10/02/2018

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Paul Timmins

email: ptimmins@uoregon.edu

Paul Timmins, M.S.Ed., CMCS  is the director of career services at the University of Oregon and was in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota, where he led a staff that helps students work on their “Three Es:” exploring, gaining experience, and excelling as they implement plans for life after graduation. He has previously worked in both public and private higher education institutions.

 

Paul is a former president of the National Career Development Association (NCDA). NCDA is the oldest career development professional association in the United States, and currently has 5,000 members. He is also a past president of the Minnesota Career Development Association and previously served as the chair of the University of Minnesota's network of career counselors. He is a recipient of the University of Minnesota’s John Tate Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising, the Career Educator of the Year Award given by the Big Ten Career Services Consortium, and the Jules Kerlan Outstanding Achievement Award, given by the Minnesota Career Development Association in recognition of his lifetime achievement in the career development field.

 

He received his bachelor’s degree in speech communication and marketing from the University of St. Thomas (MN) and a master’s in higher education and student affairs from Indiana University.