Goal 4: Career Integration

Goal 4: Strengthen Community & Business Partnerships

SGSC is focused on workforce readiness by expanding experiential learning, internships, and service-learning opportunities through collaboration with local industries and advisory boards.

Alignment with USG Goal 3: It reinforces USG’s role in talent development by ensuring students gain real-world skills that meet current and future labor market demands.

Objective 4.1: Collaborate with industry advisory boards and regional businesses to create structured internships and service projects that align with high-demand career pathways.
Metrics:
•    By 2029, 50% of all academic programs will include experiential learning opportunities.
•    By 2029, 80% of business partners will renew engagement in experiential learning opportunities annually.
•    By 2029, the number of formal partnerships with regional businesses will increase by 30%.