Ball State University issued the following announcement on Sept. 6

all State University is tapping into its alumni as a resource to make connections between the classroom and the world into which students will graduate.

Through the Career Center’s Skills Infusion Program, faculty members are paired with alumni employers to weave workplace competencies into learning outcomes in their syllabi. Launched in Spring 2018, the program has a presence in the Honors College, the College of Sciences and Humanities, the Miller College of Business, and the R. Wayne Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning. As the College of Communication, Information, and Media updates master syllabi, it is working with the Career Center to incorporate workplace competencies — skills transferable across professions.

With funding from the Lilly Endowment, the Skills Infusion Program helps students explain how their Ball State education provides those competencies, said Jim McAtee, assistant vice president and executive director for career and professional development.

The National Association of Colleges and Employers has created a list of skills employers want: critical thinking and problem solving, oral and written communications, teamwork and collaboration, fluency in digital technologies, work ethic and professionalism, leadership, career management, and global/intercultural fluency.

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