Overview & Industries/Functions
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Alumni
Building social capital is a critical step to better understand your interests and create opportunities. Click the link to view alumni in education & social impact. From those results, you can filter by company or geography. Not sure how to use LinkedIn or what to say when reaching out? Schedule an appointment with a career coach!
- LinkedIn: Alumni in Non-Profit
- LinkedIn: Alumni in K-12 Education
- LinkedIn: Alumni in Higher Education
In the news...
- Caleb Christ ‘12
- Preserving and Sharing a Community History (Student Summer Research)
- Minding the Data (Student Research)
- On the Front Lines of Climate Change (Muhlenberg MILA)
- Valerie Weisler ‘20
- Dylan Ashton '18
- Advocacy in Action
Unique Employers
- Seventh Generation
- NYC Department of Education
- American Red Cross
- United Way
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Specific Resume Examples
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Job & Internship Search
Niche K-12 Education Job Sites
- k12jobs.com: Teaching jobs and administrative positions at
public and private institutions - schoolspring.com: Search education jobs by specific search terms
Niche Higher Ed Job Search Sites
- Higher Ed Jobs
- The Chronicle of Higher Education Job Board
- Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC)
Niche Non Profit/Social Impact Job Sites
Common Keywords When Searching for Jobs in Social Impact
- Civic engagement, sustainibility, financial responsibility, international diplomacy, healthcare/public health, human potential, human rights, animal welfare. art preservation, food justice, technical innovation
Professional Associations & On-Campus Clubs
Professional Associations & On-Campus Clubs
- American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAID) [www.aamr.org]
- Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, & Dance (AAHPERD) [www.aahperd.org]
- Association for Experiential Education (AEE) [www.princeton.edu/~rcurtis/aee.html]
- ENC Online Resources for Math and Science Education [www.goenc.org]
- National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) [www.nabe.org/]
- National Assn. for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) [www.naeyc.org/]
- National Council for Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) [www.nctm.org/]
- National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) [www.socialstudies.org/]
- National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE) [www.ncte.org]
- National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) [www.nsta.org/]
- Organization of American Historians (OAH) [www.oah.org]
Professional Associations That Influence Ed Policy
- American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education" (AACTE)
- American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- American Educational Studies Association (AESA)
- American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
- Association of Teacher Educators (ATE)
- Children's Defense Fund (CDF)
- Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
- National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)
- National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
- National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
- National Education Association (NEA)
Professional Associations in Higher Education
- American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
- American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)
- American Association of University Women (AAUW)
- American College Counseling Association (ACCA)
- American College Personnel Association (ACPA)
- American Counseling Association (ACA)
- Association of College Administration Professionals (ACAP)
- Association of College and University Housing Officers - International (ACUHO-I)
- Association of Fraternity Advisors (AFA)
- Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
- Association for Orientation, Transition, Retention in Higher Education (known as NODA)
- Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS)
- Institute of International Education (IIE)
- National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)
- National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions, Inc. (NAAHP)
- National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics (N4A)
- National Association for Campus Activities (NACA)
- National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
- National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)
- National Association of Graduate Admissions Professionals (NAGAP)
- NAFSA: Association of International Educators
- National Association of Student Affairs Professionals (NASAP)
On-Campus Clubs
- Adopt a Grandparent
- BergVotes
- BiPAV Bisexuality and Pansexuality Advocacy and Visibility
- Black Student Association
- Education Society
- ENACT
- Habitat for Humanity
- Men of Color Network
- Muhlenberg Disability Advocacy Group
- Muhlenberg Pediatric Cancer Club
- Peer Health Advocates of Muhlenberg (PHAM)
- Plant-Based Advocates
- Society for Queer Advocacy (SQUAD)
- Students for Reproductive Justice
Additional Resources
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