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Faculty and Staff

The Laurie Riley 鈥82 Center for Career Success partners with Moravian faculty and staff in many ways by providing programmatic support, access to online career resources, and helpful tips as you guide and advise your students. We encourage all faculty and staff to review the to have the latest information on best practices and standards in the field. We look forward to working with you!

Career-Related Workshops

Why cancel class when you can rely on us? Dedicated career success staff members are available to present to your class and programs on a variety of career-related topics. If you do not see a topic listed below, please know we would be excited to work with you to design a topic that best suits your class and students.

  • Introduction to Moravian鈥檚 Riley Center for Career Success
  • Internships
  • Choosing a Major
  • 搁茅蝉耻尘茅蝉
  • Networking
  • Job Search
  • Cover Letters
  • Interview Skills
  • LinkedIn and Social Media
  • Salary Negotiation and Job Acceptance

with your contact information and some details about your class or organization. We kindly ask for two weeks鈥 notice to schedule a workshop.

Questions? Please contact careersucces@moravian.edu.

Host Events for your Students

If you鈥檙e interested in holding an event for your students, the Riley Center for Career Success can guide you toward a variety of options. If you鈥檇 like to invite a guest speaker to your classroom to speak on a specific topic, we can help you find potential alumni speakers. If you鈥檇 like to host an alumni panel discussion, we can help you with your plan and advertise the event.

  • Determine the panel topic.
  • Secure the date, time, room, etc.
  • Determine the appropriate number of panelists (we suggest securing four or five people to ensure at least three or four).
  • Determine the various perspectives on the topic you want represented on the panel.
  • Solicit possible panelist names from among other faculty members, students, and the Riley Center for Career Success.
  • Send invitations to potential panelists in waves (people are busy, so you鈥檒l need to invite many more than you need) well in advance of the event.
  • As alumni respond yes or no, determine whom you鈥檒l ask next so as to maintain a variety of perspectives on your panel.
  • Once the panel is finalized, stay in touch with panelists. Write a communication plan, including dates to send reminder emails to your panel.
  • Complete facility requests and finalize logistical details.
  • Write a blurb for advertising. The Riley Center for Career Success can publicize events in , as well as in our e-newsletter 鈥淲hat鈥檚 the Scoop鈥 and through our social media channels.

Career and Major Exploration

Encourage your students to reflect on their skills, interests, competencies, personality, and values. We offer a variety of self-assessment tools, as well as information about competencies and career readiness (see the Elevate Digital Badging and Career Promise), including practical ways that students can strengthen workplace skills.

Tools like and other sites listed on our Career Resources page can be used to research career options for a variety of majors. Students can also schedule one-on-one appointments and quick question appointments with a member of their career success team.

Competencies and Career Readiness 

Career readiness is more than earning a college degree or doing well in one鈥檚 major. The National Association of Colleges and Employers () defines career readiness as 鈥渢he attainment and demonstration of requisite competencies that broadly prepare college graduates for a successful transition into the workplace.鈥 In other words, soft skills (or, as we like to say, 鈥減ower skills鈥) matter.

Much has been written over the past few years about the fact that employers think students lack some of these important skills when they get to the workplace. NACE has identified competencies that students should be developing, and the Riley Center for Career Success dedicates itself to helping students continue to build these competencies so as to be more fully prepared when they leave Moravian. As faculty and staff, you most certainly foster these competencies with students throughout their years at Moravian.

Share which class sessions, assignments, and projects link to building particular competencies鈥攁nd discuss them during class and include them on your syllabus.

  • Incorporation into Syllabus/Assignments
    • General Competency Syllabus Statement
      • Example: The skills you will develop through this course are important to future employers. While you may find opportunities during the semester to grow in all eight career competencies, the learning goals for this course most closely relate to the following competencies:
        • (Insert the appropriate competencies, and feel free to list the Riley Center for Career Success as a resource for additional support.)
    • Incorporate Competencies into an Assignment Description/Evaluation
      • Example: Peer Review/Editing: Participating in peer reviews and editing develops your ability to give feedback in an appropriate manner; provides a deeper understanding of various issues through contemplating the work of others; and helps you learn about accountability and quality of work.
        • Competencies addressed: Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Communication, Professionalism, Career Management, DEI

Moravian Career Fairs, Events, and Employer Engagement

Each year, the Riley Center for Career Success is involved with a significant number of career events, including everything from large-scale career fairs to industry-focused networking nights and skill-building workshops. Please view our calendar for upcoming events, including opportunities you may want to suggest to your students.

  • Announce Riley Center for Career Success events in your classes and encourage all majors and all class years to attend relevant events.
  • Help publicize events that are not an obvious match for your students; e.g., someone majoring in English can find a job in the life sciences industry. (Your major doesn鈥檛 define you!)
  • Offer extra credit for attending relevant events or make an assignment out of attending a Riley Center for Career Success event once per semester.

  • Suggest alumni for events, such as Coffee and Connections or career fairs.
  • Recommend companies to invite to career fairs and/or to post jobs and internships in .
  • Volunteer to be on relevant panels and participate in events of interest. (Students like to see professors at events, and there are always new things to learn!)
  • Take a Riley Center for Career Success staff member with you if you鈥檙e planning an employer site visit.
  • Attend employer events to hear more about what鈥檚 going on in industries or to find funders for your research.

Networking Tips

Encourage students to join on LinkedIn. By joining, students will be able to find alumni and request informational interviews from individuals whose career paths interest them. Helpful tips for creating a LinkedIn profile and composing questions for informational interviews, as well as more general networking info, are available in our .

Remind students to attend networking events scheduled throughout the academic year. Students will find many networking opportunities, including career fairs, externship programs, and more, on the Riley Center for Career Success calendar.

Share personal networking stories with your students. can be an intimidating process, especially for novices, and your success stories鈥攐r even times when things didn鈥檛 go as planned鈥攚ill help demystify the process for students. Have you ever found a job lead through a connection? Received great career advice from a conversation with someone? These are examples of networking in action.

Job and Internship Search Resources

The Riley Center for Career Success offers numerous resources for finding jobs and internships, including field-specific career websites and tools just for Moravian students. In addition, we meet with students in one-on-one and quick-question appointments to discuss r茅sum茅s and cover letters, internship and job search strategies, and more.

is our online, mobile-friendly platform that connects students and alumni to employers for jobs, internships, and career events. Students can find postings for thousands of external jobs and internships, career resources, and career events and announcements.

Check out the postgraduation data for the Class of 2024!

Faculty Advisory Board (FAB) for Career Success

At 色戒直播, we recognize the essential role faculty play in guiding students' academic and professional development. The Riley Center for Career Success is committed to working alongside our faculty to ensure every student is well-prepared for life after college鈥攚hether that means entering the workforce, attending graduate school, or pursuing service and fellowship opportunities.

The Faculty Advisory Board (FAB) is a collaborative group of faculty and Center for Career Success staff working together to enhance the student experience by aligning academic, co-curricular, and career initiatives. FAB serves as a sounding board for new ideas, provides feedback on programming, and identifies opportunities for integrated career education.

Goals of the FAB

  • Sharing insights across departments about what's working in career integration
  • Collaborating on events, classroom visits, and employer partnerships
  • Improving communication around career resources available to students
  • Co-creating a shared vision for student success

Why it Matters

Research from organizations like NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers) shows that students most often turn to faculty first when seeking career advice. When faculty and career professionals work in tandem, students are more likely to graduate with confidence, clarity, and the competencies employers value. We want to make it easy for you to engage鈥攚ithout adding to your already full plate.

Stay Connected

Interested in joining the Faculty Advisory Board or learning more about upcoming meetings and opportunities? Email us at careersuccess@moravian.edu.