{"id":34,"date":"2026-06-29T14:46:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.web.umflint.edu\/quality-initiative\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2026-07-02T12:29:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T16:29:56","slug":"curriculum-to-careers-series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/quality-initiative\/curriculum-to-careers-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum to Careers Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover fb-cover-text-box wp-duotone-black-and-white\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;min-height:100%;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/quality-initiative\/wp-content\/themes\/flintblock\/assets\/images\/sidewalk-art.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 95%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 95%\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" 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Series<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Curriculum to Careers series invites UM-Flint alumni and industry professionals to share their career journeys and offer insights to current students. Through interactive seminars and panel discussions, alumni help students understand how to translate their academic experiences into career success. These events are designed to offer practical advice, build student confidence, and highlight the wide variety of paths that a Michigan degree can support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">What to Expect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each session in the Curriculum to Careers series features alumni and professionals who share real-world perspectives on transitioning from college to career. 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