The University of Vermont celebrated the launch of a new “Career+Experience Hub” in the Davis Student Center today.
The hub is an addition to the Career Center, located on a different part of campus, and seeks to supplement its services. With two new staff members in charge of coordinating with employers to help students find internships and jobs, the center represents a step in the university’s larger plan to beef up its experiential learning programs.
University President Thomas Sullivan said the plan will help students graduate with the skills they need to enter the workforce.
He said the center helps students so that “at the end of our four-year journey for students at graduation, we want to make sure that they’re job-ready for the market and their communities.”
The new hub opened in September, and UVM staff members from eight departments across campus help staff it, advising students on matters from study abroad to post-graduation job plans.
Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that the hub serves to replace the Career Center. Both the hub and the Career Center are open and functioning.