Faculty & Staff
Since the Career Development Center is situated in the College of Arts and Sciences, we enjoy a greater ability than do most career centers to collaborate with the faculty and deans of the College. This allows us to integrate career and academic advising effectively, and to emphasize connections between academic majors and careers in order to respond to the particular needs of liberal arts students. At the same time, we also partner with the faculty of the professional schools and colleges, as well as with Alumni Relations, in order to meet the career needs of professional students and alumni as well. Regarding any of the matters below, please feel free to contact us individually, or collectively at careerdc@pacificu.edu.
- Julie Burris, Administrative Assistant & Work-Study Coordinator
work-study program coordination; CDC program support; site administrator for job posting website www.careercenterjobs.org and alumni career network www.cdcalumninetwork.org - June Dressler, Associate Director
career counseling, choosing a major, career assessment and inventory administration, skills and strength articulation, mock interviewing, and program development
- Pete Erschen, Internship Coordinator
internships, résumés, cover letters, job search, and community service work-study - Katie Lardy, Assistant Director and Pathways Coordinator
career advising, résumés, cover letters, job and clinical experience search, and Advantage Scholars program coordination - Brian O’Driscoll, Director
CDC, work-study program management, graduate & professional school application, alumni career network, job search
Career Advising for Students and Alumni
We provide a full range of career development resources, opportunities, and support for students and alumni. We are delighted to collaborate with faculty and staff to deliver the very best career advising possible. Please contact us if you know about a student or graduate we should follow up with for career advising, or if you have an idea for a career program.
Alumni Updates
Faculty and staff are often the first to hear back from alumni who have just landed that great new job or graduate school acceptance. Please share the news with us when you can so we can update our records and add the story to our newsletter.
Internships
Internship Coordinator, Pete Erschen, is available to assist students in all phases of the internship process, from needs-assessment and search to applications and harvest, and articulation of the benefits of internship experiences. Aspiring interns frequently have strong career-related motivations for interning, and so even if faculty or the students themselves have arranged an internship, students stand to benefit a great deal from Pete’s input and assistance from a career development perspective.
Employer Referrals
If your work has brought you into contact with an employer for us to follow up with regarding opportunities for students and alumni, please drop us a note (UC Box 697 or careerdc@pacificu.edu).