What’s
in your future? Carol Bate can help you answer that question. The
Director of Career Services and Leadership Education defines
her work as “helping students to gain perspective on their experience
at St. Lawrence when it's happening rather than years down the road. If
they're fully engaged in understanding their own developmental and
learning processes, they can make choices and decisions during their
time here that will benefit them for a lifetime.” Her
priority is to help students begin thinking about what life may hold
for them after graduation during their time at St. Lawrence
beginning with their very first year.
Bate's office is for students
at any place in their academic career. “We
often work with first year and sophomore students in career exploration, sophomores
and juniors on internship searching and selection, and with senior students on
the graduate school and job search processes. We love being in the new Student Center, our
office is at the center of student life,” she adds.
“I
love working at St. Lawrence because it's a liberal arts institution
that challenges students to develop into the most well-rounded of individuals,” she
says. “St. Lawrence is also a vibrant campus that has learned how
to balance ritual and tradition with innovation and change. In terms of
career services, the alumni of St. Lawrence really make this job a pleasure. St.
Lawrence has a wonderful alumni body that is always willing to assist
current students with their careers rather through offering advice,
internships, or employment opportunities.”
A graduate of Allegheny College, with a master's degree in college student personnel
from Bowling Green State University and Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in
student development in post-secondary education, Carol Bate joined the St. Lawrence
staff in 2001.
