Staff Accomplishments

Troy Behrens

  • Featured in CareerWatch, the ACPA's Newsletter for career development (November 2007)
  • Conducted a NACE webinar on Career Center Management (February 2008)
  • Published a NACE article on JOBWEB, regarding skills hiring managers seek (February 2008)
  • Published a NACE Journal article about freshmen and career services (March 2008)
  • Helped design a career theories course, EDU 2308 for SMU students (March 2008)

Jessica DuBois

  • Worked with 50 new employers to market full-time and internship opportunities to Dedman Liberal Arts students (Fall 2007, Spring 2008)
  • Developed Soft Skills workshop to better prepare students for the work environment (Fall 2007)
  • Created and manages the SMU Alumni & Hegi Career Services LinkedIn online networking group (Spring 2008)
  • Reached 475+ students via class presentations or one-on-one appointments to share career development tools (Fall 2007, Spring 2008)

Janet Lewis

  • Co presented with Laura Thomas: “Facilitating Groups” at Southwest Association of Colleges and Employers (2005)
  • Co presented with Kim Holladay: Building Bridges to Faculty” at Southwest Association of Colleges and Employers (2006)
  • Co presented with Caryn Statman: “Can’t You Just tell Me What to Do? Career Decision-making needs of the Millennials” at Texas Counseling Association (2007)
  • Co presented with Elke Arnold and Caryn Statman “Campus Connections: How Creating Synergy with Colleagues can increase Career Center Awareness and Credibility” Southern Association of Colleges and Employers (2007)
  • Co presented with Caryn Statman: “But I will Quit When I Gradate: Helping College Students Realize the Long-Term
  • Effects of Alcohol Abuse on the Future Plans” at Texas Counseling Association (2008)
  • Co presented Salary negotiation Workshop with Marva McGrew for Association of Technology and Women (2008)
  • Co – created Job Skills Workshop with Mandelin Meehling(2008)

Caryn Statman

  • Janet Lewis & Caryn Statman: “Can’t You Just Tell Me What to Do? Career Decision-Making Needs of the Millennials” presentation at the annual conference of the Texas Counseling Association (November 2007)
  • Elke Arnold, Janet Lewis & Caryn Statman: “Campus Connections: How Creating Synergy with Colleagues can increase Career Center Awareness and Credibility” presentation at the annual conference of the Southern Association of Colleges and Employers (November 2007)

 
The Hegi Family Career Development Center is a department in the Division of Student Affairs.