Nicole Shopbell, PhD student in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development’s (OLPD) Human Resource Development program, and Jane Sitter, PhD student in OLPD’s Higher Education program recently presented with Michael Stebleton, Professor in OLPD’s Higher Education program, at the National Career Development Association (NCDA) global annual conference in Chicago, IL. The title of their session was: “Integrating Career Development and Global Competencies into the First-Year College Experience.” The session discussions highlighted how global competency development and access to career development resources provide a foundation to support students as they make connections and grow as professionals in global environments across an ever-shifting landscape. Shopbell and Sitter shared several UMN initiatives as examples of how our college and university are integrating global competency development in the curriculum and co-curriculum.