In collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh’s Career Center, the Cathy & John Pelusi Family Life Skills Program provides career and graduate school preparation services to student-athletes through a variety of events and resources, including a career consultant specifically dedicated to student-athlete career development. Students have found postgraduate study or careers at a minimum of 99% placement rate in the last 7 years.
These resources compliment the information provided in the Career Communities, where you will find resources for specific industries and areas of study.
When you find something you’re passionate about or skilled in, find a way to fit it into your career. That’s when you’ll find real success.
Passion is the driving force inside you; it is an intense liking for something that …
Vedika Anand is a former women’s tennis student-athlete at Wagner and chair of the Northeast Conference’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. She currently is a member of the Mental Health Advisory Group and works for the Professional Tennis Players Association.
The end of an athlete’s sporting life is a scary and very real situation. This unsettling time of change causes such anxiety that many of my athletic friends have chosen to ignore the possibility rather than confront it.
Between meeting colleagues, mastering skills, and tackling new responsibilities, the first three months at a new job can feel invigorating. But, of course, it may take some time to build up the confidence to accomplish everything you want to do …
By Alexis Perrotta
Alexis PerrottaAssociate Director of Marketing and Communications
