Launchpad Studio

1 Credit · Level: Undergraduate

Launchpad Studio is a cohort-based seminar that anchors the Launchpad experience. The Launchpad program supports students as they imagine and prepare for their eventual transition from Georgetown by emphasizing challenge-based learning and applied liberal arts, college-to-career translation and reflection, skill-building, and direct contact with industry and employers. The Launchpad Studio will meet weekly to facilitate an ongoing meta-conversation about those emphases, providing structured opportunities for reflection, employer engagement, and project based work. The course will be co-led by staff from the Red House and the Cawley Career Education Center. Throughout the semester the studio will feature guests from inside and outside Georgetown to lead discussion on key issues affecting the entry-level job market (market volatility, shifting expectations, AI, early-career trajectories, what “skills” really means). Guests will help shape the required reading, reflection prompts, and in some cases conduct mini-projects or host case studies that emphasize a particular skill under the microscope. The Studio serves as the connective tissue of the Launchpad program, helping students integrate their academic experiences with real-world application and purposeful career exploration.