{"id":31,"date":"2021-08-20T02:02:36","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T02:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cds.benedict.edu\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2024-05-13T12:32:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T16:32:36","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cds.benedict.edu\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"31\" class=\"elementor elementor-31\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41da518 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"41da518\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c10b1a\" data-id=\"1c10b1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-303e858f elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"303e858f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-587a4415\" data-id=\"587a4415\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12a8810d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12a8810d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-626ef2ef\" data-id=\"626ef2ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-774ab24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"774ab24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">At a Glance<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7c5bbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7c5bbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The <strong>Career Development Services<\/strong> provide services for students, alumni, and employers. Our services include career coaching, resume development, experiential learning coordination, career readiness workshops, career assessments, field studies, and a variety of other services.<\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><b><span class=\"x_ContentPasted7\">Our VISION<\/span><\/b><\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span class=\"x_ContentPasted7\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">To<\/span><span class=\"x_ContentPasted7\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"> implem<\/span><span class=\"x_ContentPasted7\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">ent<\/span><span class=\"x_ContentPasted7\" style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"> innovative programming that prepares Benedict College students for lifelong success in diverse local and global communities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><strong><span class=\"x_ContentPasted9\">Our MISSION<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><span class=\"x_ContentPasted9\">To transform student scholars into career-oriented, civic-minded,\u00a0 professionally qualified talent who represent <strong>#TheBESTofBC<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span class=\"x_ContentPasted10\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4432a5d\" data-id=\"4432a5d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfbb252 elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"dfbb252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2341\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2341\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Career Development Services<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2342\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2342\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Service-Learning<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2341\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Career Development Services<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2341\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2341\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p>Career Development Services enhances students\u2019 personal and professional growth from matriculation to graduation. \u00a0We offer experiential learning and networking experiences that are facilitated by the college\u2019s business and community partnerships.<\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span class=\"x_ContentPasted10\">We not only provide career skills, but services to ensure that students are\u00a0<i class=\"x_ContentPasted10\">career ready<\/i>. Our focus is on:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span class=\"x_ContentPasted10\"><b class=\"x_ContentPasted10\">The Student<\/b>, Who are you? What are your strengths? What is your calling (passion) and how does it connect to the world?\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span class=\"x_ContentPasted10\"><b>F<\/b><b class=\"x_ContentPasted10\">acilitating Interactions:<\/b>\u00a0We are here to create an atmosphere for meaningful student interactions where student-employer networks can connect, experiment, and grow. These networks consist of students, faculty, alumni, employers, businesses, organizations, and the community. Synergistic campus employer interactions, i.e. various workshops, info sessions, and advisory councils, provide curricular enhancements that can create intimacy, and more company site interfaces (shadow, mentor, job, internship, coach, special programs).<\/span><\/p><p><b class=\"x_ContentPasted10\">Mentoring and coaching in a more personalized way:\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0We are here to prepare the student to navigate their path of personal and career development. Post-graduation, the relationship should continue as we serve alumni with lifelong learning, well-being, and mindfulness tools as they navigate their way into a future where their opportunities are endless.\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/cds.benedict.edu\/index.php\/career-pathways\/\">Click here to see all the Career Development Resources<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2342\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Service-Learning<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2342\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2342\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>The <strong>Service-Learning Program<\/strong> strives to empower Benedict College students to become citizens who are committed to making the world a better place. The program provides academically sound activities that are designed to engage students in optimal educational practices to expand knowledge, increase academic potential, enhance personal leadership and actively immerse students in the current program of study. The experience allows students to explore their intellectual curiosity, build confidence, and create habits that will allow them to become lifelong learners.<\/p><p>Benedict College is committed to using its faculty, students, and administrative resources to provide service to improve conditions in the African-American community. Consistent with this emphasis, Benedict College students are required to engage in service-learning activities designed to affect change and build leadership through academic-based opportunities that enhance students\u2019 intellectual growth, civic responsibility, and career exploration.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/cds.benedict.edu\/service-learning\/\">Click here to see all the Service-Learning Resources<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da87262 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da87262\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b50fbd8\" data-id=\"b50fbd8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30de9dc elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon-text elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"30de9dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"What a remarkable time we live in and what an especially exciting time to be a student! You really can do anything or be anything, If you have the imagination and the desire.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">CDS Executive Director, Mr. Brian Love<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=%22What+a+remarkable+time+we+live+in+and+what+an+especially+exciting+time+to+be+a+student%21+You+really+can+do+anything+or+be+anything%2C+If+you+have+the+imagination+and+the+desire.%22+%E2%80%94+CDS+Executive+Director%2C+Mr.+Brian+Love&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcds.benedict.edu%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F31\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-label\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75caf04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75caf04\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aca07c9\" data-id=\"aca07c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20c6a78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20c6a78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Program Staff<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6dc7b62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6dc7b62\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b3aca5\" data-id=\"4b3aca5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e244fab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e244fab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1011\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cds.benedict.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/JH1_16902-1011x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5428\" alt=\"JH1 16902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cds.benedict.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/JH1_16902-1011x1024.jpg 1011w, https:\/\/cds.benedict.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/JH1_16902-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/cds.benedict.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/JH1_16902-768x778.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cds.benedict.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/JH1_16902-1517x1536.jpg 1517w, https:\/\/cds.benedict.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/JH1_16902-2022x2048.jpg 2022w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1011px) 100vw, 1011px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-08065e0\" data-id=\"08065e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-003e23b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"003e23b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">MR. BRIAN LOVE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Executive Director of Career Development Services<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Brian Love has spent over 20 years&nbsp;at Liberty Mutual and Nationwide Insurance in corporate development as a&nbsp;manager, regional manager, and director.&nbsp; And the last 20 years as a Director, and Academic Program Manager in executive education and workforce development with The University of Michigan\u2019s Ross School of Business, the University of South Carolina\u2019s&nbsp;Moore School of Business,&nbsp;and at the Thunderbird School of Global Management.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">At Benedict College, Mr. Love is responsible for overseeing the college\u2019s Professional Career Development and to develop and implement new approaches to a Guided Pathways Career model. Our intent is to integrate career services ( including&nbsp;career&nbsp;mapping, service-learning, co-curricular and experiential learning&nbsp;with employer workforce needs)&nbsp;into the college experience to&nbsp;Increase our students\u2019 career fluency and to strengthen career readiness. &nbsp;After attending the University of South Carolina, Mr. Love was awarded a BA from the University of New Hampshire.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4a51b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4a51b7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15b19a8\" data-id=\"15b19a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9239a46 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9239a46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cds.benedict.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/JH1_1707-3-1000x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5355\" alt=\"JH1 1707 (3)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cds.benedict.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/JH1_1707-3-1000x1024.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cds.benedict.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/JH1_1707-3-293x300.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cds.benedict.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/JH1_1707-3-768x786.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cds.benedict.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/JH1_1707-3-1500x1536.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cds.benedict.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/JH1_1707-3-2001x2048.jpg 2001w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a194084\" data-id=\"a194084\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec8c81b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec8c81b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><b>MR.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"> STEPHON PORTER<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Experiential Learning Manager<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Stephon Porter brings over 8 years of experience in higher education working within Campus Recreation as a Coordinator of Operations and Leadership Development and Facility Operations Coordinator focusing on facility operations and student development. His passion has always been connecting and developing students for the subsequent phases of life.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">As Experiential Learning Manager, Mr. Porter is responsible for consulting with and providing resources to faculty, staff, students, and community partners to develop and implement service-learning initiatives that align with the college&#8217;s mission of service and civic engagement.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; font-style: inherit;\">Mr. Porter obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sport Management from Old Dominion and a Master of Education in Interdisciplinary Studies from Campbell University.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a28bbcd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a28bbcd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5d4fba\" data-id=\"e5d4fba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f726533 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f726533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Schedule an Appointment<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee8b72b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee8b72b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/cds.benedict.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Make-an-Appointment.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4408\" alt=\"Make an Appointment\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cds.benedict.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Make-an-Appointment.webp 600w, https:\/\/cds.benedict.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Make-an-Appointment-300x292.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7df79ba\" data-id=\"7df79ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7fe753 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7fe753\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p><ul style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Sign in to your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/benedict.joinhandshake.com\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Handshake\u00a0<\/a>account<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Click the Career Center Tab in the top right corner of your screen<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Below the Benedict Banner, click on Appointments<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Click on Schedule A New Appointment and<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Choose A Category:\u00a0<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Resume Development, Interview Practice, Career Counseling, or Service-Learning Counseling, Computer Use<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Then select among the available times<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1dfcc6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1dfcc6a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0bfb4e\" data-id=\"a0bfb4e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dce9bf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dce9bf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At a Glance The Career Development Services provide services for students, alumni, and employers. 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