Faculty/Staff

 

The Career Center is here to assist you in the career-related work you do with TU students, from hiring student employees and advising students on career options, to coordinating internships and classroom presentations.

Supporting Students: Faculty Tools and Resources

• A Timely Approach to Virtual Internships (PDF)

• Baltimore Collegetown interviewed five local professionals in a variety of industries, each with a unique story of how they started their careers in Baltimore. Check out each Virtual Industry Day (VID) video here:

1. Alisa Brock, Drama Mama Bookshop Owner (YouTube)
2. Maggie Carter, Visit Baltimore Marketing Coordinator (YouTube)
3. Steve Celano, Director & Cinematographer (YouTube)
4. Jim Kucher, University of Maryland, Baltimore Program Director (YouTube)
5. Iyonna Woods, Fancy Free Hair and Skin Owner (YouTube)

• Internship Alternatives: Assignments & Learning (PDF)
• Virtual Intern Experience – Offers FREE digital workshops, project-based learning, and board room conversations that will connect the next generation of talent with the current leading business minds, brands, and job opportunities.
• Writing Effective Resumes – Virtual Career Center Workshop
• Writing Effective Cover Letters – Virtual Career Center Workshop

Hiring TU Students

• Internship Position Posting Requirements (PDF)
• Hiring Student Workers
• Hiring Student Workers FAQs (PDF)
• Handshake Faculty/Staff FAQs
• Posting Jobs & Internships

Working with the Career Center

• A Faculty Guide to Ethical and Legal Standards in Student Hiring – NACE
• Career Advising Resources
• Career Center College Liaisons
• Career-Related Assignments
• Conducting LinkedIn Profile Reviews with Students (PDF) – LinkedIn
• Using the LinkedIn Alumni Tool in Career Counseling (PDF) – LinkedIn
• Tiger Mentor Network- If Faculty/Staff members would like access to the Tiger Mentor Network to help students search for a mentor, please email mentor AT_TOWSON.

Career Resources for Your Students

• Why use the Career Center?
• Career Resources by Major

Writing Reference Letters

• Legal Q & A: Writing a Reference Letter
• Sample Faculty Reference Letter
• Suggested Guidelines for Writing References

Internship Guidelines and Resources

These resources will help guide your conversations with employer site supervisors and students so that all participants maximize the learning potential of the internship experience.

• Internship Alternatives: Assignments & Learning (PDF)
• TU Faculty/Staff Internship Handbook (PDF)
• TU Cross-Campus Internship Coordinating Committee
• TU Internship Reporting Matrix (Excel)
• Internship Course Data Reporting FAQs (PDF)
• Internship Guidelines: Expectations for Students (PDF)
• Internship Site Visits: Maximizing Your Time and Relationships (PDF)
• Employer Overview of Effective Internships (PDF)