Career Advisors

Career advisors are peer educators on the Career Services' staff. Their primary responsibilities address outreach to the campus community. Career advisors keep hours in the Office of Career Services and also visit residence halls, making themselves available to students. Give them your questions about Career Services resources, and how to get started in the career planning process. Career advisors are here to help you!

Career advisors coordinate Career Night at Phelps during first semester, and assist with resident in-hall programming. These events are sure to be informative, and may provide just what you need to move ahead with your own decision-making about majors and careers.

If you would like to meet with a career advisor, call Career Services at 395-7950, or talk with a residence life staff person about inviting career advisors into your hall. Advisors for the 2009-2010 school year are:

Corey Franks, senior, majoring in management

Gwen MacIver, senior, majoring in art history

Elizabeth Orlando, senior, majoring in communication and English

Christina Vogelzang, senior, majoring in management

Claire Weller, senior, majoring in studio art

Gwen MacIver, Christina Vogelzang, Corey Franks, Elizabeth Orlando, Claire Weller

If you have an interest in becoming a career advisor, check out the qualifications listed below. The hiring process for each academic year begins in February of the preceding year. Career Counselor Trudi VanderPloeg can answer your questions about the program and give you details on how to get involved.

Qualifications

• Junior or senior as of fall semester of the upcoming year, available to work both semesters of the academic year.
• GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Interest in helping peers.
• Dependable, self-motivated, responsible and organized.
• Involvement in extracurricular activities is desirable.
• Career interests in the areas of graphic design, public relations and editing

Training