Center for Career & Professional Development
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“Explore. Experience. Engage. —Early and Often.”
The primary mission of the Southwestern University Center for Career & Professional Development (CCPD) is to empower Southwestern Pirates to design their professional identities, build marketable career-readiness competencies, and connect their interdisciplinary education to the world of work.
CCPD team members are available to provide a variety of services and resources including self-assessments, job/internship search strategies, graduate/professional school preparation, interview coaching, and help with developing application materials (e.g. resumes, cover letters).
NAME
Adrian D. Ramirez
TITLE
Director of the Center for Career & Professional Development
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PHONE
LOCATION
PRC 140
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Responsibilities
Team leadership
Employer relations
Employer Advisory Board
Pirate 2 Pro Sponsor Program
Success Coach caseload: alumni
Schedule an appointment with Adrian
NAME
Alexandra Anderson
TITLE
Sr. Associate Director of the Center for Career & Professional Development
E-MAIL
PHONE
LOCATION
PRC 140
LINKEDIN
Responsibilities
Major/career exploration, including self-assessment
Job/internship search strategies
Self-marketing (resumes, cover letters, interviews)
Graduate and professional school advising
Pre-health and pre-law advising
Success Coach caseload: seniors
Schedule an appointment with Alex
NAME
Mary Claire Angle
TITLE
Director of Internship Programs
E-MAIL
PHONE
LOCATION
PRC 140
LINKEDIN
Responsibilities
Major/career exploration, including self-assessment
Self-marketing (resumes, cover letters, interviews)
Internship programs (Academic, Funded, CHIP, NYAP)
SU HEALTH programs
Academic advising
Success Coach caseload: first-year students
Schedule an appointment with Mary Claire
NAME
Liana Collins
TITLE
Career Planning and Development Coordinator
E-MAIL
PHONE
LOCATION
PRC 140
LINKEDIN
Responsibilities
Major/career exploration, including self-assessment
Job/internship search strategies
Self-marketing (resumes, cover letters, interviews)
Graduate and professional school advising
COMPASS Program
Success Coach caseload: juniors
Schedule an appointment with Liana
NAME
Alex Garcia-Ellis
TITLE
Career Planning and Development Coordinator
E-MAIL
PHONE
LOCATION
PRC 140
LINKEDIN
Responsibilities
Major/career exploration, including self-assessment
Job/internship search strategies
Self-marketing (resumes, cover letters, interviews)
Graduate and professional school advising
Departmental marketing
Success Coach caseload: sophomores
Schedule an appointment with Alex
NAME
Helene Laicer
TITLE
Success Coach
E-MAIL
PHONE
LOCATION
PRC 140
LINKEDIN
Responsibilities
Major/career exploration, including self-assessment
Academic advising
Job/internship search strategies
Self-marketing (resumes, cover letters, interviews)
Graduate and professional school advising
Success Coach caseload: first-year students
Schedule an appointment with Helene
NAME
Jessica Loring
TITLE
Administrative Coordinator
E-MAIL
LOCATION
PRC
NAME
Rob Phillips
TITLE
Success Coach
E-MAIL
PHONE
LOCATION
PRC 140
LINKEDIN
Responsibilities
Major/career exploration, including self-assessment
Academic advising
Job/internship search strategies
Self-marketing (resumes, cover letters, interviews)
Graduate and professional school advising
Success Coach caseload: first-year students
Schedule an appointment with Rob
NAME
Jenny Terry Roberts
TITLE
Success Coach
E-MAIL
PHONE
LOCATION
PRC 140
LINKEDIN
Responsibilities
Major/career exploration, including self-assessment
Academic advising
Job/internship search strategies
Self-marketing (resumes, cover letters, interviews)
Graduate and professional school advising
Success Coach caseload: first-year students