St Thomas Magazine_Summer 2021

ACC Associate Vice President Karyn McCoy Photo by Greg Guswiler

Students from the Dougherty Family College network with business leaders in 2019 at the School of Law's Schulze Grand Atrium. The nearly complete ACC space in the Murray-Herrick Campus Center will allow more opportunities to connect students, employers, alumni and corporate partners.

McCoy joined St. Thomas in the spring fromDePaul University in Chicago and welcomes the chance to direct a new trajectory. “Much of my career has included stepping into brand-new positions where I had the opportunity to create and build something impactful," she said. "In this role, I’m excited to explore how we build and position the ACC to elevate the benefits for everyone involved.” Joining McCoy and adding bench depth to the career team are three new career educators, each specializing in specific career areas. Violeta Lara will focus on assisting students going into STEM fields, Luciano Guzman will support students who will work in business, and Jill Thompson will focus on giving career support to students pursuing liberal arts majors in the College of Arts and Sciences. BRINGING IT TO THE HEART OF CAMPUS LIFE Murray-Herrick Campus Center is physically and figuratively at the center of the lower quad on the St. Paul campus. In addition to being a hub for the underground tunnels connecting the upper quad

talent can evolve into additional ways to partner with the university, especially when missions and values are aligned. Every organization has unique ways that their foundation or employees want to give back to the community. With the reorganization of the ACC team at St. Thomas, the employer relations experts and the Corporate Partnerships team work together to listen to and make possible new and impactful partnerships. One example: the co-designing of the new STEAM building (see Page 18 for more information). It is an excellent example of industry and academic thought leaders collaborating on a sophisticated, closely aligned investment opportunity with high impact for all involved. NEW LEADERSHIP, NEW VISION Finding benchmark institutions as we move into this new converged organization has proven difficult: Not many schools have invested in this same structure for student success. It truly will be a differentiator for St. Thomas, and it calls for just the right leader.

WONDER WHAT IT TAKES TO MENTOR A STUDENT? Check out our “Alumni You Should Know” on Page 53 and visit https://alumni.stthomas.edu/the-tommie-network/network-and-mentoring/index.html to sign up!

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