Purposeful Partnerships:
Applying Innovative Connections
to Existing Foundations
Julia K Fleming
Sr. Assistant Director for Career and
Industry Engagement
Master of Education focus in College
Students Affairs
Bachelor of Arts in Business Management
Hometown: Ft. Wayne, IN
Disney world traveler turned Career Coach
Empathy - Relator – Activator - Positivity Developer
@JuliaKFleming
LinkedIn.com/JuliaKFleming
Allie Ricker
Sr. Assistant Director for
Career and Professional Development
M.Ed., Ed.S. in Counselor Education
B.S. in Psychology
Hometown: Boynton Beach, FL
“Empowering students to see their potential”
Developer-Learner-Empathy-Discipline-Input
@Allie_UFCRC
Linkedin.com/in/alliericker
Topics Covered
• University of Florida and Career Resource Center
• “What is the Good Life?” Partnership
• Relationship Building Strategies with Faculty and
Campus Partners
• Brainstorming and Discussion
ENERGIZER
University of Florida
• 54,854 Students
• 16 Colleges
• 150 Research Centers and Institutes
• 4.3 Average GPA of Incoming
Freshmen
Career
Resource
Center
Career and
Professional
Development
Career and
Industry
Engagement
Industry
Relations
Business and
Administrative
Services
CRC Resources for Faculty
Customized
Workshops
Introduction to
CRC Presentations
and Tour
Campus Partner
Lunch with
Employer
Internship
Consultations
Employer2Student
Programming
Gator CareerLink
Gator CareerLink
Widgets
Virtual Mock
Interviews
Career Showcase
Tours
“What is the Good Life?”
Partnership
What is the Good Life?
• Required Humanities course for all first-year
students
• Approximately 3,000 students registered per
semester
• Focuses on the multidisciplinary connection between
art, literature, history, religion and philosophy
Strategic Conversations
• Partnership Opportunity Meeting
• Overview of Class Objectives
• Negotiation Based on Institutional
Changes
“Valuing Your Values” Activity
• Chaos Theory of Careers (CTC) (Pryor & Bright, 2005)
• Personal and work values overview
• Online values sort and video
• In-class values definition and negotiation activity
– Core values discussion
– Implications for decision-making and experience-building
Planning Process
• Curriculum considerations
• Relevant to First Year Students
• Career Development focus
• Challenges
– Number of students
– Interactive
– “Sales pitch”
Impact Numbers
Workshop
Attendees
Summer 2016:
5 Classes
1,134 Students
Fall 2016:
Spring 2016:
8 Classes
9 Classed
3,058 Students
3,019 Students
Faculty Engagement:
Relationship Building Strategies
Partnerships: What Not to Do
• Pushy
• Not listening
• Hidden agenda
• One-sided
• No authentic
connection point
• Forcing “one-size fits
all”
• No flexibility
• Sales, not partnership
A Lesson from Cultural
Anthropology
• Participant Observation
– Language
– Space
– People
– Context/Environment
– Internal/External Pressures
Strategies for Engagement
• Do your research
– Goals, pressures, curriculum, outcomes
– Find a common connection point
• Listening Tours
– Themes and needs
Strategies for Engagement
• Explore Foundational Programs
– What is already in place?
– Collaboration vs. Duplicating vs. Competing
Brainstorming Session
• Identify one foundational program on
your campus.
• How can you connect your office goals
with that foundational program’s
goals?
Discussion and Reflection
Summary
Research
Listen
Explore
Assess
Questions?
www.crc.ufl.edu
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