Forensic Psychology Career
Ciara Charest chose the Psychology major at Springfield College because she is considering a career in forensic psychology. To set herself up for success, she applied to the Honors Program to broaden her learning opportunities. So far, Ciara is taking full advantage of all the benefits of the program. Follow along as she describes a day in the life of an Honors Program student.
It’s one thing to learn how to wrap an ankle or shoulder, or provide rehabilitation exercises in a college classroom setting. But it’s another to practice those skills on actual student-athletes while they prepare for their upcoming season.
The Springfield College Career Center has always worked to intentionally adapt their career advice and resources to reflect the evolution and changes in global and regional hiring practices and workforce development specifically across the industries related to all of our academic majors.
As a student worker in the Department of Sport Management and Recreation, Grace Blasé ’25 has the opportunity to write for the department newsletter. She also works part-time for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as show staff.
If you have not visited the Career Center, please schedule an appointment with us. Over the winter break, you can also schedule a phone or Zoom appointment with a Career Center counselor. If you are local and prefer to come to campus, we look forward to meeting with you.
Summer is a time to relax, but it doesn't mean you should forget your professional goals. Career Center Director, Scott Dranka, gives advice on how you can stay active and professional even when school is out for the summer.
With graduation quickly approaching, Springfield College Director of Career Services Scott Dranka offers advice on how to transition from college student to young professional.
Many Springfield College graduates go on to pursue careers where they can actively exercise the philosophy of humanics, which is why it should come as no surprise when two alumni find themselves working together.
Jayna Punturiero, a clinician at the Counseling Center on campus, breaks down some common misconceptions around mental health and explains how the Counseling Center can help you during your years as a Springfield College student.
For the last few years, Springfield College Communications/Sports Journalism (COSJ) professor Kyle Belanger has worked Radio Row at the Super Bowl. While this is a tremendous opportunity for his own freelance career, Belanger focuses on turning his own opportunities into those for his students.
Scott Dranka, Director of the Career Center at Springfield College, shares information about this valuable resource and how he and his colleagues can help prepare you for the next step in your journey, whether it’s graduate school or pursuing your career.
The Springfield College Office of Communications recently got a chance to catch up with our own Charley Casserly (‘71, G’72), TV sportscaster and former NFL executive with the Washington Redskins and Houston Texans. Casserly has made a name for himself in the sports world and credits the lessons learned at Springfield College, as well as raw determination, for his success.
When I began studying communications, way back in 2007, I walked into my first Public Relations class and was told “don’t post anything on Facebook that you wouldn’t want your grandmother to see.” With Facebook still in a very early incarnation, and without the now popular Instagram and Snapchat competing for your attention, this was a very powerful statement.
