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The CFA has a new interim career liaison. Check out the information below and use the link she provided to get in touch if you would like her help with career advising.</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Anissa Ford <asford@fsu.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 8, 2026 9:55 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> CFA Career Liaison</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hello all!</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I wanted to reach out and let you know, in case you haven’t heard already, that I’m currently serving as the
<b>interim Career Liaison for the College of Fine Arts</b>, and am here to support you in helping our students become career ready. If you didn’t work with me before, I was the Career Liaison from 2021-2023, and interim 2023-2024, and am back as interim for
now as the Career Center prepares for next steps in serving the College of Fine Arts.
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">To clarify what I can help with, here are some of my services:
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<li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Student and Alumni Advising</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">: Currently by appointment only, in person at the Dunlap Success Center or virtually, on any career-related
topic (<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcareer.fsu.edu%2Fabout-us%2Fcareer-liaisons&data=05%7C02%7Cart-mfastudio%40lists.fsu.edu%7C9a4424b384834fb80a2108dead0cde02%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C639138467925124048%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=5I9jqni%2FG7urhO0hTyGhAYIAGNq%2BUWKfqVlrljudLIM%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://career.fsu.edu/about-us/career-liaisons" originalsrc="https://career.fsu.edu/about-us/career-liaisons">here’s
where to send students to connect with me</a>) </span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Workshops, Panels, and Events on Career Topics</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">: either hosted by the Career Center or I am happy to partner to support your events!</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Faculty and Staff Consultations</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">: connect to explore ways to support career readiness for your students</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Alumni and Employer Consultations</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">: helping support mentorship strategies and programming and employer recruitment to connect students
to employment opportunities</span></li></ul>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Some programming I’m looking at over the course of the next year:
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<li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Skills-based workshops and class presentations (resumes, job/internship search, applying to grad school, networking)
</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Alumni and employer engagements (a CFA mentorship cohort, employer information sessions or skills-based workshops with employers)
</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Continuing support for the Interior Design Career Fair</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">And more!
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">As a large and diverse college of the performing arts, visual arts, humanities and numerous career paths for all, I want to emphasize that I’m here to support all the departments as a partner and I look
forward to working with you. <b>If you are here this summer, I would love to connect and learn how we can work together</b>.
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best, </span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:#934C98">Anissa Ford</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:#242424"> (she/her)</span><span style=""></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:#242424">Senior Assistant Director, Experiential Learning</span><span style=""></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:#242424">Florida State University Career Center</span><span style=""></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:#467886"><a href="mailto:asford@fsu.edu"><span style="color:#467886">asford@fsu.edu</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:#242424"> | (850) 645-0445
| career.fsu.edu</span><span style=""></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:#242424">FSU Alumna BA 2011, MA 2013</span><span style=""></span></p>
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