How do you break through the noise and reach students in spaces they actually frequent? Enter Discord. With over 200 million active monthly users, this social platform is buzzing with gamers, hobbyists, and perhaps your career office? In Spring 2024, SNHU Career Services hosted its first Discord Gaming Mixer—a virtual event that brought 100+ students face-to-face with industry-leading gaming companies following an all virtual Video Game Design Experiential Challenge. The result? High engagement and a student satisfaction rating of 4.7 out of 5.
Learning Objectives:
Understand the fundamentals of Discord as a student engagement tool, including identifying the features of Discord that make it an effective platform for a professional and interactive virtual environment.
Develop skills in planning and managing a virtual career event on Discord, including practical insights into setting up a professional, safe, and student-centered career event.
Evaluate and apply feedback to improve future engagement, including analyzing feedback to make data-informed adjustments, enhancing the effectiveness of future career engagement initiatives on Discord.
