Allyson Blatz

Assistant Director, Student Engagement

Email
[email protected] 

Phone
(718) 817-0438

Office Location
McShane Campus Center 227 (Rose Hill)

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About Allyson

Allyson Blatz leads all student engagement efforts at the Rose Hill Career Center, where she provides career counseling to both undergraduates and recent graduates, designs and delivers professional development programming, and advises the department's career ambassador programs. She collaborates with student organizations, residence halls, and campus partners on various forms of programming, tailoring career development conversations to the unique needs of each audience.

Prior to her career in higher education, Allyson worked in recruiting, first for a life sciences recruiting agency and then for a vertical farming start-up. In addition to her current role at the Rose Hill Career Center, Allyson is also a part-time MSW student with Fordham's Graduate School of Social Services. She is passionate about connecting interested students with impact-driven service opportunities.

Educational Background

Fordham University Graduate School of Social Services
Master's in Social Work (in progress)

Fordham College Lincoln Center
B.A. English and French Language & Literature

Professional Background

Fordham University
Assistant Director of Student Engagement (Rose Hill Career Center)
Academic Coach (Rose Hill Office of Disability Services)

Bowery Farming
Recruiting Coordinator 

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Recruiter

Featured Accomplishments

"Rethinking the Humanities: How Student Affairs Professionals Can Collaborate to Ensure Career Readiness and Success." Jesuit Association of Student Personnel Administrators (JASPA) 5-Year Institute, New Orleans, LA, June 2025

Student support:

  • Resumes & Cover Letters
  • Networking
  • Interviewing
  • Career Fair Preparation
  • Graduate School Applications
  • Collaborations with Clubs and Residence Halls

Faculty and staff support:

  • Classroom Visits
  • Collaborative Event Planning and Execution (e.g., Panel & Networking Event for a Specific Major)

Fun fact spotlight

While an undergraduate at Fordham, Allyson was an on-demand dog walker. She has walked over 500 dogs in Manhattan and is familiar with every dog breed that you can imagine!

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