Latinx Students and Career Development at the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI

This paper highlights the important role that career services play in tertiary education and their role in the career readiness of students from underrepresented populations. In particular, the research team worked with the Office of Career Development in IUPUI’s School of Liberal Arts to see how that office could best support their Latinx students. Utilizing the framework of Museus’ Culturally Engaging Campus Environments (CECE) model, a review of current literature, and a mixed-methods assessment, the research team began to evaluate how career services can better support and reach Latinx students, the expectations this student group may have for the career services office, and whether the students are utilizing these career services. Keywords: career services, Latinx students, career readiness