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To Get a Good Job
Why College? To Get a Good Job.
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88% Top reasons freshmen cite for going to college (UCLA CIRP)
38% Parents of 5th–12th Graders: “very important” reason for getting education beyond high school (Gallup/IHE poll)
67% Americans: “very important” reason for getting education beyond high school
(Gallup/Lumina poll)
88% Top reasons freshmen cite for going to college
38% Parents of 5th–12th Graders: “very important” reason for getting education beyond high school
(UCLA CIRP)
(Gallup/IHE poll)
Broken Link Between Higher Education and Work
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99% of Chief Academic Officers rate their institution as very/somewhat effective at preparing students for the world of work.
13% of Americans strongly agree that college graduates in this country are well-prepared for success in the workplace.
11% of business leaders strongly agree that graduating students have the skills and competencies their businesses need.
Sources: Lumina Foundation/Gallup Poll 2013, The 2013 Inside Higher Ed Survey of College & University Chief Academic Officers report
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Current Education Measures are Horribly Insufficient
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Inputs • High School GPA,
Rank in Class • SAT, ACT scores
Outputs • GPA, Rank in Class • Retention Rates,
Degree Attainment • Gainful Employment
The 70/30 Ratio – Reasons a Student Chooses a College
Rational Emotional 30% 70%
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Health of a Nation Ledger
Classic Economics GDP Unemployment Crime rates
Behavioral Economics Well-being Workplace engagement “Feeling safe walking alone at night”
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Education Success Ledger
Grades Test scores Graduation rates
Engagement Hope Well-being
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What Does a “Great Life” Look Like?
Purpose How you occupy your time; liking what you do each day
Social Relationships and love in your life
Financial Managing your economic life to reduce stress and increase security
Community Engagement and involvement in the area where you live
Physical Good health and enough energy to get things done daily
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Well-Being Matters to Organizations
Annual Health-Related Cost to Employer (Disease Burden and Unhealthy Days)
GREAT JOB
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Do what I do best each day”
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GREAT LIFE Opportunity to do what I do best every day”
“ Someone who encourages my development”
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The Latin Roots of the Word Education
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EDUCERE: “draw out from within; to lead out of”
EDUCARE: to rear or bring up”
EDUCERE: draw out from within; to lead out of”
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If graduates strongly agree that they were “emotionally supported” during college, the odds that they are engaged in their work and thriving in their overall well-being double.
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Support & Relationships
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64% “At least one professor who made me excited about learning”
27% “Professors cared about me as a person”
22% “A mentor who encouraged my goals and dreams”
14% Of all graduates experienced all three
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Graduates who had “experiential and deep learning” have a higher likelihood of being engaged in their work (59% vs. 38%), and more are thriving (14% vs. 10%).
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Experiential
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32% “Long-term project taking a semester or more to complete”
30% “Internship or job where applied learning”
20% “Extremely involved in extracurricular activities and organizations”
6% Of all graduates experienced all three
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Positive Experiences and Preparedness
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Positive Experiences Preparedness for Life
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Engaged, Thriving Employees Create Successful Grads
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27% “Professors cared about me as a person”
63% “At least one professor who made me excited about learning”
22% “A mentor who encouraged my goals and dreams”
2x Have more than
3x the odds of being engaged in their work and are nearly
as likely to be thriving in their well-being
Graduates who were “emotionally supported” during college
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Faculty Engagement?
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34% All Faculty
32% Tenured
45% Tenure-Track
32% Nontenure Track
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Drivers of Inclusiveness
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Inclusiveness My supervisor, or someone at work,
seems to care about me as a person
At work, my opinions seem
to count
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