Navigating the Future of Liberal Arts Education: A Focus on Career Readiness

As costs rise and technological advances advance, Denison University President, Adam Weinberg, discusses the pressing need for liberal arts colleges to adapt their career readiness approaches in a recent Higher Ed Dive article. Weinberg emphasizes that while the inherent value of a liberal arts education remains, independent colleges and universities must also equip students with practical skills and career-launching support. Denison University’s successful integration of career services into various aspects of student life serves as a model for other colleges, highlighting the importance of significant investments in career services, skill-building programs like Denison Edge, and leveraging alumni and corporate networks.

OFIC's Talent for Ohio program follows a similar trajectory. Led by OFIC's Manager of Business Partnerships, Melanie Garrabrant, Talent for Ohio forges strategic partnerships with our 32 member campus career centers and corporate Ohio to address critical workforce needs while enhancing student achievement. By connecting students from our member campuses with career development experiences, internships, microinternships, and full-time employment opportunities at leading businesses in Ohio, Talent for Ohio recognizes and harnesses the tremendous potential of graduates to benefit students, businesses, and the state.