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Career Development Center

Career Champions

In March 2023 we certified a new cohort of Career Champions from PCOM and WellRec!
In March 2023 we certified a new cohort of Career Champions from PCOM and WellRec!

NC State Career Champions are university staff, faculty, and graduate students who have an invested interest in facilitating an innovative culture and environment of career awareness in their college, unit, or department. Career Champions communicate career exploration and readiness tools and techniques to students. They will encourage ongoing career development through their deployment of cutting-edge career information.

Career Champions are equipped to:

  • Have meaningful career conversations with students.
  • Share up-to-date career resources and strategies.
  • Encourage students to engage with Career Development Center programs.
  • Build a community of professionals committed to student success.

Spring 2026 Career Champion Training

  • Wednesday, April 22, 2026
  • 9:00am – 3:00pm (lunch is provided)
  • Washington-Sankofa room in Witherspoon

Registration is now closed.

Career Champion Requirements

To be eligible to attend the NC State Career Champion training, employees must meet the following criteria:

  • SHRA, EHRA, EHRA-Faculty or a graduate student.
  • be able to attend and complete the mandatory Career Champion training.
  • be committed to being a Career Champion for the academic year incorporating the toolkits into student conversations when appropriate.

Testimonials

93% of our inaugural class rated the content Excellent or Very Good.

  • “Thank you!! This was a really helpful training and felt like a very good use of time.”
  • “I thought the tone and candor of the training was helpful. I enjoyed the community created in the group, and I learned about a lot of resources that I was not aware of.”
  • “I really appreciated how encompassing the approaches were for multiple disciplines here at the University. I really enjoyed the session regarding the Career First-Aid!”
  • “Overall a really great training! I have a lot of notes to use for myself and to share with others!”
  • “I really enjoyed reviewing the different resources available and talking about it multiple times to reinforce the knowledge and availability of these resources. I also enjoyed the connection with peers and Roleplaying, connecting the content to ourselves.”
  • “I am so eager to provide students with these resources!!”

Please contact Rebekah Dunstan, rrdunsta@ncsu.edu with questions.