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Student Success Lunch Series: Career Relevance in Our Courses

Join us for a lunch series exploring how our courses address life after school for students and direct them towards career-relevant outcomes. Learn about career data, job hunt realities, employer attributes, and more.

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Student Success Lunch Series: Career Relevance in Our Courses

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  1. Student Success Lunch Series: Career Relevance in Our Courses

  2. Introductions Viviana Kabbabe-Thompson Director for the Academic Support and Achievement Program (ASAP) Michelle Adams Clinical Instructor & Director of Experiential Learning, Kinesiology Michelle Bulanda Clinical Professor & Program Director, Rehabilitation Sciences

  3. How does your course address life after school for students?

  4. Career Data on Students The “why” career relevance matters.

  5. Length of Job-Hunt Before 2008 Today’s Market 30% of unemployed persons 30% found jobs 1-3months. 15% takes 3-6months and 23% take more than 6months. 17% of unemployed persons 50% job seekers found jobs within 5 weeks. 10% spent more than a year looking Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Table A-12, “Unemployed Persons by Duration of Unemployment,” April 2017

  6. Attributes Employers Review & Seek * 5-point scale, where 1=Not essential, 2=Not very essential, 3=somewhat essential, 4=Essential, 5=Absolutely essential Job Outlook 2019. (november 2018). National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

  7. UIC’s First Destination Survey The First Destination Initiative represents a strategic and high-visibility initiative focused upon gathering information about the career outcomes of UIC bachelor’s degree graduates within six months of their graduation. Graduates’ career outcomes are confirmed via a Qualtrics survey (First Destination Survey) and review of secondary sources (e.g., LinkedIn, National Student Clearinghouse). Please note that a few slides were removed from the original presentation to comply with the regulations of the first destination survey usage in order to protect the identity of participants.

  8. Defining the First Destination Survey What it is… What it is not… • Initiative to understand first career outcomes (6 mo. timeframe) for bachelor’s degree graduates based on verifiable evidence – survey, secondary sources • Data collection of responses to standardized questions based on national* standards • An indicator of graduates’ career readiness • Baseline findings for colleges to further assess outcomes • Prediction of graduates’ long term career outcomes • Exhaustive view of outcomes of entire bachelor’s degree cohort • Measure of learning outcomes and/or effectiveness of campus programs, resources *National Association of Colleges and Employers standards

  9. The First Destination Survey measures… • Knowledge RatePercent of graduates (verified via survey responses or secondary sources) for which the institution has reasonable and verifiable information concerning the graduates’ post-graduation career activities. • Career Outcomes RatePercent of graduates (verified via survey or secondary sources) who reported or were identified as having secured a destination: • Continuing Education • Employed Full-Time • Employed Part-Time • Volunteer/Service Program • Serving in the military

  10. Class of 2017: Key Findings *Excludes College of Business who conducts their own survey. All statistics rounded for reporting purposes

  11. Class of 2017: Demographics Knowledge Rate by Gender Knowledge Rate by Ethnicity All statistics rounded for reporting purposes

  12. Class of 2017: Career Outcomes Responses (N = 1,528) All statistics rounded for reporting purposes

  13. Class of 2017 AHS: Career Outcomes Responses (N = 101) All statistics rounded for reporting purposes

  14. Class of 2017 AHS: Continuing Education Responses (N = 26) All statistics rounded for reporting purposes

  15. Class of 2017 AHS: Employers Include

  16. AHS - ASAP Student Engagement Survey for AHS Who participated: • 83 undergraduates • 41% 1st semester • 28% year 1 or 2 • 31% more than 2 yrs • Major Distribution:

  17. Understanding Our Students’ Needs

  18. Acknowledge their fear Provide support for next steps • Support the “scary unknown” • Talk about multiple pathways • Share personal relevant experiences • Parallel planning conversations • Connect the dots

  19. Settings for Career Conversations Career Related Courses . General Courses . One-on-One Conversations

  20. Career Related Courses • Interprofessional Health Seminar • Experiential Learning • Internship • AHS 112: Career Readiness in the Health Sciences

  21. General Classes 100/200 level courses = Focus on exposure 300/400 level courses = Focus on skills

  22. One-on-One Conversations

  23. Faculty Strategies Skills . Knowledge . Language

  24. Faculty Strategies

  25. How does your course address life after school for students? AND How are you directing them to these career relevant outcomes in your classroom?

  26. DISCUSSION Applied Health Sciences | Office of the Dean

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