Staff Bios/Info
Nichole Lefelhoc, Associate Director, Career Development & Internships -- Nichole directs all Career Center services and events. She works with students and alumni on all levels from career exploration to job search and/or grad school. She is also a great resource for information on internships.
Wanda LaBar, Department Secretary & Testing Administrator -- Your first point-of-contact to make appointments and help you find resources you need. Test Administrator for CLEP, DSST (Dantes), MAT, and test proctoring.
Dianna Hoch, Graduate Assistant/Outreach Coordinator -- Dianna conducts outreach and marketing for the department. She is also available to critique job-related documents (resume, cover letter).
Career Peers -- These are students, just like you, who have received training on how to professionally critique job-related documents (resume, cover letter), as well as provide general information on career-related resources.
Department Mission/Values/Vision
Mission
Values
- We practice within an environment of confidentiality to uphold ethics and integrity for students, alumni, faculty, staff, and employers.
- We demonstrate by our actions the way we want Mansfield University to educate and serve its constituents.
- We promote an environment of teamwork and collaboration; maintain the highest level of professionalism; and treat all students, alumni, and community members with dignity, respect, and trust.
SCHOLARSHIP:
- We are steadfast in empowering students and alumni as active participants in their own career development through comprehensive career counseling and creative, personalized, and engaging delivery of career information.
- We believe that through career exploration and experiential opportunities, students are motivated to expand their knowledge of themselves and the world of work.
- We recognize the importance of assessment to guide continuous improvement efforts and evidence-based decision making.
CULTURE:
- We recognize that students' career decision making is linked to personal, development, and cultural issues and beliefs.
- We are committed to creating a caring atmosphere for self-exploration which fosters a climate of openness, awareness, and adaptation to societal changes and trends.
- We value and serve the needs of a diverse community seeking career-related information and experience, and are committed to providing exceptional service in a welcoming, respectful manner.
SERVICE:
- We are dedicated to fostering partnerships and building networks with employers, the academic community, and other university constituents, through providing information, programs, and outreach opportunities.
- We are guided by the principles that career development involves the whole person within a community of others and that career fulfillment represents a connection of the need of the individual with the needs of others, in a purposeful way.
Vision
