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2026
CAREER LEADERSHIP COLLECTIVE AWARD WINNERS

Recognizing outstanding initiatives in college and university career services. 

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We are excited to celebrate the winners of the 2026 Career Innovation Award and the Career Ecosystem Excellence Award.

2026 Career Innovation Award

These awards celebrate unique and impactful career development initiatives that are related to at least one of the following: scaling career development or employer relations, using career data effectively, embedding career development into the campus ecosystem, faculty engagement in deploying career development, and/or brand/marketing success. 


Join us in congratulating our 2026 winners!

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Carleton College​

"Professional Development Retreat; Reach a large number of students in a wide variety of majors"

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The University of Texas

at Austin​

"The Career and Live Integration; A curriculum based on life design"

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University of Wisconsin-Madison, Human Ecology​

"Foster Human Thriving by Embedding Career Readiness into the Curriculum"

2026 Career Ecosystem Excellence Award

This unique annual award is for campuses chosen by the Career Leadership Collective Team. The Collective has seen their work over the last few years and is genuinely impressed by their holistic and long-standing commitment to building a career ecosystem that benefits students. The Career Ecosystem Excellence Award goes to campuses that exude a high commitment to growth and quality in the following five areas: 

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  • Career Ecosystem Strategic Planning

  • Defined Career Learning Outcomes

  • Embedded Career Learning

  • Measuring Career Learning and Career Outcomes

  • Scaled and Equitable Career Services

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Join us in congratulating our award winners!
 

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Tulane University

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The University of Texas at

San Antonio

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Metro State University

PAST Winners

  • Ball State University

  • Denison University

  • Oakland University

  • Suffolk University

  • Ball State University

  • Arizona State University

  • Johns Hopkins University

  • Pomona College

  • Utah State University

  • Belmont University

  • Bowling Green State University

  • California State University, Fullerton

  • Carthage College

  • Endicott College

  • George Mason University

  • New York University

  • Santa Clara University

  • DePaul University

  • Miami University Ohio

  • Northern Arizona University

  • University of Connecticut

  • University of Nebraska, Business Career Center

  • University of Redlands

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