“Palmer
students are exceptional, so we must think differently about how to support them.”
—Jacque Bollinger, Career Development Center coordinator Tat’s part of the reason why Palmer enrollment has
grown by 25 percent in the past four years, why Palmer students are leading the field in licensing exam results, and why Palmer’s more than 31,000 alumni remain connected and passionate about the College.
BREAKING THE MOLD AND LEADING THE WAY FOR STUDENT SUCCESS Palmer administration is constantly tuned into what’s unfolding on the higher education landscape. However, when you’re the first, biggest, and best College in a specialized field, you can’t always follow the trends. You create them.
“At a typical college, for example, a career center is
guiding students toward countless options,” says Jacque Bollinger, one of Palmer’s two coordinators of the Career Development Centers on the Davenport and Port Orange campuses. “At Palmer, we’re working with students in a
THE FUTURE STARTS TODAY Jacque Bollinger (pictured left), Career Development Center coordinator, wants Palmer students to be thinking long-term. She’s introducing programming and guidance that gets students thinking about their future careers from day one.
completely different way. We do look at what other colleges are doing, but Palmer students are exceptional, so we must think differently about how to support them.” Bollinger and her counterpart in Florida, Bethany
Garrett, D.C. (`14), work to get students to start thinking about their careers as early as possible. Checklists for each academic term provide students with goals so that by the time they reach graduation, they have already been creating a plan, connecting with mentors, and envisioning what their careers might look like. One challenge at Palmer, says Bollinger, can be the sheer number of resources. “Palmer students have
access to so many tools,
opportunities, experts, and resources,” she says. “Our role in student affairs is to make sure they get connected and that they capitalize on what the College has to offer them.” Students are connecting with Palmer like never before,
thanks to the perfect blend of tradition and cutting-edge technology. Te newly unveiled Palmer Plexus platform
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