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Bethany Mills: Benefits and Challenges of Alumni Career Development: Employing Best Practices

Bethany Mills, LPC, NCC joined the University of Georgia Career Center staff in June 2010 serving as the Career Consultant for the College of Education, undecided students and students in fine and performing arts before being name the Director of Alumni Career Services in June 2014. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor and is certified in the Strong Interest Inventory and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. She finds joy in helping UGA alumni navigate the career exploration process and providing the resources to help them reach success. She is a graduate of Mississippi State University where she earned her Master of Science in Counselor Education and her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry Education. Bethany is currently serving as the president of the Georgia Career Development Association, and was recently selected to join the 2018 NCDA Leadership Academy cohort.

WEBINAR DESCRIPTION: With almost 300,000 alumni at the University of Georgia (UGA), it can be difficult to serve all career-related needs – especially with a one-person office. While we cannot reach every alumnus, we can provide quality services and programming to engage our local alumni and those living all over the world. With the combination of in-person events and appointments, coupled with strategic virtual services, your alumni will gain the resources and tools to find meaningful work and grow as a professional. With some smart effort, you can learn to serve many hundreds of alumni each year through in-person and virtual counseling appointments and by collaborating with campus partners. Let me show you how.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the end of this webinar, you will be able to:

• Identify best practices to best meet the needs of your alumni audience
• Brainstorm collaborations with both the local community and campus partners
• Develop opportunities to engage alumni through webinars and other virtual networking events