Making the Case for

Institutional Career Strategy

Career leaders know that improving student outcomes requires more than expanding programs or launching new initiatives. It requires a coordinated institutional strategy.

The challenge isn't recognizing what needs to change. It's building the case that motivates institutional leaders to act.

In this highly interactive workshop, you'll learn a practical framework for connecting career strategy to the priorities that matter most to presidents, provosts, boards, and cabinet leaders—including enrollment, retention, workforce readiness, student success, institutional competitiveness, and accountability.

Through guided activities and peer discussion, you'll develop a compelling, institution-specific case for career strategy by identifying:

• The institutional challenge you're trying to solve
• The evidence that demonstrates why action is needed
• Why the issue has become more urgent
• How career strategy advances institutional priorities
• The organizational barriers preventing progress
• A clear, actionable request for senior leadership

You'll leave with a polished draft you can adapt for presentations, strategic planning discussions, cabinet conversations, or campus partnerships.