 5, 8)

> Tailoring programs to

graduate students
Experiential learning (Kolb,
1984)
Adult learning and
andragogy (Knowles, 1984)

> Challenge: Marketing to

graduate students
Targeted programming
Contributions and Take-Aways

Accomplishments* Areas*for*Growth*
TakeFAways**
and*Contribu?ons* and*Moving*Forward*
Organiza?on*and* Claiming*myself*as* Taking*ini?a?ve*
structure* a*professional* Career*counseling*
Rela?onships*and* Enhanced*advising* Being*ac?ve*
mentorship* and*programming* outside*of*the*
Integra?on*of* skills* oce*
academic* Campus*and*
knowledge* department*
culture*
Summary

> Career services, career

development theory, history, and
trends

> Student services for graduate

students and understanding
student issues

> Programming for graduate

students

> My accomplishments and growth

References

Cruzvergara, C. & Dey, F. (2014). 10 future trends in career services. LinkedIn Pulse.
Retrieved from
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140715120812-11822737-10-future-trends-in-college-
career-services

Knowles, M. (1984). The adult learner: A neglected species (3rd ed.). Houston, TX: Gulf
Publishing.

Kolb, D. A. (1984). Experiential learning: Experience as the source of learning and

development (Vol. 1). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Krumboltz, J.D. & Levin, A.S. (2004). Luck is no accident: Making the most of happenstance in
your life and career. Atascadero, CA: Impact Publishers.

University of Washington Bothell. (2015). Graduation survey spring 2015: Graduate students.
Retrieved from
https://www.uwb.edu/getattachment/academic/analysis/surveys/graduation-survey-
spring-2015/uwb-2015-graduation-survey-graduate-only-11-16-15.pdf