Going on Vocation

Overview

bet365中文大学是获得本科教育职业网络(NetVUE)职业学院助学金的精选机构之一. 该基金旨在帮助成员学院和大学加强文科与职业准备之间的联系. 这是通过将教师和学生纳入广泛的学术和支持计划来实现的，这些计划加强了该机构的职业探索.

这个机会来自与独立学院理事会(CIC)的合作。. Through this collaboration and funding, bet365中文大学将加深信仰参与中心之间的交集, 本科教育办公室和就业中心通过开发一个名为“继续职业”(GOV)的项目. 政府试图通过与教职员工的合作，建立一个制度化的职业定义. 该计划确定并与所有大学学院和部门分享职业识别的最佳实践，以促进反映职业和召唤理解的机构文化.

高职探究式教学也旨在建立高职探究式教学的实践模式. 从重新设计百级本科通识课程“上帝与人生”开始，将职业探索引入课程,” taught by Dr. Rodney Palmer, chair of the Department of Religion & Biblical Languages. 重组后的课程让学生从基督教和神学的角度理解职业和呼召的概念. 它还通过深入分析他们的个人故事如何帮助学生发现自我, spiritual gifts, talents and strengths correlate with their life, learning, anticipated professions and civic responsibility. 这些目标将通过完成一份属灵恩赐清单来评估, Strong Interest Inventory and service-learning activity.

政府项目还使学生能够通过全国大学和雇主协会(NACE)的能力来关注职业识别和职业准备. Joydel Trail, career services advisor, 带领学生通过工具和支持服务的过程，以帮助他们辨别上帝的呼召在他们的生活. In addition to career exploration, the Career Center provides support for students through networking, mentoring, job internships, externships, fellowships and community engagement across academic disciplines. Faculty, 工作人员和校友将有机会担任校园和微型实习主管，或成为学生参与者的主要指导来源. 导师和学生在每一年的开始都要正式了解这个项目及其期望. 因此，学生和校友都将更好地掌握职业准备技能.

bet365中文大学在推广圣经哲学方面有着悠久的历史，即所有的工作都必须为上帝而做. “继续圣召”教导学生，所有的能力都是上帝的恩赐，都要用来为他服务. The team at the Center for Faith Engagement, led by Jose Bourget, University chaplain coordinates chapel and worship services, leadership development, coaching, service projects, 学生宣教和实践的机会，让学生探索神对他们生活的呼召.

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(Original article by Isabella Koh for Campus News)

Benefits for students

Provides on-the-job, real-world experience to enhance employability
Offers mentorship from professionals
Provides an avenue for future opportunities
Allows for building of a professional network
Potential for financial gain

Benefits for on-campus supervisors

创造机会，以满足未来的全职需要，通过职业准备人才库
Attractive incentive for recruitment
Enhanced leadership and mentorship skills
参与促进学生体验式学习和职业发展

Program highlights

指导由全国大学和雇主协会(职业和自我发展)确定的八项职业准备能力, communication, critical thinking, equity & inclusion, leadership, professionalism, teamwork, technology)
你的主管对8项职业准备能力的正式评估
官方职业准备报告通过国家认可的评估工具(技能调查). 这份报告将学生的职业准备情况与其他国家的大学生进行了排名. 它可以用在作品集、数字档案和面试中.
Access to a career assessment and follow up coaching session
个人职业指导课程，包括简历准备和模拟面试
Program orientation for students and supervisors
Access to a speaker series on Vocation and Calling
午餐和学习会议的主题是职业和呼唤教师和员工主管

How to participate

A pilot cohort of GOV was launched in Spring 2023. 今年2023年秋季，该项目将向校园内的所有学生员工开放. To participate, supervisors must complete the Going on Vocation Application Form. 希望参加的学生可以要求他们的导师提交参加申请. 监事必须同意在整个试验期间参与这一过程. For questions, please email, career@volamdolong.com or call (269) 471-6288. Participants are accepted on a cohort basis. The deadline to join the upcoming Fall 2023 cohort is September 1, 2023.

Student Eligibility & Commitment

Must be a currently enrolled undergraduate student
必须是在校学生雇员(有薪和无薪职位)
必须有一个明确的直接主管愿意参与该计划，谁已经完成并提交了 Going on Vocation Application Form
Must have at least 4 semesters remaining
Attendance at a 2-hour orientation
每年通过技能调查完成10分钟的职业准备自我评估
在学年结束时与导师一起参加学生评估简报会
每学期参加9小时的专业发展活动

Supervisor Eligibility & Commitment

Identification of NACE career readiness competencies for focus of mentorship and development with each student employee
Attendance at a 2-hour orientation
承诺每月20分钟的导师会议(小组或个人)
在年底通过SkillSurvey为每位学生员工完成10分钟的学生评估
完成每个学生员工的学生评估，并在年底与每个学生进行简报
Completion and submission of the Going on Vocation Application form before the deadline on Sept. 1, 2023