Lipscomb opens new career resource center for the community Monday, April 20

Janel Shoun | 

 

The Lipscomb Professional Resource Center opens.
Universities have always been among the leaders in change. So as the nation faces an economic crisis and rising unemployment, Lipscomb University’s College of Business wanted to find a way to implement a positive change for those in career transition in Nashville.
 
So the College of Business has established the Reclaim Tomorrow program to provide valuable networking opportunities, career counsel and resume advice to Lipscomb alumni and Nashville professionals currently looking for jobs. The Reclaim Tomorrow program will operate the Lipscomb Professional Resource Center in the former music department offices in McQuiddy, three mornings a week.
 
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Office Hours

Monday, Wednesday, Friday
8 a.m.-noon

Contacts

Melissa Lowry
615.966.5331
melissa.lowry@lipscomb.edu

Register

If you are interested in using our services, please register in our guest book. Click here.

Parking & Location

Guests of the Lipscomb Professional Resource Center are encouraged to park at the parking lot at the corner of Caldwell and Lealand lanes and ride the complimentary shuttle, which drops off right at the Center entrance. The center is located between Allen Arena and the Bell Tower, in the former music department offices.
The specific services provided by the Lipscomb Professional Resource Center include:
 
  • Career Focus Hour, 9-10 a.m.
  • Lipscomb has pulled from its strong Middle Tennessee alumni and friends network to have local career and human resource professionals on-hand to offer industry-specific resources, resume review and career advice.
  • Chat with an Executive, 10-11 a.m.
  • With more than 14,000 alumni in the Middle Tennessee area, Lipscomb has a deep pool of professional industry resources to offer their advice and networking contacts to local job seekers.
  • Renew Your Spirit, 11:15 a.m.
  • Job-hunters not only need career resources, but spiritual resources as well. The Resource Center will offer a 15-minute devotional led by Lipscomb spiritual leaders and ministers from the community.
  • Professional Resources
  • The Lipscomb Professional Resource Center provides private space in an office environment for computer and Internet use, which can keep job-hunters more focused and on task.
  • The Center will provide copies of John Miller’s Job Search Scoring System, emphasizing the job-search activities found to be most productive and empowering you with a measurable goal to keep you actively engaged in your search for a longer duration.
The first Career Focus Hour with Matt Lowney.
Melissa Lowry is the new director of the resource center.
Turney Stevens, dean of the College of Business, spoke at the grand opening and will be a resource for job-hunters on May 1.
 
As an institution, Lipscomb has focused on access recently, so when College of Business leaders pondered the current unemployment crisis, they realized they can provide access to the most important commodity for people in career transition – knowledge, said Turney Stevens, Dean of the Lipscomb College of Business.
 

So they decided to let Lipscomb alumni and community professionals tap into the university’s deep pool of resources, such as:

  • Faculty who have led local and national businesses and corporations for years,
  • Other faculty and staff who work on a daily basis with Nashville’s leading companies,
  • Board members who are recognized as outstanding leaders in their fields,
  • More than 14,000 alumni working in the Middle Tennessee job market,
  • Relationships with the many local career centers, recruiting agencies and career experts, and
  • Spiritual leaders to help nourish the soul during these difficult times.

 

Melissa Lowry will be the director of the Reclaim Tomorrow program. Lowry has worked at the MBA Career Management Center at Southern Methodist University as well as at American Airlines as marketing manager. The need for additional career resources in this challenging time for the unemployed was clear, she said.

“We have heard from many of our alumni that strong contacts and networking resources would be the most beneficial for their job searches. Lipscomb is uniquely qualified to fill that need given its network of alumni, supporters and human resources professionals,” she said.