The World of Career Discovery

As a member of the World of Career Discovery Living-Learning Community, you will:

• Live in a residence hall with other students who are exploring potential majors
• Explore the different majors and minors available at the University at Albany
• Learn how your major may translate into a career
•  Understand your personal strengths and preferences through instruments like the Meyers Briggs Temperament Indicator (MBTI) and how those might lead to a choice in academic major and career.
• Begin developing career-related skills through résumé writing and networking workshops
• Meet representatives from a variety of student clubs and organizations
• Actively participate in L-LC events (guest speaker presentations, workshops, study groups, outings) in both the fall and spring semester
• Participate in at least one community service project each semester
• Take some of your classes together with other members of your L-LC
• Form study groups for your L-LC classes
• Have lunch with your professor on a regular basis

What members of Living-Learning Communities are saying:

“I loved living with people who shared common interests and took some of the same classes.” -L-LC student, Class of 2014

“The comfort level that was created by those seamless interactions with the upper-class students and me built a very solid foundation for the students to develop a comfort level with each other as the semester went forward." -Hon. Joe Sheehan, L-LC professor