Through research, innovation and collaborative support, The Joseph Meyerhoff Center for Career Development empowers and educates 足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯 students and alumni to create purposeful sustainable careers.
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Students and Alumni: ways to connect with us!
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Career Development's resource library offers information on all aspects of career development for artists, designers, and creative professionals in a range of fields.
Building Your Professional Package
Find the resources you need to prepare a professional package, from building your resume to curating your Linkedin profile and from documenting your artwork at home to crafting your artist statement and bio.
Internship and Job Search
Find job boards, internship resources, interview tips, an online networking guide, and more.
Grants, Residencies, Competitions and Exhibitions
Applying to any competitive opportunity requires a great deal of effort, from preparing materials to creating a statement of intent. Career Development can help you explore the grant seeking process, identify resources for your individual goals, and assist you with your application.
Business, Freelance and Entrepreneurship
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Graduate School and Graduate Student Resources
If you're interested in graduate study or are a current grad student looking for helpful tools, you'll find an aray of resources here.
Financial Literacy
Join iGrad, an award-winning financial wellness platform.
足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯 alumni use their vision and skills across industries and are powering the creative economy around the world. They are exhibiting artists, app developers, e-textile designers, museum educators, best-selling graphic novel authors, and so much more.
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Entrepreneurship and creative practice are intertwined for many 足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯 students seeking purposeful and sustainable pathways post-graduation. The focused yet flexible creative entrepreneurship programming at 足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯 empowers both artists and designers with a wide range of creative professional tools that support purposeful and successful lives.
The Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship (RCCE)
足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯 is home to the Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship, a hub dedicated to helping the College's students and alumni become successful business owners. Made possible with a $5 million gift from the Phillip E. and Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation, the Center addresses the evolving needs of artists and designers in the new creative economy. Its activities include curricular, co-curricular, and competition showcases.
UP/Start
The UP/Start Venture Competition, which awards over $100k in seed funding annually, focuses on incubating and building creative business ventures within the 足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯 community. Working with industry partners, UP/Start provides mentorship and capital to help nurture ideas into sustainable businesses.
Creative Entrepren
This unique curricular offering provides students across majors a framework in which to deepen their creative, critical thinking and business skills so they will be equipped to create change in the world as an artist, designer, business owner, and/or community organizer.
First Year Fellows
This year-long program for incoming first-year students is focused on integrating studio research with emergent technologies, project-based learning, professional practice, and financial literacy. First Year Fellows explore the entrepreneurial mindset and gain the knowledge and skills to propel their college studies and prepare for a wide range of creative professional careers that support a purposeful and successful life.
Internship Fellowship
The Internship Fellowship in Creative Entrepreneurship program provides 足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯 students the opportunity to participate in a valuable summer business internship experience. The fellowships of up to $3,000 will be awarded to deserving students who have demonstrated interest in creative entrepreneurship and have secured an internship offer from a potential employer.
B/CAN
Working with partners in Baltimore and beyond, and catalyzed by 足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯, the Baltimore Creatives Accelleration Network (B/CAN) offers holistic business, marketing, legal, and financial training, as well as tools and resources, to creative entrepreneurs ranging from individual artists looking to sustain their practice to creative startup companies looking to revolutionize their industry.
If you're interested in working with 足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯 students and alumni, we can help! 足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯 is a nationally recognized leader in innovative art and design education. The College has spent decades refining our programs and curriculum so that our graduates are well prepared for the growing opportunities that exist for artists and designers in today's and tomorrow's creative economy.
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The Joseph Meyerhoff Center for Career Development provides 足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯 students and alumni with a multitude of career counseling services.? Reach out to us and get started on the next move in your career!
Get Oriented
This guide provides a helpful overview of the Career Development team as well as the resources we provide.
Meet with a PCA
Visit a Peer Career Advisor (PCA) by scheduling a virtual appointment! We have day and evening times available. Read more, including information about appointment policies and topics, here.
Professional Materials Review
Want feedback on your professional materials? Just email your resume, cover letter, portfolio, artist statement, or other document to careerdeveloment@mica.edu.
Email Questions
If you have general questions about our services, drop us a line at careerdevelopment@mica.edu.
Use our Online Resources
You can also check out our full range of online resources including our new Job Board Roundup, 足球游戏_中国足彩网￥体育资讯network, and iGrad.
Schedule a virtual appointment
You can also schedule a virtual appointment with a Career Services counselor. If you're not sure who to meet, email us at careerdevelopment@mica.edu.