BBA, M.Sc., Ed.D.
Instructor, Vice Chair Academic
School of Business
Faculty of Business and Professional Studies
604.986.1911 ext. 3639
Cedar Building, room CE312
christinesjolander@capilanou.ca
Education
Ed.D., Educational Leadership, Simon Fraser University, 2018.
Certified Career Development Practitioner, B.C. Career Development Association, 2018.
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching Certificate, Canadian College of Educators, 2018.
M.Sc., Industrial Engineering, Alfred University, New York.
BS, Business Administration, Alfred University, New York.
Bio
Christine Sjolander (Ed.D., Simon Fraser University, 2018) has more than 20 years experience in higher education leadership and administration with much of her experience in student services. Her background includes creative program development, internal operations management, external outreach and relationship development, career planning, event management, marketing and communications, and team leadership.
Sjolander started her post-secondary career after completing her Master's degree in engineering working in the Engineering Placement Office as a Career Coach and International Student Advisor at Alfred University in New York State. From there, she spent four years at SUNY Brockport with roles in corporate outreach, career development, academic advising, alumni relations, course scheduling and as a sessional instructor.
After relocating to Southern California in 2000, Sjolander served as Associate Director, MBA Careers for the University of California, Irvine's Paul Merage School of Business and as Assistant Vice President, Enrollment Management overseeing student services, career development, admissions and recruiting and scholarships for the Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences. In between educational leadership roles, she also worked in executive search, corporate human resources and in-house recruiting.
Sjolander immigrated to Canada in 2010, where she served as Executive Director, Career Management Centre for the Beedie School of Business until 2018. After completing her doctorate with her research focused on career development centres within in the Canadian post-secondary landscape, she decided to refocus her passion for career development as an instructor for Capilano University and through her private career coaching practice, Career Drivers.
Sjolander recently became Vice Chair, Academic for the School of Business and ACBSP Accreditation Champion focusing on curriculum updates and academic quality improvement.
Due to my long standing interest in career development and work integrated learning, my teaching is focused on practicum and other WIL related courses.
"Describing the Canadian Post-Secondary Career Centre Landscape – An exploratory survey." Doctoral dissertation. Completed Summer 2018. (https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/4799)
"MaryJane Comes to Campus: The implications of the legalization of marijuana for campus career centres," Accepted for presentation at Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers National Conference, May 2018.
"Career Centre Metrics: What are we collecting and reporting? What should we be collecting and reporting?" Webinar presentation for the Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers March, 2018.
"Career Centre Services: Current trends in services for students, alumni, employers, and faculty in Canadian career centres," Webinar presentation for the Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers February 2018
"Career Centre Resources: Current trends in financial, human and spatial resources across Canada," Webinar presentation for the Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers, January 2018.
"Results of the 2016 Canadian Benchmarking Survey," Presented at Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers National Conference, May 2017.
"Module 4: Employer relations," Co-instructed, Career Educator Certificate Program, Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers National Conference, 2014 - 2016.
"Managing Your Employer Relationship Strategy," Co-Presented at Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers National Conference, May 2013.
"We're on the same team: building knowledge between your employerrelations and counselling staff," Presented at Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers National Conference, May 2012.
"Parents in the Recruiting Process: Recruiting Millennials," Presented at the Mountain Pacific Association of Colleges and Employers Conference, December 2008.
"Appendix 5A: Getting your Data out into the World," Current Protocols: Essential Laboratory Techniques, Wiley Press, 2008.
"Leadership Development Program Model," Presented at SUNY Alumni Association Annual Conference, Received Annual Excellence in Programming Award from SUNY Alumni Association Organization, 1999.
"Strategies for Marketing Career Services Programs," Presented at SUNY Career Development Organization Annual Conference, 1998.
"Recruitment of Students through the Summer Institute in Science and Engineering," Presentation at American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, 1995.