PAGES Program

We are a career program designed especially for students majoring in humanities and social science fields – including English, Philosophy, Communication, Journalism, History, Sociology, Anthropology, Political Science, Psychology, Art, Theatre, Music (B.A.) and Integrated Studies.

PAGES serves students from these majors with career exploration programming, professional skill workshops, networking with employers and local professionals, cultural events, and by supporting student travel for study abroad and internship experiences. PAGES is funded through a generous gift from the Seidler family

The PAGES Program believes that the best approach to career preparedness is to start developing your professional identity while still a student, and to make the most of high-impact educational experiences available to you in college.

Our programming is built around five achievement areas that make up the acronym PAGES:

• P   -   Professional Development & Networking
• A  -    Academic Achievement
• G  -   Global Sophistication
• E  -   Engaged Living
• S   -  Skill Building

PAGES focuses on each of these areas through peer coaching, workshops, networking opportunities, cultural events, and travel funding. At PAGES our goal is to help you prepare for professional life by getting the most out of your education!

PAGES is designed to meet the needs of humanities and social science students:  1) Career Exploration – Liberal arts students face a much longer menu of career options than graduates of career-specific majors. We help you find the options that are right for you. 2) Transferable Skills – liberal arts students excel at skills like critical thinking, writing, speaking, and problem solving. We help you apply those skills in professional contexts and communicate their value to employers.

• Wednesday PAGES Meetings – career interest assessments, peer mentoring, career skills workshops, professional panels, and other programming to help you explore career options and harness your liberal arts skills for professional success!

PAGES works with Southwest Florida employers and Chamber groups to give you access to some of the best job opportunities and internships in our area

• Coffee and Careers – Our mid-day series brings employers to campus to meet with students and introduce their specific career field. Coffee and sweets are on us!   
• Career Fair Tours – A career fair can be a daunting experience. PAGES offers a fun guided activity designed to help you interact successfully with recruiters and find the opportunities open to you!
• Career Field Trips – PAGES is planning a field trip for the 2019-20 year to meet employers and take in some culture in a major city.

Yes - really!  Recent studies have shown three things about the career prospects of graduates from humanities and social science programs: 

1. These students take a wide variety of career paths. Yes, teaching; but also business management, sales, project management, communication roles, nonprofit and public administration, entrepreneurship, recruiting, fundraising, the arts, and more. In an economy where most people can expect to hold multiple jobs in their lifetime, this flexibility is an asset.
2. Students succeed largely based on their “transferable skills” which are highly valued by employers and crucial to long -term career success. Liberal arts students show greater achievement in transferable skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, and written communication, than students who graduate with a professional degree.
3. While these students show lower average salaries than professional degree graduates in the first few years after college, they catch up with or exceed that group by mid-career.