Career Management Center Opening in 2007

The second floor of the Coggin College will see many hard hats in the coming weeks as construction for the new Career Management Center is scheduled to begin in January 2007.

Creating a Center dedicated solely to the Coggin College establishes a competitive edge for attracting the best students to UNF and the Coggin College. The Center, to be managed by Shannon Italia, will provide intensive career training to our students and recent alumni, as well as providing a hands-on approach to regional, national and international companies interested in recruiting Coggin College graduates.

The establishment of this Center is a direct result of generous contributions from friends and alumni of the Coggin College of Business, including David Smith/PSS World Medical, Luther and Blanche Coggin, and Reynolds Smith & Hills. Most recently, The Jacksonville Bank committed to name one of the new interview rooms for the Career Management Center.

“We have several Coggin College graduates working at the bank and it was a perfect fit for us to make a meaningful contribution,” noted Gil Pomar, President of The Jacksonville Bank. “It’s exciting to know that the Coggin College is taking the next step toward improving students’ interview and resume building skills, and that the students will have a significant edge over graduates from other universities.”

First Coast businesses will also benefit significantly from the Center. Employers will be able to post job openings, conduct resume searches and view online resume books, attend career fairs and do online recruiting, as well as enjoy the advantages of connecting individually with students and with various student groups. They’ll even have the capabilities to enjoy videoconferencing with students should the companies be based outside of Jacksonville.

“I’m excited about the future of this important Career Management Center,” noted Shannon Italia. “By developing a high quality Career Management Center, the Coggin College will be able to increase important connections with the business community and valued alumni.”

Some of the key services to be rolled out over the next few years for students and businesses include: