{"id":17718,"date":"2017-03-13T12:05:27","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T16:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/?p=17718"},"modified":"2021-05-22T16:18:06","modified_gmt":"2021-05-22T20:18:06","slug":"career-oriented-programs-liberal-arts-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/career-oriented-programs-liberal-arts-students\/","title":{"rendered":"University Career-Oriented Programs to Turn Liberal Arts Degrees Into Well-Paying Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Students who enter colleges as Liberal Arts majors often have no idea what they want for a career. Liberal Arts programs also have a less directed focus on career, in contrast to other specialized fields, such as business, engineering and law. Luckily, more and more colleges are realizing how important it is to have specialized career programs for Liberal Arts students to ensure that they enter the job market doing something they enjoy. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Many colleges have, therefore, created career-oriented programs to help students who are Liberal Arts majors, as classrooms fail to inspire them. According to college advisors, many of these programs rely on alumni networks.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here are several different programs aimed at helping students turn their Liberal Arts degree into a well-paid job:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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<\/b>1. Alumni Mentor Programs<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

The University of Connecticut<\/strong> launched the <\/span>CLAS Career Advisor Program<\/span><\/a> for its College of Liberal Arts and Sciences two years ago. Through this online alumni program, sophomores and juniors are matched with alumni mentors that best fit their criteria. An alumni mentor helps students with internships, resumes and job concerns. It is a powerful program that taps into the vast CLAS alumni network of over 100,000 alumni worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n

Students who participated in this program have found it to be extremely helpful. Sarah Marshall, a CLAS student \u201818, stated:\u00a0<\/span>\u201cI loved having this experience! It was so great to have someone to talk to about life after college and the different paths I could take!\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Alumni mentors volunteer as a way of <\/span>giving back and find that they too gain from the relationship. Karen Glass CLAS \u201889 volunteers as a mentor and feels very positive of the program: \u201cI\u2019ve done this for several years now and once again, I\u2019ve enjoyed the experience immensely! I hope to continue participating in the future as I feel I gain as much from the interaction as the student does. It\u2019s a great program!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Career Road Trips<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

The <\/span>University of Nebraska-Lincoln<\/b> has the <\/span>Learning Community Big Trip<\/span><\/a> program, which provides students with an opportunity to travel to different cities and interact with alumni in their chosen fields. In 2016, the university\u2019s<\/span> Learning Community Big Trip<\/span><\/a> took 80 students to Chicago, so they could tour the business areas to learn about potential career options while networking with professionals in their field of choice. Students were exposed to many <\/span>events<\/span><\/a>, including: <\/span><\/p>\n