Connect Your Students to Careers and the World of Work: An OFE Partners Session Online
Interested in helping students connect their work in your course to their future career? Would you like to identify resources and tools that support students who are exploring their career options? Chantelle Wright, Executive Director for Experiential Education and Career Connections, will show faculty a few manageable techniques and tools to incorporate career planning into their existing courses, helping students to be ready for post-graduate career success.
- Date:
- Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 2:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
Chantelle K. Wright serves as the Executive Director for Experiential Education and Career Connections. She has 15 years of experience in college career counseling particularly with multi-ethnic and multi-generational populations. Most recently, Chantelle served as the Director for the Center for Career & Professional Development at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City, overseeing the career services for all students and alumni. She previously served as an Associate Director at John Jay College managing employer relations, internships and career education. Prior to her roles at John Jay, she was the Career and Transfer Advisor at Bronx Community College and worked as an adjunct lecturer and internship coordinator at LaGuardia Community College.
Chantelle received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Morgan State University, her master’s in Psychological Counseling from Teachers College, Columbia University and her Doctorate of Education in Leadership for Organizations from the University of Dayton.
Professor and Executive Director of the Office for Faculty Excellence, has been at Montclair State University for 25 years. Her areas of research expertise include higher education pedagogy, teaching writing, assessment, and public higher educational practices.