Design Your Career & Life this J-Term

Juniors & Seniors, what’s next? Whether you’re seeking an internship or getting ready to graduate, you don’t have to figure it out alone.

LSC401: Strategies Career Success is a J-Term course that helps you pause, reflect, and take action. Together, we’ll use life design tools to clarify your goals and then move straight into career launch skills so you’re ready for what’s next, whether it is an internship, job, or grad school.

You’ll Walk Away With…

  • 📝 Career Goal for clarity on your next step
  • 📒Good Time Journal + Odyssey Plans to design your future
  • 💼 Resume + Cover Letter that is polished and career-ready
  • 🎯 Interviewing + Salary Negotiation skills to land the role
  • 🌐 LinkedIn + Personal Brand for a strong professional presence
  • 🤝 Career Conversations with real-world career connections
  • 🎤 Final Showcase with the confidence to tell your story

You’ll also meet Augustana alumni each week, from recent grads to seasoned professionals, who will share their journeys and answer your questions.

LSC-401-01: Strategies Career Success
2025-26 J-Term
8:30 AM – 11:30 AM | January 5- 27, 2026 | Olin Center, 105 Lecture

Instructor:
Laura Kestner-Ricketts,
Career Development & Vocation

This is your chance to design your next step with clarity, confidence, and community.

👉 Ready to start building your future?
Join us this January in LSC401: Strategies Career Success.

Need more time to figure out your path? We recommend that First Year and Sophomore students, consider taking LSC-250 Vocational Life Design (2 Credits). This 7 week, 2 credit course will help students explore who they are and how they want to live that out in the world. Students will use design thinking to explore their strengths, skills, values and the needs of the community.

By Laura Kestner-Ricketts
Laura Kestner-Ricketts Executive Director, Career and Professional Development