Indiana University is committed to student success inside and outside of the classroom. While in class, students are gaining valuable content knowledge and developing their identities as students and professionals. We can help with their professional development in a variety of ways, and IU has created a simple way to incorporate professional development topics into your course and curriculum through Canvas. All IU instructors and students services staff members can tap into excellent career resources for students through IU EDGE. With EDGE, students can:
- Explore their values, strengths and interests in relation to degrees and careers;
- Develop an academic plan that connects with careers that excite them;
- Graduate with a solid plan for furthering their professional goals; and
- Find employment in a career that they are passionate about!
The EDGE Initiative is a Lilly grant-funded project led by a team of faculty and staff throughout the IU system. The Indiana University Office of Completion and Student Success leads these efforts and maintains the websites. You can preview all of the modules at https://edge.iu.edu.
The great thing about EDGE is that it is not a package deal; you can include as many or as few of these modules into your Canvas sites as fit the needs of your course and students. Topics include:
- You and Your Options
- Parallel Planning
- Networking
- Making an Impression
- Crafting Your Resume
- Negotiating and Accepting Offers
- Internships
- Interviewing
- Applying to Graduate or Professional School
- Designing Your life: Building Options throughout College
- Cover Letters and Professional Correspondence
- Job Search Strategies
Pick what is relevant to your students and visit the Canvas Commons to add it to your course; you can add as many or as few modules as you want to meet your students’ needs. With the Lilly Foundation Grant, IU faculty and staff may be eligible for a one-time $500 stipend for participating in the program. Please visit https://edge.iu.edu/index.html to learn more and review the eligibility requirements.
Have questions? Two EDGE Fellows on the IUB campus are excited to help you implement these modules into your classes. Feel free to contact Kim Ecenbarger and Stacey Abshire with any questions or concerns.
Thanks to Kim and Stacey for providing content for this post.
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