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IUPUI Division Staff Members Recognized by Career Development Professionals of Indiana

IUPUI Division Staff Members Recognized by Career Development Professionals of Indiana

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Indianapolis, IN (May 2016) – Jennifer Schott and Keely Floyd recently received awards from the Career Development Professionals of Indiana (CDPI) association for their contributions to the field of career development.

Schott, director of career planning in Academic and Career Development (ACD) in University College in the Division of Undergraduate Education at IUPUI, recently received the Distinguished Career Award for exceptional dedication to the career development profession. She has been a staff member at IUPUI for 12 years and director of career planning since 2011.

I have been a member of CDPI for the past 12 years and have benefited greatly from this knowledgeable, supportive, and wonderful group of professionals.
Schott commented about receiving the award

In her role as director, Schott worked with other ACD leadership and staff to implement an advising model that has transformed the way students are able to plan for their careers. The advisement model was restructured into thematic groups called clusters, each one consisting of associated staff members who can provide specialized knowledge in certain programs or fields. The role of the traditional academic advisor was revised into the student success advisor, which incorporates both academic and career advising. Student success advisors receive specialized training so that they can assist with career-related inquiries with less need to refer students elsewhere. In each cluster, a career consultant helps advisors and students learn more about programs specific to their fields. The consultants and student success advisors work as a team that allows students to get more individualized and effective attention.

Floyd, a career consultant for just under two years in the Health and Life Sciences Advising Center, received the Outstanding New Professional Award for her work in this position.

Floyd created the Health and Life Sciences Experience Expo, a fair of community organizations and on-campus partners that offer volunteer and internship experiences to college students in the early years of their academic experience. Students have a chance to plug into these organizations, network, and be exposed to a wide variety of careers within health care, including careers that are not conventionally associated with the field and for which they might be well-suited.

This year Floyd also implemented a service-learning component to U210, a University College career exploration course. Students chose service projects among five different health-related community partners based on their interest in the cause each organization was addressing.

Floyd remarked, “It was a big honor to receive this award, but an even bigger thrill to receive it next to Jen Schott, who has been such an outstanding mentor. I have been fortunate to have observed wonderful professionals throughout my career in higher education, and this award is reflective of their guidance.”

For more information, contact the Division of Undergraduate Education Office of Communications at duecomm@iu.edu.

IUPUI Division Staff Members Recognized by Career Development Professionals of Indiana

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