In this episode of Career Everywhere, Meredith Metsker interviews Brenna Gomez, Director of Career Integration at Oregon State University, about how OSU successfully wove career education into its new general education curriculum.
Gomez shares how their “Beyond OSU” initiative ensures every student connects academic learning to real-world career skills through course-based experiences, reflection, and skill-building. She also discusses the collaboration between faculty and career services, lessons learned from the multi-year curriculum redesign, and how they built faculty buy-in through professional development and community of practice.
Why listen:
- Discover practical ways faculty can embed career readiness and reflection into courses.
- Learn how career integration supports both students and the educators who teach them.
- Get inspired by how Oregon State aligned its general education reform with student career development.
Listen below and consider how you might bring one of these ideas into your own teaching or department. Then reach out to the Fleishman Career Center to explore how we can partner with you to connect classroom learning to career development!
