Integrating Social Capital Into Career Curricula to Enhance Student Outcomes

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Location: 120 A

Presenter(s)

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Evelyn Gonzalez

Associate Director, PACE Program
University of Massachusetts Boston, United States
Ursula Olender, MEd (she/her/hers)

Executive Director, Center for Careers and Internships
Middlebury College
Middlebury, Vermont, United States

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Monique Cooper

University of Massachusetts, Boston

UMass Boston and Middlebury College share innovative strategies to help underrepresented students build social capital using an 8-step framework to help students access the hidden job market by creating new professional relationships. Presenters will share data, success stories & implementation methods that promote equitable career mobility.

Learning Objectives:

Learn best practices and innovative curricula for supporting holistic student career development with a focus on social capital, career readiness, and individualized coaching.
Understand a scaffolded, step-by-step approach to accessing hidden job markets through proactive professional relationship-building.
Identify high-impact practices that promote equitable career mobility through relationship-focused career education.