UIA Strada Bridging the Gap between Education and Employment (BGEE) Grant
UCF is the Southeast Region lead campus for a $2.4 million UIA initiative, funded by the Strada Education Network, to help colleges and universities develop more systematic ways to prepare graduates for the workforce and more strategic approaches to engaging with potential employers. From 2018-2020, seven participating UIA campuses will map and reimagine career services on their campuses to ensure diverse student and workforce needs are met, reimagine how graduates articulate their marketable skills, and build more intentional university-employer partnerships.
Participating UIA campuses: Oregon State University, University of California-Riverside, Ohio State University, Arizona State University, Purdue University, Georgia State University
Career Readiness Assessment (CRA) Team
Ryan N. Goodwin, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator (PI)
Colin Byard
Project Lead
Maribeth Ehasz, Ph.D.
Vice President, Student Development and Enrollment Services
Lynn Hansen
Executive Director, Career Services
Anna Jones, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, English
William Blank, Ph.D.
Director of Career Development, Career Services
Veena Garib
Director, Employer Relations
Jason Jude Smith. Ph.D.
Director, Experiential Learning
Karen Cox
Director, Undergraduate Advising
Mark Heinrich, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Computer Science
Tiffany Alexander
Assistant Director, Employer Relations
Doris Alcivar
Assistant Director, Employer Relations
Jessica Thomas
Assistant Director, Career Services
Bradley Loomis
Assistant Director, Employer Relations
Gian-Karlo Alvarez
Assistant Director, Employer Relations
Dan Murphree, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, History
