An NCDA Career Convergence article by Dana Hebreard spotlights how GVSU’s Laker Accelerated Talent Link boosts liberal arts outcomes through applied learning: students add a professional certificate (e.g., applied data analytics) to any major, receive employer-sponsored scholarships, and complete ~20 hours/week paid internships; in the first 21-student cohort, 75% were liberal arts majors. Employers gain earlier access to talent and a longer onboarding runway, and the piece outlines lessons learned like setting clearer project expectations and engaging diverse stakeholders. Click here for the full story.