Celebrate Faculty Career Catalysts

The Faculty Career Catalyst Celebration and Awards Ceremony on April 29 honored faculty members who spark students’ career-attainment journeys. The purpose of the Classroom to Career Hub’s Faculty Career Catalysts initiative is to publicly recognize and create a community of Metropolitan State University of Denver faculty members who are engaged in their students’ education in career preparation and readiness.  

Via email and social media, the C2 Hub solicited nominations from students and alumni to identify MSU Denver faculty members who helped them explore their internship, graduate-school and/or career goals. Some 177 nominations were received and included brief descriptions of how these faculty members had a positive impact on students’ career exploration and readiness.  

Over 115 Roadrunners — including President Janine Davidson, Ph.D.; Provost Alfred Tatum, Ph.D.; Will Simpkins, Ed.D., vice president for Student Affairs; and academic deans, C2 Hub leadership, staff members and faculty members — attended the event in person and virtually to recognize 123 faculty nominees. 

All nominees received a letter that included the name of the student who nominated them and the nomination text as well as an electronic Faculty Career Catalyst badge to include in their email signatures. 

All of the nominations described strong faculty-student relationships that helped students shape their career goals and gain confidence in their ability to reach those goals and opened doors to life-changing opportunities.  

The C2 Hub congratulates all nominees for the Faculty Career Catalyst award. Please visit the Faculty-Focused Programming page on the C2 Hub’s website.