Housing & Residence Education

Division of Student Affairs

SW 13th Street & Museum Road

PO Box 112100

Gainesville, FL 32611-2100

Phone: (352) 392-2161

Overview

The Career Exploration Community at Graham Hall is designed as a supportive and educational residential learning community aimed at facilitating the career exploration process for first-year students at UF. UF requires students to choose an academic major by their third semester – this program was developed to help students make that choice.

Residents will have the opportunity to participate in hall and campus based activities designed to help them develop friendships and bonds while challenging them to explore their personality traits, interests, passions, skills, abilities, academic fields of study, and potential careers. The Career Resource Center and the Department of Housing and Residence Education staff will provide on and off site learning opportunities for students such as individual and group career counseling, career advising, career exploration course, career workshops and other resources, academic advising, educational and social programs, and leadership and other growth experiences.

About Graham Hall

Currently two floors of Graham Hall are dedicated to this program. Graham Hall is across the street from the J. Wayne Reitz Union, the O’Connell Center, and the football stadium. Graham Area is also home to a swimming pool, tennis courts, a convenience store, and a Boar’s Head Sub Shop & Grille. For more information about the facility, click here.

Program Goals

  • Provide first-year students with the tools and resources to learn how to make rational and thoughtful career and life decisions.
  • Help students become more aware of themselves, the world of work, and how their current decisions impact their future.
  • Assist first-year students in making a career development plan.
  • Promote involvement with the campus community through residence hall activities, student organizations, and interaction with faculty, staff, and other students.

Other Academic Resources

The Office of Academic Initiatives & Enhancement (AIE) is located in the Graham Area and staffed daily by Peer Mentors from Trusler Hall. The office includes study rooms and a small library with books targeted to first-year students. Study sessions and other educational take place in AIE’s classroom throughout the year.

During the day, AIE also offers an on-site academic advisor, exam breakfasts, and occasional tutoring and exam review sessions.

Various Career Exploration Community Event Photos

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