∙      Supporting the mission, academic programs, and advancement of the university;                             

.    Helping students explore values, interests, skills, and academic programs in order to develop clear career objectives;

∙      Developing effective partnerships with faculty, staff, employers, and professional colleagues;

∙      Promoting opportunities for students to gain valuable work and experiential learning experiences with a wide variety of employers;

∙      Administering the university's student employment program;

∙      Teaching students the skills necessary to conduct a successful professional job search;

∙      Creating opportunities for students and graduates to connect with graduate education and employers; and

∙      Preparing students for life-long career management

Our office in Lucina Hall

• Coordinates all on-campus student employment.
• Provides students with information  about career planning.
• Offers support for internships.
• Coordinates on-campus interviews and recruiting.
• Advises students about attending graduate school.
• Assists candidates conducting full-time job searches.

We have devised a six-phase career success plan that we expect students to follow. The plan includes

• Assessing skills, values, and interests.
• Exploring academic majors and career options.
• Developing job-search skills.
• Gaining career-related experience.
• Preparing for the transition from college to full-time professional employment or graduate school.
• Practicing lifelong career management.

We sponsor special events that bring a variety of employers to campus to discuss employment opportunities with students, including

• Fall Career Fair (September 19,2007)
• Cardinal Job Fair (Spring, 2008)
• Teacher Fair (April 30 -May 1, 2008)

We also offer workshops  and class presentations on such topics as

• Job-search preparation
• Résumé writing
• Interview techniques
• Networking
• Transition from college to career

And we produce and distribute handouts on such topics as

• Self-assessment
• Career exploration
• Résumé writing
• Interviewing
• Preparing for graduate school

The Career Center also maintains a resource lab, the only central source of career information  on campus, featuring

• Books, directories, employer information,  and computer programs covering all aspects of career planning  and the job search

• An online catalog of the entire collection
• Access to career-planning and job-search resources on the World Wide Web

Quest

Our award-winning Quest Web site (www.bsu.edu/careers/quest) can help students identify core curriculum courses, majors, and careers that match their interests.

Cardinal Career Link (www.bsu.edu/careers/ viewjobs) features full- and part-time  job vacancies as well as internships in

• Education
• Business
• Science and technology
• Community and social services
• Health and medicine
• Media, design, and the arts
• Government

Cardinal ViewJobs (www.bsu.edu/careers/viewjobs) lists all on-campus student jobs.

Career Center personnel work closely with faculty members to bring career planning  information  to students and to incorporate related topics into course syllabi. Call (765) 285-2430 to talk with the liaison for your department, to obtain a presentation request form, or to schedule a presentation.

Business Fellows

The Career Center coordinates Business Fellows, one of the university's immersive learning programs. Funded by a grant from the Lilly Endowment, Business Fellows focuses on "Turning Academic Knowledge into Business Solutions" through an innovative program putting Ball State faculty and student expertise into action to benefit organizations and communities across the state. Each Business Fellows endeavor consists of a faculty mentor and student team engaged in an on-site, problem-based project. For more information about this program, contact Nicole Feldhues at 285-2430.