Mays Center 2021-2022 Annual Report

ANNUAL REPORT 2021-2022 Developing career-ready and community-minded students

MAYS CENTER: BY THE NUMBERS $132,121 In grants and scholarship funding for students to engage in career exploration through experiential learning

896 Requests to meet with a career advisor

4,254.45 Volunteer hours served by Jaguars impacting the community

70,000+ Jobs and internships posted on Handshake from across the nation

Message from Interim Executive Director The 2021-22 year was a time of continued growth for the Mays Center. We expanded our workforce development programs as well as championed new programs that support connecting our students with opportunities. As you read through this report, we intentionally share some specific stories of students' successes. Our center champions efforts that allow us to observe the exponential growth of our students. They develop self-confidence and inspiration to impact others through events like Alternate Spring Break. Students leave career events and appointments with the biggest smiles because of landing a dream job.

We join in as students celebrate internships that they can say yes to because of the financial support and money coaching we offer. As the Mays Center transitions with a new Executive Director/AVP, we continue our mission of empowering students to become career-ready and community-minded.

27,500+

410

158%

meals given back to the Jaguar community since General's Store opened in 2017. General's Store celebrated its 5th anniversary this year, having served 630 individuals.

voters visited campus during the early voting period and on election day.

A&M-SA was proud to serve as a polling site during the Primary election season.

increase in Career Clothes Closet visitors from the the past year. Over 80 students shopped for professional attire for upcoming interviews and career fairs.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION This year, the Mays Center launched key workforce development initiatives to upskill and reskill our region’s growing talent pipeline. These community-based initiatives support socioeconomic mobility through flexible, in-demand occupational training. This resulted in the center being awarded over $400,000 in grant funding to develop and launch programs such as the Texas Two-Step: Increasing Women in Technology, a new standalone data analytics certificate, and professional education offerings via MindEdge. The most recent expansion of this charge will be A&M-SA’s role as a subcontractor for Workforce Solutions Alamo within the City of San Antonio’s Ready to Work project beginning in May 2022.

Texas Two-Step

Mission: Future

Selected as one of 18 workforce skills training and job placement programs from across the state, Texas TwoStep focuses on upskilling and/or re-skilling women in the Greater San Antonio community who have an interest in pursuing a career in technology.

As a second-year awardee of $15,000 Union Pacific Workforce Development grant, Mission: Future had 40 instructional hours delivered in program launch.

"[Texas Two-Step] offered me... a career field which is in high demand. I am at the forefront of the latest cybersecurity technology and know this has helped me grow as a person and a professional. I am now able to offer the knowledge I have gained to employers, friends and family."

Accelerating Credentials GEER Grant for Accelerating Credentials of Purpose and Value Grant awarded $162,080 from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to help support the launch of Data Analytics Certificate in Fall 2022.

Money Smart Week and Financial Literacy Week had a combined 23 events with collaborations across 8 different departments, with a keynote event featuring an A&M-SA alumna and Certified Public Accountant encouraging entrepreneurship and understanding of taxes. The combined events had over 340 attendees!

- Josephine C.

$26,000 in scholarship and stipends given to five Financial Literacy Fellows serving 183.5 hours

1200+

66

131

students received financial literacy presentations on topics including budgeting, investing, and banking

attendees at the Financially Relevant Educational Extravaganza (FREE) launch

students participated in the weekly "Ask Me Anything" credit and budget conversation

CAREER-READY The inaugural Next Steps Career Event provided students the opportunity for professional development and networking through the culminating Career Fair. This event took the concept of a traditional career fair, that has previously been viewed as intimidating, into a revamped format that allows students to interact with various employers and career advisors before the fair.

Over 100 students participated in the Next Steps event, many of whom received valuable insights from different speakers and were able to connect to some key employers. The results of the event were not only to provide students with a professional development opportunity and connect with employers for jobs and internships, but to help bridge the gap so that our students could continue to utilize the services and resources that they have access to on a continuous basis.

1200+ students attended the 13 career/job fairs hosted throughout the year

184 students attended career prep and networking events

Find your Future Fridays allowed students to learn about employers that hire people within each major, as well as strategies to make them a more marketable candidate.

JUST HIRED! Lily Celeste R. El Espejo Magazine Josue E. Morgan's Wonderland

Andrea L. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (M.A.D.D.) Jose T. Taylor & Lopez, PLLC

Arturo C. GConnex

176 students enrolled in the HIRED! Professional Development Program

Beyond general career development and recruitment initiatives, specialized career events, like Meet the Firms for students focused on accounting and finance, allow students to connect with local and national opportunities.

20 students shared their successful hired stories and the Mays Center's part in supporting their career journey

BECOME A MAYS SPONSOR GOVERNMENT AND NON-PROFIT PARTNERS ENJOY A 15% DISCOUNT

PAWS $1,000

CLAWS $3,000

JAWS $5,000 Guaranteed on-campus interviewing

Recognition in Mays Center “Thank

space or virtual set up the week after

you Distinguished Employer Partners”

the Career Fair

ad, twice per year via social media and the Mesquite

Snack Station and Finals Week Coffee

Pinned job postings/event/etc. to students’ homepages on Handshake

Key Sponsor of Mays Center Monthly

Onsite/offsite video featuring your

Station

organization on YouTube or Instagram Featured Logo and linked organization

TV series

Logo Displayed in Mays Center Career Clothes Closet

URL on Employer Spotlight on webpage

Assigned student career ambassador to help support on-campus recruitment

Access MindEdge Professional

branding

Education Units (Total max value: $395)

CliftonStrengths Team Coaching

CliftonStrengths Team Coaching

Session facilitated by Gallup-Certified

Session facilitated by Gallup-Certified

Strengths Coach for groups up to 10

Strengths Coach for groups up to 20

Additional 2 double booths at Career

Additional 2 double booths at Career

Fairs or large-scale events

Fairs or large-scale events

Upgraded to medium ad featured on

Upgraded to large ad featured on

Career Fair Promotions

Career Fair Promotions

2 double booths at Career Fairs or large-

Spotlighted an additional 2 times via

Spotlighted an additional 2 times via

scale events (online or in-person)

social media outlets (reach of 1500+)

social media outlets (reach of 1500+) for

for a total of 6 times

a total of 8 times

Includes Paws benefits

Includes Paws and Claws benefits

Spotlighted 4 times via social media outlets (reach of 1500+)

Small ad featured on Career Fair Promotions

Unlimited tabling dates in campus lobbies to recruit students

Visual displays on Mays Center Lobby and Campus TV monitors

Sponsorship of the Choose. Act. Impact. Day of Service

Visit our storefront for 'a la carte' sponsorship as well as virtual options at http://bit.ly/mayspartner.

COMMUNITY-MINDED During spring break 2022, twelve A&M-SA students chose to volunteer their time and efforts at a local non-profit organization called Camp C.A.M.P. (Children’s Association for Maximum Potential). C.A.M.P. provides recreational opportunities for individuals with medical conditions or disabilities as well as their siblings. Jaguars served as camp counselors and assisted the campers with participating in activities such as outdoor water sports, horseback riding, canoeing, arts and crafts, getting dressed, and eating their meals. The students each volunteered 72 hours over the week for a combined total of 864 hours of volunteer service. "[Alternative Spring Break] was a learning experience that I will never forget. I built memories, had fun, and most importantly made an impact. " -Ramon O.

Jaguars participated in both the MLK Jr. Day and Cesar Chavez Marches. MLK Day of Service at the Campus Garden and Greenhouse had 16 volunteers from the campus Plant Club and Omega Delta Phi fraternity.

24 students participated in the OxFam Hunger Banquet, spreading awareness of hunger and inequality

Service-learning students completed over 100 volunteer hours with various community organizations including disABILITYsa and Special Olympics.

14 students were awarded the InternsHIP Grant to support their unpaid internships with partners like Harlandale ISD.

Over 100 Jaguars volunteered at 7 sites across San Antonio for Choose. Act. Impact. Days of Service.

Denique E. [Accounting, '23], Democracy Engagement Manager, was recognized in the ALL IN’s 2022 Student Voting Honor Roll for advancing nonpartisan student voter, education, and turnout efforts as well as ensuring equitable access to polls. Denique is one of 82 college students recognized for their nonpartisan democratic engagement work in 2021.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPERIENCE

BY THE NUMBERS 71 courses designated experiential or servicelearning

156 volunteer hours served at the Campus Garden and Greenhouse

500+

This year we received the GEER Grant for Work-Based Learning Internships, securing $55,200 in funding from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to award students in unpaid or underpaid internships summer 2022. This was also the second year of the Federal Work-Study Experimental Sites Initiative known as the Career READY program for which A&M-San Antonio received $110,600 to pay students in academic and career-aligned internships and clinical teaching experiences.

Building on momentum established from the previous university strategic plan, an additional 14 courses were designated as either service-learning or experiential learning in 2021-2022, bringing the total number of courses in the university catalog designed as such to 71. To support this rise in designations, the Faculty Lunch and Learn Series was launched! The series provided short workshops for faculty to explore major ideas, concepts, and connect with colleagues.

30+

$165,000+

community partnerships providing students with opportunities for experience

in funding to support students in gaining experience in the workplace

students connected with community partners during Internship Week

26 students enrolled in off campus work-study positions with community partners

731.35 hours served in 2021 by A&M-SA recipients of the President’s Volunteer Service Award

Naomi T. [Computer Science, '22] participated in the CareerREADY program aimed at connecting students with small, local businesses.

University Days at the Zoo allowed 24 students to learn about jobs and internships available at this landmark organization. This was part of a greater partnerships between the SA Zoo and A&M-SA, which includes the university's sponsorship of the Jaguar exhibit!

"This experience as an intern with the Mayor's Commission on the Status of Women has expanded my interest in public relations while sharpening tools I've learned in my academic career."

One University Way Science and Technology Building, Suite 111 San Antonio, TX 78224

Thank you to our 2021-2022 Sponsors:

SAVE THE DATE VOLUNTEER FAIR Wednesday, September 14 CHOOSE. ACT. IMPACT. DAY OF SERVICE Saturday, September 24

Sci. & Tech Bldg., Suite 111

INTERNSHIP WEEK October 24 - October 28

FINANCIAL LITERACY WEEK October 3 - October 7

210.784.1356

tamusa.edu/mays

FALL CAREER FAIR Thursday, September 22

EDUCATOR'S FAIR Friday, November 4

@TAMUSAMays