Ohio University students can now find local and national experiential learning opportunities that will help them meet their OHIO Guarantee+ milestones through Student Opportunity Center.
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David Royer has been hosting a professional learning series to help educators build knowledge, skill sets and confidence in supporting students with challenging behaviors. Royer thought the series had the potential to be turned into a research project for students.
He advertised the opportunity on the
SOC. It is a one-stop shop for student research and creative work opportunities.
Jessica Lau and
Vanessa Liang saw the posting and reached out to Royer to get involved.
“Jessica and Vanessa have surpassed my expectations in their level of commitment and support, attention to detail, how much I can trust them to work with sensitive information, or give them a direction after some mentoring and know that it’s going to be carried out perfectly,” Royer said.
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Student Opportunity Center (SOC) has joined forces with labor market analytics firm Esmi, adding the latter s job postings and internship information to SOC s database of experiential learning opportunities across the United States.
The SOC platform helps connect students with high-quality experiential activities that bridge the gap between course curricula and workforce needs, according to the company. Combined with Esmi s job listings, labor market data and analysis of in-demand workforce skills, the platform can help institutions adjust their campus programs to meet workplace needs. Esmi s data also includes virtual opportunities, so students can benefit from experiential learning remotely during the pandemic.
Student Opportunity Center creates nation s largest experiential learning database
Partnership with Emsi will prepare students for the 21st century workplace
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Student Opportunity Center (SOC) today announced a partnership with Emsi, a leading labor market analytics firm, to bring its job postings and internship information to what is now the largest database of experiential learning (EL) opportunities in the United States. The partnership aims to increase EL participation to better equip students with marketable job skills.
Students and faculty across the country use SOC s platform to connect to high-quality experiential activities that bridge the gap between course curricula and workforce needs. In a complementary realm, Emsi works with schools to identify and categorize skills that are highly sought in today s workplace. With the aid of Emsi s job listings and labor market dat