Welcome to the Career & Co-op Center at UMass Lowell. We want to introduce you to what we do to help your UMass Lowell student learn about careers, find internships, co-ops, and jobs, and prepare them for seeking employment. You play an important role in your student’s career development, so we offer this site as a resource for you. Please explore the links on this page to learn more about the services we provide, how you can help your student with career decision-making, and what other resources are available.
Throughout a student’s college career, parents may offer advice or suggestions on how to make the most of the experience. However, when graduation comes, some parents are unsure how they can help now if their student does not have a job lined up.
There are many ways that parents, families, friends, caregivers, or supporters in any role can help college students throughout their time in college, especially as it pertains to their mental health.
In the last thirty years or so, the average college tuition and associated fees have increased a whopping 130%. The cost of college is creating a number of problems for graduates including crippling debt and the inability to buy a …
A comprehensive resource for students and job seekers looking for career advice, job postings, company reviews from employees, and rankings of the best companies and industry employers.
Graduate students are routinely juggling endless deadlines, classes, and research papers and unfortunately, due to all their obligations, this often leads to sacrificing their own well-being in the process.
Having valuable strategies to help you manage your work-life balance is also crucial.
By Afua Serwa Addae-Adoo
Afua Serwa Addae-AdooAssociate Director, Career Services
The following article from U.S. News highlights what parents and other family members should know about FERPA regulations. FERPA is an important federal law that gives college students control over who sees or who can even access their educational information.
