{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Career Everywhere","title":"Scaling Career Support for Nontraditional, Online Students (feat. Anita DeCianni Brown)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3025,"description":"How do you scale career support for thousands of nontraditional, online students—many of whom are balancing work, school, and family life?\nIn this episode, host Meredith Metsker chats with Anita DeCianni Brown, who has led career services at SUNY Empire State University for over a decade. Anita shares how she built SUNY Empire’s career services function from the ground up, including how she transformed the career center’s digital presence from a single webpage to a full virtual career center that offers 24/7 resources and support to more than 17,000 students across New York and beyond.\nThey discuss how Anita’s team personalizes support for learners at every stage—whether they’re career starters, career transitioners, or career advancers—and how tools like uConnect, Handshake, and Big Interview help her small team of four scale their impact.\nAnita also shares creative programming ideas (like her Ask5 alumni interview series), the importance of explaining the “how” and “why” behind every resource, and how she fosters collaboration with other departments through a new career liaison program.\n\nKey topics:\nHow Anita built and scaled SUNY Empire’s career services function as a team of one for 10+ years\nHow she recently grew her team from one to four\nStrategies for supporting nontraditional, online, and adult learners\nWhy technology and accessibility are critical for equitable career support\nWhat Anita’s tech stack looks like\nHow to structure (and schedule) programming for students working full-time\nThe power of collaboration across departments through career liaisons\nWhy explaining the “how” and “why” of career tools boosts engagement\nAnd more\nAbout Anita DeCianni Brown:\nAnita DeCianni Brown is the Director of Career and Experiential Learning Services at SUNY Empire State University, where she has led career services since 2014. Over her 35-year career in career services, Anita has built programs from the ground up, developed innovative ways to support adult and online...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/TrzA0-LSinxoJEe66KJpatUxUh4t2w3jXW0NZ0qGHUw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM3MjE5LzE2NzE2/NTg2NDAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}