Ohio Career Development Association Webinar Series Presents:

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Thursday, February 19th 2026

12:00pm - 1:00pm Eastern Time

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FREE EVENT

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Presenters:

Dr. Justin Edwards, Executive Director, Career Exploration and Development/Exploratory Advising Center/Degree Completion Program, Kent State University

Julie Paskiet, Associate Director, Career Exploration and Development/Career Curriculum, Kent State University

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Presentation Description:

This online virtual session aims to examine evidence-based strategies and share data-driven insights on designing and implementing curricular interventions that support exploratory students at varying levels of career and major decidedness

Learning Objective:

1. Explain how varying levels of career and major decidedness influence student learning behaviors, decision-making, and engagement in exploratory courses

2. Evaluate differentiated strategies for guiding career and major exploration based on students' levels of decidedness

3. Assess the impact of curricular interventions on retention and persistence among exploratory students

4. Discuss how intersecting student identities shape persistence and retention within first-year exploratory cohorts

**Zoom information will be sent to registrants via email.**