Dive Deeper

This community supports students who want to make a difference through education, advocacy or support services. You’ll explore careers in schools, nonprofit organizations, government agencies and community programs. Events and resources focus on helping others, improving systems and driving social change. If you’re passionate about equity, access and helping people thrive, this is the community for you.


Undergraduate Majors:

Undergraduate students in this career community will work with Career Advisor: Sarah Mackler.

  • Human Development & Human Services
  • Education
  • Secondary Education concentrations
  • Criminology & Criminal Justice
  • Forensic Science


Graduate Programs:

Graduate students will have a different career advisor than the undergraduate students within this community based on their program of study.

Career Advisor: M. Cristina Fernandez
  • Teacher Education
Career Advisor: Stephanie Sartori
  • Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Career Advisor: Laura Thibodeau
  • Community Engagement
  • Criminology & Criminal Justice
  • Social Work
  • School Counseling
  • Speech Language Pathology

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