Experiential Learning & Campus Inclusion

I am proud to serve in my role as the Associate Director for Experiential Learning and Campus Inclusion. Leading a dedicated team, I work to ensure that every student has access to transformative experiences across campus and receives ongoing support as they transition beyond graduation.

My responsibilities include developing strategies for the career center to provide essential resources, guidance, and support to campus stakeholders. I also focus on communicating the tangible impact of experiential learning on our students’ future readiness to enter the workforce.

In this capacity, I drive initiatives that bridge the gap between students, industry partners, and campus collaborators, fostering experiential learning opportunities and connections. I work to create an ecosystem where we all work collectively to provide all Gators the opportunity to develop the skills needed to excel in a 21st century tech enable and global workforce.

I am the Assistant Director for Career Pathways – Artificial Intelligence and my focus is to equip all UF students for success in the AI-integrated workforce.  I am also the Founding Advisor of the Artificial Intelligence Student Advisory Council (AI-SAC), a vital community I urge all students interested in AI to engage with. I am originally from Miami but I now live in Ocala where I love to garden both indoors and outdoors. Connect with me to setup an appointment on how to develop AI competencies, click here to join AI-SAC, and reach out to me directly if you are interested in going on a Career Trek.

I am the Manager of Experiential Learning and Campus Inclusion within the Career Connections Center. My hope is to use my expertise to connect our students to meaningful experiential learning opportunities through internships and global learning, so that they are ready to accept and produce in the career fields of their choice upon graduation. In an effort to tell the University of Florida’s story, I’ll be connecting with campus partners to track, report and highlight the wonderful experiential opportunities that are being offered to aid our students in their career readiness so that they can land the internships and jobs of their choice pre/post-graduation.

I was a first-generation college student who has a long-lasting passion for education and learning. I am currently a Manager for Integrated Career Solutions, with the goal of utilizing technology to increase access for University of Florida students to career development tools and resources, with a specific focus on community-focused technologies.  Furthermore, I am the team go-to gal for Gator Network and LinkedIn. Outside of work, you can find me rollerblading, painting, writing poetry, or at the beach.

Please feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn or email me at altenburg.m@ufl.edu to collaborate and learn more about the educational technology used at the Career Connections Center.

Strategic | Individualization | Relater| Learner |Developer

I am the Career Coach for Campus Inclusion here at the C3! I develop workshops and resources that promote the success of all UF students. I can also often be found in the Gator Career Closet. I am so grateful to be part of such a unique and incredibly beneficial resource to our UF students. Come by the closet and say “hi”!

After finishing my Bachelor’s of Science in Animal Sciences here at UF, I started my coaching career as an Apprentice Equine Assisted Therapist at Brighter Pastures – a horse facility located in Brooker, FL that intersects life coaching, horseback riding, and equine assisted therapy. I assisted with maintaining the herd of 9 horses, as well as facilitating horseback riding sessions for clients. While instructing horseback riders, we would utilize the horse-human connection to better understand the emotional state of our clients. This involved watching the horse’s body language to discern tell a rider’s current physical & emotional state. From watching the horses, we could tell if a rider was feeling overwhelmed, tense, scared, excited, angry, etc. This helped us navigate which topics to address and how to communicate to our clients during sessions.  This role helped shape me both personally and professionally. Most importantly, I found my passion for coaching others to help them overcome the obstacles in their lives, and ultimately find the fulfillment they have been looking for.

My advice to all students is to reframe how you look at rejection – try and see being rejected as an opportunity. A rejection is a redirection. It is perfectly valid to be disappointed by rejection, but also try and find optimism in having millions of other opportunities available to you. Everyone deals with rejection at some point in their life. How you redirect your path afterwards makes all the difference.