Career Services: Beyond Resume and Interview Prep
Caltech is changing how it connects students to meaningful careers, and a gift from Philip (BS '76) and Nancy Naecker is putting these efforts on the fast track.
A gift from alumnus, mentor, and information technology executive Philip Naecker (BS '76) and his wife, Nancy Naecker, is helping to transform career development at Caltech. The couple's generosity, which provides no-strings-attached support, frees Caltech leaders to experiment with holistic career services and identify ways to amplify alumni engagement in the process.
Phil Naecker hopes the impact will extend beyond today's students.
"We are facing some deep challenges, from poverty to healthcare to the future of the planet," Naecker says. "These are complex issues with millions of smaller problems embedded in them. If connected to the right job opportunities, Caltech students are exceptionally well positioned to make the impact the world needs."
Students across all six academic divisions are already benefiting from the Phil and Nancy Naecker IST Fund for Student Success, which is co-managed by the Career Achievement, Leadership, and Exploration (CALE) office and Caltech's Information Science and Technology (IST) initiative. The Naeckers' gift has been used to establish an alumni mentorship program for student interns, a collection of oral histories highlighting alumni career journeys, and a career exploration course taught by life coach Anna Resnick (BS '19) that taps into the principles of design thinking.