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The Center for Career Development advocates for the mission of Student
Services by building on the education offered to students in the
Schools of Architecture, Art, and Engineering through providing
opportunities for student learning and development. The Career
Center's curricular and co-curricular programs, career counseling, and
resources encourage students and alumni to advance their professional
training through career development and help them realize their true
maturity as designers and critical thinkers. The Center for Career
Development aims to empower students and alumni to assess their
values, ambitions, and skills toward continual growth in their chosen
professions and beyond.
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The Center for Career Development complements The Cooper Union's
academically centered tradition by preparing students to make a
successful transition from studying with a distinguished and creative
faculty to applying their knowledge and skills to a professional
practice. The Career Center facilitates student inquiry into relevant
applications of the education they have received at the institution,
strengthening The Cooper Union's historic commitment to science and
art.
The Career Center helps both students and alumni to further their professional development by teaching them how to use self-knowledge in relation to career decisions and goals, conduct career-related research, identify and pursue opportunities, prepare competitive application materials, and document and present their accomplishments. The Career Center staff seeks to achieve these goals while striving to maintain impartiality and without imposing personal biases. The Career Center cultivates positive relationships with employers, experiential-learning sites, graduate-study institutions, and not-for-profit resource organizations; identifies and promotes external grants, fellowships, and scholarships; helps shape and aid institutional goals; provides direction and consultation within the Institution on career development concerns; fosters constructive, reciprocal internal relationships; and supports Institutional assessment and relevant research endeavors and their publication, especially in relation to accreditation standards; and helps maintain Cooper Union history through its archival practices. click here to collapse « VALUES click here to expand »click here to collapse «
The Center for Career Development is guided by these core values:
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