Undergraduate Bulletin 2012-2013 - Alabama A&M University

CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, AAMU, 2012-2013 ~ 46 ~
Career Development Services
Ms. Carolyn Boswell, Director
101 Patton Hall
Voice: (256) 372-5690, Fax: (256) 372-5689, carolyn.boswell@aamu.edu
Career Development Services is a centralized office with a mission to assist students and alumni to realize career objectives, prepare
for employment opportunities and provide career planning services that will enable students to move confidently from the academic
environment to the world of work. In support of this mission, the office strives to meet the following six objectives:
To assist and prepare students to implement effective job search strategies.
To provide employment counseling to students and alumni.
To provide opportunities for experiential learning, that allows students to practice classroom theory in a working
environment.
To assist students in choosing and preparing for careers.
To provide opportunities for participation in on-campus recruitment and interviews with local, state and national employers.
To provide current data relative to employment trends that support academic preparation.
Some of the services provided by Career Development Services are as follows:
On-campus interviews for CDS registered students, and alumni with local, state, and national employers.
Workforce Readiness workshops and individual counseling sessions on resume and cover letter writing, interviewing skills,
job search strategies and employment trends.
Job listing services that provide current information about full-time, part-time and summer employment opportunities.
Cooperative Education (undergraduate/graduate) and summer internships.
CDS Career Resource Library. Resources include company binders, videotapes, books, CD’s, and journals.
Career counseling open to all students and prospective students.
Annual career programs: Career Preparedness Week, Fall Career Fair/Interview Day, Graduate and Professional Schools
Day, North Alabama Connection Professional Employment Day, Youth Motivation Task Force Conference, and Teacher
Education Day.
Job Referral Service.
CDS 301: Career Development Seminar, a one hour credit course.
Business Etiquette dinners.
Students are required to register with the office before the completion of 30 credit hours.
COOPERATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM
Cooperative Education is a unique plan of educational enrichment. It is designed to make a student’s educational program more
relevant and meaningful by integrating formal academic study with special periods of practical work experience directly related to the
individual’s major field of study. The work experiences usually increase in difficulty and responsibility as the student progresses
through the academic curriculum.
The program is called Cooperative Education because it involves a cooperative effort between the employer and the University in
combining their resources to form an educational system for career preparation and training. The University teaches basic facts,
theories, and principles; the employer provides the opportunity for a student to apply these facts, theories, and principles to practical
work situations and problems resulting in a Win/Win combination.
Visit CDS website at www.aamu.edu/cds.