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MARIETTA -- Marietta College students and faculty this fall will benefit from a new and improved campus resource, the Center for Entrepreneurship and Career Development.
Heading the center is Jacqueline Khorassani, a longtime member of the Marietta College community. By combining the college's Entrepreneurship Program and Career Center, the new center will empower students to take ownership of their futures.
"Our goal is to inspire students to start building a better life for themselves and their communities from day one on campus," Khorassani, who joined the faculty in 1987, said. "We want to instill an entrepreneurial mindset that will excite students about the countless opportunities they can discover or create after graduation."
The center will incorporate experiential workshops on entrepreneurial thinking into traditional career development programs. Khorassani said research shows the approach enhances self-driven attitudes and behaviors that help students pursue meaningful careers.
With the guidance of the center, students will be able to identify unconventional and customized career paths aligned with their strengths and passions. Services will equip graduates to persist and adapt in an ever-changing job market.
Having founded Marietta's innovative Entrepreneurship Program in 2015, Khorassani was the natural choice to lead the new center, according to Provost Kathleen Poorman Dougherty.
"With her proven track record cultivating students' entrepreneurial spirit, Dr. Khorassani will no doubt empower countless Pioneers to take ownership of their futures through the CECD's expanded offerings," Dougherty said.