{"id":7080,"date":"2024-08-22T18:30:22","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T18:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/provost\/?page_id=7080"},"modified":"2024-08-23T18:39:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T18:39:04","slug":"career-ready","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/provost\/initiatives\/career-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"100% Career Ready"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section menu-section-links\"><h6 class=\"hidden-mobile left-nav-list-header\">ON THIS PAGE<\/h6><ul class=\"left-nav-menu-list left-nav-automatic on-this-page\"><\/ul><div class=\"ri-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section backcolor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW CAN WE HELP?\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"responsive-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"link-button\" onclick=\"embedLouieChatbot();\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-chat.svg\" alt=\"Live chat:\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChat\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"tel:928-523-2230\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-phone.svg\" alt=\"Telephone:\"> 928-523-2230<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:provost@nau.edu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-email.svg\" alt=\"Email:\"><span class=\"left-nav-email\"> provost&#8203;@nau.edu <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section\"><header class=\"entry-header\"><div class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\">IN<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/provost\">Provost<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"current\">Pages<\/li><\/ol><\/div><h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \">100% Career Ready<\/h1><hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\"><\/header><!-- .entry-header --><\/section><!-- <section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"h1-first\">Dummy H1<\/h1>\n        <hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\">\n    <\/header>\n<\/section> -->\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <div class=\"page-content\">\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Paving the way for career success<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our 100% Career Ready initiative focuses on preparing NAU graduates to flourish in a wide range of careers. By offering a broad portfolio of high-quality, well-designed academic programs that are responsive to the workforce and social needs of Arizona and beyond, we aim to prepare NAU graduates to contribute to the workforce and build meaningful and family-sustaining careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A seamless journey from school to work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>NAU&#8217;s 100% Career Ready initiative is a strategic commitment to shaping graduates who thrive in the dynamic landscape of today&#8217;s workforce. Beyond traditional education, this initiative emphasizes the infusion of practical skills, adaptability, and holistic readiness into all our academic programs. Additionally, by focusing on offering a diverse portfolio of high-quality academic programs, NAU aligns with Arizona&#8217;s workforce needs and extends its impact beyond the state&#8217;s borders. Whether students pursue liberal arts, sciences, or specialized professional fields, they&#8217;ll find tailored career mapping and support that guides them toward fulfilling, family-sustaining careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The heart of this initiative lies in helping students connect the dots between their academic journey and their future success. No longer will graduates wonder &#8220;What can I do with my degree?&#8221; Through intentional curricular design and career exploration support, NAU equips students with the language and confidence to articulate their skills to employers. From classroom experiences to co-curricular activities, every step contributes to a robust professional trajectory. The result? Graduates who confidently enter the workforce, ready to make an impact from day one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our 100% Career Ready initiative will positively impact workforce development in Arizona and beyond by offering academic programs aligned with workforce needs and designed for the enhanced professional preparation of graduates.<\/p>\n\n\n<section         class=\"nau-article-block-simple-color-text-photo bg-monsoon  hasLink\">\n            <figure>\n            <picture>\n                <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/318\/2024\/04\/1836_muhittin_cavusoglu_20211112-1200x900.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/318\/2024\/04\/1836_muhittin_cavusoglu_20211112-1200x900.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/318\/2024\/04\/1836_muhittin_cavusoglu_20211112-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"A person presenting in front of their presentation.\"  \/>            <\/picture>\n                    <\/figure>\n    \n        <hr role=\"none\" class=\"hr-clearspace-20 d-none-md\">\n\n        <h3>What is career readiness?<\/h3>                <p>Our initiative is grounded in the nationally-recognized career readiness competencies outlined by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naceweb.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">National Association of Colleges and Employers<\/a> (NACE): Career and self-development, communication, critical thinking, equity and inclusion, leadership, professionalism, teamwork, technology.<\/p>\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naceweb.org\/career-readiness\/competencies\/career-readiness-defined\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link link_padding\">Further reading: What is Career Readiness? (NACE)<\/a>\n        \n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on this initiative, please contact <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/provost\/about\/vice-provost-academic-programming-graduate-studies\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2719\">Dr. Maribeth Watwood<\/a>, Vice Provost for <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/provost\/academic-programming-graduate-studies\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5252\">Academic Programming and Graduate Studies<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-bottom-bound\">\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":139,"featured_media":5607,"parent":7283,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"2normal","ring_central_script_selection":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7080","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/139"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7080"}],"version-history":[{"count":100,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7820,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7080\/revisions\/7820"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7283"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}