1. Ithaca College Orientation 2018
Family Matters: Partners in the IC Experience
Supporting Families
Career Development and Support for your
Being Engaged with the College
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Welcome
Introduce Renee, and Career Services staff
Please fill out sign-in sheet that is going around– we would like the opportunity to connect with you after the session, and get your feedback.
After this session, some of us will stick around after to answer individual questions
We will send you a copy of this PP in the next couple of weeks – our contact information will be on it if you have further questions

2. Collaboration in support of students, parents and families
Why Are We Here?
Collaboration in support of students, parents and families
Career CORE
Engagement and Constituent Relations
Family Giving
GRETCHEN
Our offices collaborate to ensure the best student and family experience
We encourage you to engage, support, share experiences, be involved
Audience Q&A
How many of you are first time college parents?
Who has already had a child graduate from college?
How many have multiple children IN or have graduated from college? (GIVE AWAY)
Who attended a number of regional admission sessions or visited Ithaca more than once this past year? ((GIVE AWAY-umbrella to protect from “Ithacating” weather)
Who traveled from furthest away? (GIVE AWAY - tote bag)

3. Helpful Resources for Families
Parents of Incoming Students website:
First-Year Experience
Living on Campus
Staying Healthy
Staying on Track
Getting Involved
Events
And more…
Facebook: Ithaca College Parents Group
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The Parents webpages includes a lot of links to an array of information for parents and students.
Quick links to resources IC has for students, like staying on track and staying healthy, are found there
Information about Getting Involved (volunteering, providing internship/job opportunities for students, etc.)
There is also a Facebook Ithaca College Parents Group, that I recently joined, which I find very helpful. Parents have posted a lot of questions and share advice and information with each other. I will also try to go in and provide answers and clarification if possible.

4. Helpful Resources for your Student
Academic Advising Center
Career Resources
Counseling and Health Centers
Residential Life
Tutoring
The Writing Center
And more…
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5. Career CORE (Center for Career Communities, Opportunities, Resources & Experiences)
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6. Career Development Meaningful Career Choices
Intelligent Career Strategies
ROI
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7. Career Development
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8. Preparing a New Generation of Leaders
Meaning:
87% (world) and 66% (U.S.) workforce are struggling to find meaning in what they do
Transferability of Education:
Jobs will change an average of 11.9 times during one’s career, and 2.85 times in the first five years after college
Transferable Skill Development:
Top 10 competencies employers are seeking are all transferable skills
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9. Collectively Preparing Our New Generation of Leaders
Strategic and Pervasive Networking: 
80% to 85% of jobs are filled through networking
Career Mentoring
Mentoring increases:
Meaning at work and job satisfaction
Professional skills, adaptation and performance
Work salaries, promotions and mobility
Organizational commitment, retention and performance
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10. Collectively Preparing Our New Generation of Leaders
Experiential Learning:  
71% - 83% of employers will not hire college graduates without meaningful or professional experience
90% of repeat internships ended in a job offer in 2015
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11. The Imperative of Experience & Community
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12. Systemic Career Development Facilitation Model
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13. IC Experiential Learning Alliance (ELA)
45 Faculty and Staff from IC Schools and key Departments
Goals:
Collaborate on and promote experiential learning efforts, programs, and support services for students
Work with the college’s Ad Hoc Experiential Learning Policy Committee
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45 Faculty and Staff from IC Schools and key Departments
Goals:
Collaboration and “packaging” departmental experiential learning efforts, programs, and support services
Inform the IC Ad Hoc Experiential Learning Policy Committee about student experiential needs and opportunities

14. IC Experiential Learning Alliance (ELA)
Develop large-scale, strategic and experiential learning programs supported by 5 ELA subcommittees:
Industry & Identity Career Communities
Experiential Learning Interface
Student Employment Enhancement
Internship Enhancement
Intercultural Experiential Learning
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Develop large-scale, strategic and experiential learning programs supported by 5 ELA subcommittees
Industry & Identity Career Communities (IICC) to provide students with comprehensive, experiential career communities by identity or industry interest
Experiential Learning Interface (ELI) to help students 24/7 to make meaning of their co/extra-curricular experiential learning through a gamified interface
Student Employment Enhancement (SEE) to turn student employment experiences into intentional professional development opportunities
Internship Enhancement Program (IEP) to further organize, promote, facilitate and maximize internship opportunities across campus and the community
Intercultural Experiential Learning (IEL) to maximize students’ experiential learning access, diversity, inclusion and equity

15. Industry Career Communities
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16. Affinity Career Communities
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17. Integrated Career Community Spaces
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18. You are an important resource to all IC students
Share your career and other experiences
Join the IC Mentoring Program
Serve as an Ambassador at Network Nights
Meet with students interested in your field
Host an event in your home/office
Hire IC talent via Handshake (students or alumni)
Post internships, jobs, volunteer positions
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19. Be Engaged with IC!
New Student Welcome Parties: July 15 – August 15 in regions around the North East
Network Nights: January 2019, NYC, Boston, Los Angeles
Regional IC Community Events throughout the year
Family E-newsletter (quarterly): Complete the Parent Information Form online at ithaca.edu/parents
IC’s Mentoring Program: Join IC Mentor Connect at
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New Student Welcome Parties locations, dates and times – flyers with the information are available at the back of the room for families to take

20. Contact Information
Career CORE Engagement and Constituent Relations Gretchen Van Valen, M.M. ‘93, Parent ‘19, 20, 21, Associate Director, Family Giving Renee Carlineo, Director of Family Giving,
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