Current Students
The College of Health provides dedicated support to help students explore academic and career pathways in the health professions. The Career Navigator offers one-on-one guidance to clarify career goals, explore degree options, develop job search skills, and connect with healthcare employment opportunities. This role also helps students navigate changes in their academic direction and access relevant resources. Academic Advisors support students with course planning, understanding program requirements, and managing university processes, ensuring they stay on track to complete their degrees and prepare for successful careers in health.
Career Navigator
Mary Sherbick is the Career Navigator for the College of Health at UAA. The key responsibility of the Career Navigator is to help students explore degree and career options. As the career navigator, Mary’s role includes connecting with students, providing career counseling and advising, discussing available resources, helping students explore alternative degree paths when needed, and managing information for follow-up. The role focuses on providing comprehensive career counseling and support to students pursuing health careers. It works closely with academic advisors who will then help students develop an educational plan to complete their degree.
- Career Counseling and Advising: Conduct one-on-one sessions to help students identify career goals and skills, and assist with job search strategies such as resume writing and interview preparation.
- Resource Development: Create and maintain career resources, including online content and materials, and collaborate with faculty to enhance curriculum integration.
- Data Tracking: Maintain where students are being referred from, creating lists for separate programs, and keeping track of outreach efforts. This may also include recording the type of services provided to students and the outcomes of those services (retention, degree completion, employment).
- Employer Engagement: Establish and maintain relationships with healthcare employers and industry partners to explore job opportunities, while staying updated on job market trends.
- Student Outreach and Support: Conduct outreach to promote career services, develop programs for underrepresented students, and support students exploring different health majors and career options.
Academic Advising
UAA Student Advising strives to create a student-centered environment that positions students for academic and personal success with consideration of and appreciation for their unique goals and backgrounds. Many health programs have specific admissions criteria, degree requirements and course sequencing. Advisors can help you navigate the requirements, complete your degree successfully and prepare for a great job in your field. We are also available to direct you to support services within the college and across the campus.
- Assist you with understanding program and degree requirements.
- Facilitate your short and long term academic planning.
- Support you through academic difficulties.
- Help you navigate university processes such as financial aid appeals and academic petitions.