The Career Collaborative is a campus-wide network of UNC Charlotte faculty and staff who intentionally support students in exploring and preparing for purposeful careers. Led by the Career Center, the Collaborative provides tools, training, and connections to help you integrate career development into your teaching, advising, and student programming—without adding extra work.
By becoming a Career Collaborator, you’ll help bridge the gap between the classroom and the workplace, while gaining exclusive access to valuable resources, recognition, and funding opportunities. Ready to make a difference in students' futures? Join the Career Collaborative today and become a vital part of UNC Charlotte’s career readiness mission.
- Contribute to holistic student development by linking academic learning to real-world skills and career pathways
- Collaborate with the Career Center on initiatives that improve student career readiness and job market competitiveness
- Integrate career content into your work, from syllabi to student org events, helping students connect their identity and purpose to their future careers
- Mentor students through your professional experience and insights
- Support career exploration, empowering students to define and pursue their own versions of success
- Priority access to all classroom engagement requests: career presentations and assignments, career assessments, and employer connections
- Monthly Career Collaborative updates featuring career resources, tools, and event opportunities
- Exclusive invitations and early registration to faculty & staff trainings and events each semester
- Customized support in adding career development to your courses and/or programs
- Access to funding through the Venture Fund for your own career-related initiatives or professional development
- A digital badge to showcase your commitment—perfect for your email signature or faculty profile
The Career Collaborator Awards are an annual award nomination process where faculty and staff across the UNC Charlotte campus can nominate their peers for one of the Career Center's awards, which include the The Game Changer Award and The Innovator Award. The Spotlight Awards come from Career Coach nominations, and winners are promoted in the monthly Career Center Circular newsletter.
The Venture Fund is an innovative initiative designed to empower and support campus partners in fostering career-related ideas, innovations, and new concepts for students' career education. This program is tailored to promote collaborative efforts between campus departments, fostering a "one-university" mindset when it comes to student career development. Our goal is to inspire purposeful work, support discipline-specific experiential learning, and help students co-create their unique college journey.