Building Career Leaders in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

For Franklin College students, the question isn’t: “What can I do with <fill in the blank> degree?” Instead, the question is: “Where do you want to go?”  Because no matter the answer, your degree from Franklin College of Arts and Sciences can help get you there. 

A degree from Franklin College of Arts and Sciences is a degree of skills and experiences.  We teach you HOW to think, not what to think. And increasingly, employers are looking for talent with broad skillsets who can tackle complex problems, communicate effectively, and think critically.

Transitioning from Student to Professional

As Franklin College students, you have access to several resources that can help you plan for and achieve your professional goals. Make an appointment with one of Franklin's dedicated Internship and Career Coordinators or with a UGA Career Center Career Consultant, who can help you with assessing various career paths, finding jobs or internships to apply for, and crafting effective employment documents. The people available to you are included below with the majors they work with.

• Janieria Dupree – UGA Career Center Career Consultant – Works with Art, Art History, Dance, Film Studies, Music, and Theatre
   
• Christine Lasek-White – Internship and Career Coordinator for the Humanities – Works with Arabic, Asian Languages & Literature, Classics, Comparative Literature, English, French, German, History, Italian, Latin American and Caribbean Studies majors, Russian, Linguistics, Philosophy, Portuguese, Religion, and Spanish majors
   
• MK Miller – UGA Career Center Career Consultant – Works with African American Studies, Arabic, Asian Languages & Literature, Classics, Comparative Literature, English, French, German, History, Italian, Latin American and Caribbean Studies majors, Russian, Linguistics, Philosophy, Portuguese, Religion, and Spanish, and Women’s Studies majors as well as Pre-Law students
   
• Melissa Rackley – UGA Career Center Career Consultant – Works with Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, and Statistics majors
   
• Dr. Katie Springthrope – Internship and Career Coordinator for the Biological Sciences – Works with Biology, Cellular Biology, Genetics, Marine Biology, Microbiology, and Plant Biology majors
   
• Chelsea Wesnofske – UGA Career Center Career Consultant – Works with Astrophysics, Biology, Cellular Biology, Chemistry, Genetics, Geography, Geology, Marine Biology, Microbiology, Ocean Science, Plant Biology, and Physics majors
   
• Erin Windham-Hill – UGA Career Center Career Consultant – Works with Anthropology, Atmospheric Sciences, Cognitive Science, Communication Studies, Geography, Psychology, and Sociology majors

Franklin College’s Internship and Career Coordinators also host a variety of programs throughout the year, including professionalization workshops, alumni panels, and site visits to some of the top employers in the state.

UGA’s Career Center's Robust Offerings

The UGA Career Center is dedicated to helping each and every UGA student prepare for what’s next.

Take part in the Arch Ready Program, the Career Center’s professionalization programming that covers everything from resume writing and interviewing to choosing a major and pursuing your dream job.

Attend one of several career fairs sponsored by the Career Center, including two giant career fairs in the fall and spring that routinely bring over 160 employers to campus anxious to meet Franklin College students.

Connect with Franklin College of Arts and Sciences Alumni

The Franklin College of Arts and Sciences has over 100,000 living alumni worldwide, and students can connect with a portion of these alumni through the UGA Mentor Program.  

Whether you choose to take part in the full 16-week mentorship program, a quick chat, or a Circle of Success group session, you can start building your professional network right now, with members of your Franklin College family who are excited to help you succeed.