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Panel Session

Opportunity & Access

Collaborative Approaches to Career Equity and Access

Monday, June 9, 2025
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM EDT
Location: 120 B

    Presenter(s)

  • Tara B. Malone, MA (she/her/hers)

    Associate Director, Center for Career Readiness and Life Skills, Regional Campuses
    University of Connecticut
    Stamford, Connecticut, United States

  • Lisa Carrozza

    Assistant Director, Center for Career Readiness and Life Skills, Waterbury Campus
    University of Connecticut
    Waterbury, Connecticut, United States

    • Panelist(s)

  • WD

    Wiley Dawson

    Career Consultant
    University of Connecticut - Center for Career Development

UConn’s Regional Campuses serve diverse, primarily first-gen students, many facing financial hardships while balancing jobs and family. The Regional Campus Career Centers offer holistic support through partnerships with departments, staff, and faculty. This session covers strategies for gaining campus-wide support to create equitable access.

Learning Objectives:

  • Discover how to gain buy-in and foster partnerships with departments, staff, and faculty to build a shared commitment to career equity, ensuring career support is embedded throughout the campus community.
  • Gain tools to actively champion career equity by addressing the needs of diverse students including implementing initiatives such as professional clothing closets and creative pop-up and drop-in career programs.
  • Develop creative approaches to scale career education and increase student engagement through high-touch career programming, making career services more accessible.