Wiley Dawson

Assistant Director, Hartford Campus (He, Him, His)

In my role, I oversee the career center operations, career coaching, and programming at the Hartford campus. I meet one on one with undergraduate and graduate students on a variety of topics such as career exploration, application, and interview preparation, job and internship searches, graduate school preparation, salary negotiation, and much more. I proactively collaborate with my colleagues to deliver equitable access to career and professional development-related resources, services, and opportunities.

Bio

Hometown: Bridgeport, CT Things I enjoy: In my free time, I enjoy photography, gardening, and cooking. playing video games, hosting people, and spending quality time with family. When I’m on campus, I enjoy conversing with students and colleagues on campus. My pronouns are he him and his and I am a husband, father, son, brother, uncle, friend, DIYer, gamer, sports fanatic, and gardener. MBTI: ESFP – (Extraversion, Sensing, Feeling, Perceiving) Advice to students: “Whatever we believe about ourselves and our ability comes true for us.” — Susan L. Taylor

Education

Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT

• Master of Science, Counselor Education, and Family Therapy
• Concentration, Student Development in Higher Education

Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT

• Bachelor of Arts in History, Minor: Social Science
• Studied Abroad: Ghana, Africa, and Montego, Bey, Jamaica

Favorite Experience:

• Completed a summer internship for the National Park Service in San Francisco, California during my rising senior summer.

Previous Roles

• Career Consultant, Center for Career Development, UConn, Storrs, CT
• Assistant Director, Center for Career & Professional Development, Albertus Magnus College, New Haven, CT
• Career Intern, Integrative Career Development, Mitchell College, New London, CT
• Academic Coach, The Learning Center, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT
• Paraprofessional, Milner Elementary, Hartford Public School, Hartford, CT