Thom facilitates the Career Center team of five career counselors, an ESC jobs counselor and three operations staff.  Career Center includes career counseling and assessment, workshops and outreach, special career events, web services, academic liaisons, internships, job listings, employer relations, and student paraprofessional staff.  He also coordinates the Student Affairs technology and assessment staff.

Presentation Topics: Career Development; MBTI; Future Trends

Karen coordinates the university internship program, employer relations and she is the career counseling liaison to Arts and Humanities area.

Presentation Topics: Business Etiquette; Career Development and Transition; Self Directed Search; Myers-Briggs Type Indicator; Customer Relations

Diane is the liaison to the Watson School of Education.  She provides career information to all students getting their teaching certification and co-coordinates the Education Job Fair each semester.  Diane also creates and maintains the Career Center web site.  Other web sites she created are: Division of Student Affairs, Student Affairs Directory, Orientation, and student classes.

Presentation Topics: Building a strong resume and cover letter; Marketing your leadership skills/job search; Sustainability

Academic Liaison: University College, Communication Studies, English, Fine Arts, Foreign Languages, History

M.A. Education Administration, Specialization in Student Affairs, University of Nebraska Lincoln, 2007

Professional Affiliations: NCACE, SoACE, NCCPA, NASPA

This position serves as the liaison counselor to students in the social and health sciences.  Provides individual counseling, workshops/presentations, and special events to students within liaison area.  Also supervises the Career Specialist program, our student paraprofessional workers.

Presentation Topics: Career related topics; others by request

Leslie joined Career Center in November 2002, from Old Dominion University.  She is the liaison to the Cameron School of Business and holds office hours in Cameron on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.  

Presentation Topics:  Job search strategies; The importance of networking for career; Making the connection from campus involvement and leadership to career

Frances manages the overall work flow of the Center so it runs efficiently and coordinates the administration for all paperwork for work assistants and work study students on campus so that  they get paid in a timely manner. Also as Recruiting Coordinator, she represents the University of North Carolina at Wilmington to the recruiting public.

Presentation Topics: Hiring Procedures for Work Assistant Students  (Proper procedures, paper work, etc.)

Lisa works closely with the education/nursing majors on their credential files.  She makes sure that they are complete and sent to specific places in a timely manner.  Lisa also reviews all full and part time jobs and makes sure that they are entered into the data base.  She also keeps the library up to date and orders all new books and supplies.

Kim is the main office receptionist.  Answers a multi-line telephone and takes job information from potential full-time employers as well as those who want to list a part-time job.  She also assists with the data entry of these jobs and assists with UNCW payroll entries and changes.

Sarah Clark, Career Development Counselor
Career Center
962-3174
clarks@uncw.edu


This position serves at the Academic Liaison Counselor for math and sciences. Also, is the primary liaison to the Campus Athletic Department regarding the NCAA Champs Program.

Presentation Topics: Cover Letter and Resume Writing (including variations on the topic, i.e. Marketing Your Leadership Experience in Your Job search); The Job Search; Choosing a Major