and support their career pathways and goals, enabling
the accepted students to see firsthand the value of
choosing Stevenson University as the place to develop
their own career.
Over 30 students and parents participated in Career
Services Jeopardy, citing at the end of the presentation
and game that they “loved it!” and enjoyed learning
new things about Career Services and the University.
With the success of the game, Career Services has
begun exploring ways in which the game could be
shared with audiences across campus.
Discipline Expertise
ProjectMe Pro
Career Research and Development Program with the
Maryland State Department of Education
As the Career Affiliate University for the Maryland State
Department of Education’s Career and Technology pro-
gram, Stevenson hosted 29 high school teachers from
June 27-June 29, 2017. This year, CPD credits were
awarded to those teachers who requested the credits
and attended all three days of the training.
Including the Dependable Strengths unit, a total of
15 lesson plans were presented and are available on
the website (crd-msde.org). This year the website was
updated to allow mobile device access.
Additionally, this year’s Institute had two “Master
Teachers” who shared some of their best practices and
techniques. The CRD not only provides high school
teachers with professional development but introduces
them to the Personal Direction component of Career
Architecture by way of Dependable Strengths ® .
This was the fourth year of the grant and there are
plans to continue for a fifth year.
The Office of Career Services provides the School of
Graduate and Professional Studies with the means to
support the diverse needs of their students by making
virtual resources and information readily available 24
hours a day. Students now have the ability to prepare
for their job search and to assess their strengths, inter-
ests, and values with the implementation of ProjectMe
Pro, an online training portal offering a self-paced
learning system that provides job search training.
Students can access lesson modules and their portfolio
from their computers, tablets or smart phones and can
work after hours or in between classes.
At the end of each module students develop materials
to use in their job search and have access to several
other valuable tools that will support a successful
job search. They can communicate directly with t