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BEAM in the Field

The team at BEAM is always thinking about the evolving nature of finding meaningful work. Below is a sampling of our team's publications and conference presentations in career education. Interested in learning more? Contact Us!

Publications 

2017

Brierley, A. (2017). Dispelling the Engineering Student Myth: What Career Educators Need to Know. LinkedIn Pulse.

Berger, N & McCallion, C. (2017). Engaging Students in Experiential Alumni Programming. LinkedIn Pulse.

Park, J. (2017). Advice from Mike Smith, Executive Vice President of Huntington Ingalls Industries. LinkedIn Pulse.

Park, J. (2017). Advice from Sanjay Poonen, Chief Operating Officer of VMware. LinkedIn Pulse.

Park, J. (2017). Q&A with Meg Whitman about Corporate and Social Responsibility. LinkedIn Pulse.

Vleck, A. (2017). Reimagining Alumni Mentoring for Today's College Student. LinkedIn Pulse.

Vleck, A. (2017). Our Favorite Career Advice from Over 20 Stanford Alumni. LinkedIn Pulse.

2016

Brierley, A. (2016). Overcoming the Intimidation Factor: 3 Ways to Engage Wary Freshmen in Career Education. LinkedIn Pulse

Burnett, B. & Evans, D. (2016). Designing Your Life: How To Build A Well-Lived, Joyful Life. New York, NY: Alfred Knopf. 

Uakoub, I. (2016). Three Holiday Reads for Every Student and Career Educator. LinkedIn Pulse.

Uakoub, I. (2016). Four Career Insights from the Election. LinkedIn Pulse.

Uakoub, I. (2016). Seven Things I wish I knew When I Was an Undergraduate Student. LinkedIn Pulse.

Uakoub, I. (2016). International Students in the United States. What Every Higher Education Professional Should Know. The NACE Blog.

Uakoub, I. (2016).  A Year in Review: This Year Best Blogs for Every Career Educator. LinkedIn Pulse.

2015

Brierley, A. (2015). Dream Big, Start Small: Managing Change in the New World of Career Services.

Chan, L. & Patel, S. (2015). Generation Z is Trending: 10 Things You Need to Know about the Future of the Workforce. LinkedIn Pulse. 

Contomanolis, E., Cruzvergara, C., Dey, F., & Steinfeld, T. (2015). The Future of Career Services is Now. NACE Journal.

Miller, G. A. & Nobles, K. (2015). Collaboration in Career Services. Retrieved from https://gumroad.com/l/collaboration. 

Nobles, K. (2015). Embracing Vulnerability to Uncover Innovation & Collaboration in Career Services. Linkedin Pulse.

Nobles, K. (2015). How to Ace Your Annual Review. Career Contessa.

Nobles, K. (2015). How to Find the Perfect Professional Mentor. Career Contessa.

2014

Bakker, A (2014). Professional development and career training has to include postdocs. Beyond Academia Blog. 

Dey, F. & Cruzvergara, C. Y. (2014). 10 Future Trends in College Career Services. LinkedIn Pulse. 

Dey, F. & Cruzvergara, C. Y. (2014), Evolution of Career Services in Higher Education. New Directions for Student Services, 2014: 5-18. doi: 10.1002/ss.201015. 

Nobles, K. (2014). How to Create Your Own Internship. Career Contessa.

Nobles, K. & Gomez, E. (2014). Best Practices for Using Blogs as a Student Engagement Tool.  NCDA Career Convergence Online Magazine.

Rutt, J. (2014). Creative Ways To Keep Your Interns Working For You. ERE Media.

2013

Alpert, B. (2013). College and University Disaster Management: The Impact of Leader Behavior on Response and Recovery from Disaster. Dissertation. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Martinez, O., Schrader, L. (Eds.). (2002). Choices and Challenges: Charting your career path (4th ed.). Bloomington:  Indiana University Custom Publishing.

Nobles, K. & Miller, G.A. (2013). Leading Innovation in Career Services. In E. Contomonolis & T. Steinfeld (Eds.), Leadership in Career Services: Voices from the Field (pp. 209-219). Charleston, SC.

2010

Dey, F. & Real, M. (2010). Emerging Trends in University Career Services: Adaptations of Casella's Career Centers Paradigm. NACE Journal, September 2010, 71, 31-35.

2000

Wood, D. (2000). The Uncollege Alternative: Your Guide to Incredible Careers and Amazing Adventures Outside College. New York, NY: Harper Paperbacks. 

Conference Presentations 

2017

Chen, H.L. & Patel, S.J. Portfolio to Professional: Supporting Graduate Students Using Digital, Evidence-based Storytelling. Presented in the ePortfolio Forum at the Association of American Colleges & Universities Annual Meeting (2017), San Francisco, CA.

Bakker, A (2017). Technical & Specialized Consulting. Panel moderator at Beyond Academia, Berkeley, CA

Bakker, A (2017). Higher Education. Panelist and moderator at Beyond Academia, Berkeley, CA

Golde, C. (2017). Learning from recent initiatives in graduate education. Presented at The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Revitalizing Graduate STEM Education for the 21st Century Committee Meeting, Washington, D.C.

2016

Bakker, A (2016). Hiring and Training PhDs: The Employer Perspective. Panel moderator at Graduate Career Consortium (GCC) conference, Berkeley, CA

Bakker, A (2016). Ask me anything! Panel of Experts. Panel moderator at Graduate Career Consortium (GCC) pre-conference, Berkeley, CA

Paspa, P.K. (2016). Resume Lab. The Watermark Conference for Women Career Pavilion, San Jose, CA.

Santiago, E. (2016). Celebrating Leaders of Color in Career Services: Stories and Strategies for Success. Presented at the Mountain Pacific Association of Colleges and Employers (MPACE) Conference, Denver, CO.

Santiago, E. (2016). Women Advancement in Career Services: Stories and Strategies for Success. Presented at the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Conference, Chicago, IL.

Santiago, E. (2016). Marketing Handshake to Employers Students. Presented at the Handshake User Conference, Chicago, IL.

 

2015

Bakker, A (2015). Building career connections candidly, frequently and early on. Roundtable discussion at Graduate Career Consortium (GCC) conference, New York, NY

Bakker, A (2015). University Administration. Panelist and moderator at Beyond Academia, Berkeley, CA

D'Andria, J. (2015). The Recruiters Perspective. Panelist at Beyond Academia, Berkeley, CA.

Dey, F. (2014 & 2015). Future Trends in College Career Services. Keynote address at conferences in the US and around the world, including: CareerCon European Career Centers Conference in Vienna, Eurotech Universities Alliance in Munich, Recruiting Solutions Conference in Chicago, Midwest-ACE in Chicago, FL-ACE in St. Augustine, CCSA in Boulder, GCSA in St. Louis, OCDA in Portland, Fullbridge Online Conference, and Internbridge Online Career Conference.

Nobles, K., Reynolds, S., Chapman, V. & Perez, J. (2015). Best Practices Panel: Career Peer Ambassador Programs. Presented at National Career Development Association (NCDA) Conference, Denver, CO.

Patel, S. & Kim, Y. (2015). We Know Why Women are not Staying in Advertising, Now What Will We Do about It? Keeping Female Students in the Advertising Industry. Presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, San Francisco, CA.

2014

Nobles, K. & Angle, R. (2014). Career Services and New Student Orientation: Creating a High Impact Presentation. Presented at the Southern Association of Colleges and Employers (SoACE) Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Nobles, K. & Gomez, E. (2014). Connecting Students to Career Exploration Through Blogging. Presented at the National Career Development Association (NCDA) Conference, Long Beach, CA.

O'Neill, J., Murphy, J. & Carpenter, A. (2014). Kiss Workshops Goodbye: New Directions for Delivering Content. Presented at the American College Personnel Association (ACPA), Indianapolis, IN.

Patel, S. & Chan, L. (2014). Still Talking to Gen Y?  Adapting Career Center and Recruiter Brand Strategy for the Coming Generational Shifts. Presented at the Mountain Pacific Association of Colleges and Employers (MPACE), San Francisco, CA. 

2013

Nobles, K. (2013). Three Capabilities of Innovation. Keynote at The Innovation Forum for Career Services, Raleigh, NC.

Nobles, K & Miller, G.A. (2013). Career Services Innovation: A Study & Dialog. Presented at the National Association for Colleges and Employers (NACE) Conference, Orlando, FL.

Nobles, K & Miller, G.A. (2013). Innovation Trends in Career Services. Presented for National Association for Colleges and Employers (NACE) online webinar.

Nobles, K & Gist, J. (2013). The Passionless Job Search: Finding Your Fit.  Presented at the North Carolina Association for Colleges and Employers (NCACE) Conference, Blowing Rock, NC.

Principal, B. & Santiago, E. (2013). Strategies to Help Students Get the Most from their LinkedIn Experience. Presented at the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Social Media Mashup, San Jose, CA.

2012

Alpert, B. (2012). College and University Leader Behavior: Facilitating an Effective Response to and Recovery from Disaster. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Strategic Horizon Community College Consortium. Ann Arbor, MI.

Nobles, K. & Miller, G.A. (2012). Innovation in Career Services.  Presented at Southern Association of Colleges and Employers (SoACE) Conference, St. Petersburg, FL.

Nobles, K. (2012). How to Use Branding & Design to Boost Your Career Services. Presented at North Carolina Association of Colleges and Employers (NCACE) Conference, Wilmington, NC.