Guide for Parents
A very special welcome to you and your student. The Career Center offers services throughout your student's academic career. This is a time when support from you, and our Center staff, can help your student maneuver through these issues and direct them to the many resources on campus.
Join the University of Illinois Parent Career Network Linked In group:
The parent career network is a joint offering of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's The Career Center and the Illini Union Parent Programs Office. The goal of the group is to provide a space for parents to engage in networking conversations with each other as well as mentoring from The Career Center's and the Parent Programs Office staff on how to help students reach their professional goals.
Encourage your student to:
Get Involved
- Join Campus Organizations http://www.union.illinois.edu/involvement/rso/Default.aspx
- Volunteer http://www.union.illinois.edu/ovp/index.htm
- Gain Leadership Skills with The Illinois Leadership Center http://www.illinoisleadership.illinois.edu/
Explore Majors and Careers
- Attend Finding a Major That Fits Workshop
- Meet with a Career Counselor
- Complete EPICS: EPICS has tools to help your son or daughter explore their interests, skills, values and decision making style. Students will receive personalized tips on additional resources that will assist them in their career choices.
Create an Account With I-Link
Students can search for internships, employment opportunities, sign-up for interviews, and view a full calendar of career programs and events.
Virtual Workshops for Parents
How to Help Students with Professional Development
- Career Exploration in collaboration with The Parents Programs Office
- Job Searching in collaboration with The Parents Programs Office
- How to complete a national job search. In collaboration with University of Arizona
- Information about resources and services from The Career Center and the Illinois Leadership Center
- College Students & Career Success: Where do Parents Fit In?in collaboration with The Parents Programs Office
Pre-Health Advising
Any student at UIUC regardless of major or college affiliation can complete course requirements necessary to apply to any of the health profession schools. Pre-Health (pre-med to those planning to go onto medical school), at the University of Illinois is not a special major, degree or a curriculum through which you will receive a degree.
Freshman Press
Addresses the concerns of first-year students and provides information pertinent to the issues of a new face on campus- what to do, where to go, what to consider. The Press is published nine times a semester
Parent Programs Office
The Illini Union provides support to Moms and Dads through the Parents Programs Office in a joint effort to improve the well-being of all students and provide resources for parents.
