CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERIES – Career Connectedness: A Catalyst for Student Success
Event Details
For the 2025-2026 school year, SOCHE will host a special Career Development Series of virtual presentations that is designed to support higher education personnel as they help develop the Workforce of Tomorrow.
The fifth and final session of the SOCHE Career Development Series will be “Career Connectedness: A Catalyst for Student Success,” hosted on Wednesday, April 15, from 12 to 1 p.m. ET via Zoom. Dr. Kemal Aydin, the program chair for Information Technology at Franklin University, will be presenting.
In today’s dynamic academic and professional landscape, career connectedness is no longer a luxury—it’s a necessity for student success. This session will demonstrate how intentionally integrating career development into the student experience fuels engagement, boosts retention, and cultivates long-term achievement.
Attendees will discover practical strategies, effective models for cross-campus collaboration, and innovative tools that empower students to connect their academic journeys to meaningful career pathways. Whether you advise students, teach courses, or provide support services, you’ll gain actionable insights to help guide students in discovering their purpose, building vital professional networks, and making confident decisions about their futures.
Learning Goals
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Explain the concept of career connectedness.
- Identify strategies for integrating career development into student-facing activities.
- Apply structured peer mentorship.
- Design initiatives that help students build portfolios, develop habits of success, and prepare for real-world opportunities.
Ready to put career connectedness into action? Join us on April 15 for this final session in SOCHE’s Career Development Series and walk away with strategies to help your students succeed. Register today to secure your spot!
[If you are unable to attend live, a recording link will be sent to all registrants.]
When: Wednesday, April 15, from 12 to 1 p.m. ET [if you are unable to attend live, a recording link will be sent to all registrants]
Where: SOCHE Zoom platform (link sent at least 24 hours prior to event)
Cost:
- Personnel from SOCHE member schools: $5
- Personnel from NON-member schools/organizations: $10
- Students: FREE
Questions? Contact Mindy Claggett at SOCHE
Student Registration Fee Policy
Registration Cancellation Policy
REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT WILL CLOSE ON SUNDAY, APRIL 12
About the Presenter
Kemal Aydin, Ph.D.
Program Chair, Information Technology
Franklin University
Kemal Aydin is originally from Turkey and has called the United States home for the past two decades. He holds a Ph.D. in Applied Computing from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and currently serves as Chair of the A.S., B.S., and M.S. programs in Information Technology at Franklin University. Passionate about student development, Kemal mentors students in both technical and soft skills, and has created hands-on lab experiences in areas such as Career Launchpad, Cloud Computing, Data Analytics, Python, Cybersecurity, and Web Development. He is the author of Unsupervised Learning Algorithms, published by Elsevier. His greatest strength lies in recognizing and nurturing the potential in others.
