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Career Services Council

The Career Services Council is a connecting and coordinating body that addresses policy and practice in career service, employment, and post-graduation opportunities. The Council members collaborate in offering common services and programs that serve the general university community and advocate for the value of career services to the University of Illinois. The Council develops and reviews policies and procedures which clarify and document the work of the various career offices on campus in their efforts to effectively and efficiently serve students, employers, and the university community.

4 student members
1 representative of the Alumni Association
1 representative from the Chancellor's or Provost's Office
1 representative from each campus career services office
(ACES, Advertising, Applied Health Sciences - Kinesiology and Community Health, Applied Health Sciences/ Recreation, Sports & Tourism,Applied Health Sciences/ Speech and Hearing Sciences, Architecture, Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Business, The Career Center, Chemical Sciences, Education, Engineering, Fine and Applied Arts, Geology, Graduate College, Intercollegiate Athletics, Journalism, Labor and Industrial Relations, Landscape Architecture, Law, Library Science, MBA, Minority Student Affairs, Pre-law (LAS), Disability Resources and Educational Services, Social Work, and Student Employment)
Multiple ex-officio members
(Director of The Career Center serves as Executive Secretary; other staff of The Career Center, other staff of Career Services that are involved in delivering career services to students, representative(s) of the Division of General Studies, Illinois Leadership® Center, the University of Illinois-Chicago Career Services, the University of Illinois-Springfield Career Services, the Alumni Career Center, Parkland College, International Student Affairs, Counseling/Educational Psychology, and other career advising units, like Weston-Exploration)

Council meets 3-4 times per semester for approximately 2-3 hours on each occasion, usually during the day in late afternoon. Subcommittees are occasionally formed for special interests and career-related issues.