Dolce Center for the Advancement of Veterans and Servicemembers (CAVS)
Northeastern’s Dolce Center for the Advancement of Veterans and Servicemembers (CAVS) is dedicated to helping you achieve your educational and career aspirations. Led by Air Force veteran Andy McCarty, CAVS aims to eliminate the gap between education and employment.
Mission statement
To serve our military-related students by providing access to resources, programming, and opportunities that promote a positive Northeastern University experience as well as a successful transition to fulfilling employment and advancement after graduation.
Half of all U.S. veterans face a period of unemployment after transitioning from military service, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. For younger veterans, that number is even higher: Servicemembers aged 18 to 24 face an unemployment rate double that of their civilian peers. In a report by Prudential, in conjunction with the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, 69 percent of veterans listed “finding a job as a civilian” as their greatest challenge after service.
Our goal is to reverse those statistics and improve student veteran employability. CAVS offers a variety of resources and benefits, including mentorship opportunities and assistance with the transition to civilian life.
Andy McCarty serves as the director of CAVS. He is a post-9/11-era veteran of the United States Air Force, with deployments to Egypt and Qatar. He is also a graduate of Northeastern’s College of Professional Studies.
The CAVS team is available to assist with any questions you may have regarding your VA education benefits, as well as serve as a resource for the veteran community more broadly. We encourage you to visit us. You can find CAVS at:
271 Huntington Avenue, Suite 277
Boston, MA 02115
Email us at [email protected]
Call us at 617.373.2392
Hours of Operation:
Monday – Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
You can also “Like” us on Facebook to receive updates about CAVS and see inside the space.
Career Services
Northeastern University prides itself on having a top-ranked Employer Engagement and Career Design office that has been ranked in the top three for Colleges in America With the Best Job & Career Placement Services for 2019 by The Princeton Review. We strive to create a diverse and sustainable network of students, alumni, and employers, creating a robust social ecosystem through career advising, daily drop-ins, and individual appointments.
If you have access to our Boston campus, visit us in the Career Studio. Located on the first floor of Stearns Center, is a welcoming space where you can envision, design & navigate your career. You can drop in for a few minutes to have a quick conversation, sit down at a computer to apply for jobs and internships, or get feedback and assistance with your resumé, cover letter, and LinkedIn profile. Feel free to bring your laptop.
To support veterans, active-duty students, and alumni, the Employer Engagement and Career Design office partners with the Dolce Center for the Advancement of Veterans and Servicemembers (CAVS) to assist in career exploration, job search, continuing education, and professional development.
You can also contact Northeastern University’s Employer Engagement and Career Design office at 617.373.2430 or email [email protected] to schedule an appointment with a career specialist.
Northeastern’s Employer Engagement and Career Design office is located at:
103 Stearns Center
420 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
If you do not have access to our Boston campus: Whether you’re enrolled at a Northeastern graduate campus or attend classes online, Employer Engagement and Career Design offers many resources for distance learners at all stages of their career development, job search, and career management process. We can help with any career-related issue and can also discuss your self-assessment results by appointment. Contact 617.373.2430 or contact us here to make an appointment.
You can also learn more about CAVS and the other services offered by Northeastern by talking with an enrollment counselor.
