Careerplus - Clarke University

What does a CareerPLUS micro course consist of?

Each micro course consists of 3-5 learning units featuring content (articles, videos, text, mini-lectures, etc.) created and/or curated by a CareerPLUS expert around topics such as leadership, communication, navigating change, conflict management, diversity and inclusion, data analysis and interpretation, and innovation. At the end of each unit, you take a quiz and complete a required discussion prompt. The course offers you opportunities to learn from, engage, and network with other micro course participants and the course facilitator.

You could be like this satisfied customer! Learn more about what CareerPLUS micro courses have to offer here: clarke.edu/careerplus

Let us introduce you to Michele Vosberg!

Michele Vosberg, Ph.D. is a teacher, author, and international speaker. After a long career in both K-12 education and at Clarke University, Michele co-founded Inspired Together Learning, a company which supports professional development for educators, businesses and individuals. In addition to holding a Ph.D. in Education, Michele is certified in the use of the Enneagram as a tool for understanding yourself and others. She frequently conducts workshops focused on personal development. Michele's gift is seeing potential and her highest calling and most joyous work is to help others discover and bring about their own best gifts.

Check out "Emotional and Social Intelligence" in September ➡ https://bit.ly/3Qt2eWJ

The CDC stresses that in order to help others, you must first help yourself. Suggestions like getting plenty of sleep, taking time to unwind, and talking to others about how you’re feeling are ways to support yourself as a new school year begins!



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It is never too late to invest in yourself. Expand your mind with the and Inclusion Toolkit, understand how you interact and learn with the , or develop your skills with Courageous Conversations.
Learn more about how these online courses will help you with professional and personal development and register at https://bit.ly/376q9WK

Let us introduce you to Sister Paulette Skiba, BVM!

Paulette Skiba, BVM is a professor of religious studies at Clarke University and holds a doctorate in systematic theology from Marquette University. She has served at Clarke since 1995. Paulette has given workshops and retreats in parishes and retreat centers in the Dubuque area, Ecuador and Ghana. She has been a member of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary for more than 30 years.

Check out "An Inner Compass: Exploring Spirituality" in August https://bit.ly/3bqzD5c

Employers are shifting to skills-based hiring. Read more about what this means in the article, "What You Need to Know about Skills-Based Hiring" by Mariann Kurtz Weber, Clarke University's Business and Community Liaison, found here: https://bit.ly/3QhPCS2

Do you have the skills that employers want? Build them with Clarke University's CareerPLUS!

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To celebrate, we’re going to tell you what CareerPLUS micro courses are live and which are coming next!

August micro courses:
Writing in the Workplace
An Inner Compass: Exploring Spirituality

September micro courses:
Understanding Diversity to Build Empathy
Emotional and Social Intelligence

Get s’more information on these courses here: https://bit.ly/3bpGCv6

Let us introduce you to Dr. Aimee Taylor!

Dr. Aimee Taylor is the Writing Specialist in the Margaret Mann Academic Resource Center at Clarke University where she manages the university's writing support services, hires and trains writing coaches, works with students and faculty one-on-one, and teaches a writing and skills course. She holds a Ph.D. in English with a focus in Rhetoric and Writing Studies from Bowling Green State University in northern Ohio and an MA in English with a concentration in Creative Writing from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia.

Check out “Writing in the Workplace” in August https://bit.ly/3S2DKow

Combine three micro courses to earn a badge that you can share on social media, or you can add a link to your badge on your resume, email signature, or on a website!

Some of the Badges are:
Diversity & Inclusion
Emerging Leader
Data Analysis & Interpretation

Learn more at www.clarke.edu/careerplus/badges