Carol L.Garbarino
Director of Career Services and Leadership Education

A graduate of Allegheny College , with a master's degree in college student personnel from Bowling Green State University and Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in student development in post-secondary education, Carol Garbarino joined the St. Lawrence staff in 2001.

She defines her work as “helping students to gain perspective on their experience at St. Lawrence when it's happening rather than years down the road.  If they're fully engaged in understanding their own developmental and learning processes, they can make choices and decisions during their time here that will benefit them for a lifetime.” To that end, it's Garbarino's priority to develop further and maintain a cohesive and engaging four year Career Services and Leadership Education program that encourages students to begin thinking about what life may hold for them after graduation during their time at St. Lawrence beginning with their very first year.

Garbarino's office is for students at any place in their academic career. “We often work with first year and sophomore students in career exploration, sophomores and juniors on internship searching and selection, and with senior students on the graduate school and job search processes.  We're really looking forward to our move to the new Student Center in the spring which will put us in the center of student life,” she adds.

”I love working at St. Lawrence because it's a liberal arts institution that challenges students to develop into the most well-rounded of individuals,” she says.  “St. Lawrence is also a vibrant campus that has learned how to balance ritual and tradition with innovation and change.  In terms of career services, the alumni of St. Lawrence really make this job a pleasure.  St. Lawrence has a wonderful alumni body that is always willing to assist current students with their careers rather through offering advice, internships, or employment opportunities.”