Next Generation Career Development at UVA
Board of Visitors Update
21 February 2014
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University students need advising in three key realms: personal, academic, and career.
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We must ensure we have an adequate infrastructure in place to meet the needs of our students in these three critical realms
Total Advising
In the past several months we have made significant progress on the Career portion.
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Academic III. Career:
• Formation of the Career Services Council
• Appointment of Everette Fortner to lead this initiative
External pressures on college student outcomes are growing.
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Parental Concerns
Parent Concerns Emp
Employment Landscape
Legislative Pressure
Employer Needs
Student Outcomes
Internally, UVA total investment in central career services is low compared to competitors.
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$3.0 $2.5 $2.4 $2.4
$2.0 $1.9 $1.4 $1.4 $1.4
$- $0.5 $1.0 $1.5 $2.0 $2.5 $3.0 $3.5
Career Services Budget ($M) 47.0
39.0 35.0
21.0 18.7 17.0 10.8 10.6
7.0
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
Total Students to Serve (thousands)
$340
$185 $147 $132
$86 $77 $67 $62 $40
$0$50
$100$150$200$250$300$350$400
Investment per Student 38
30 29 29 23 21 20 18
15
05
10152025303540
FTE in Career Services
Source: Council of Foundations Competitive Survey, 2012
UVA student outcomes are lower than we desire.
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55 40
8
11 26
4
15 12
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
McIntire SEAS CLAS
Percentage of Students at First Destination Within Six Months of Graduation
Employed Grad School Other
98%
81% 78%
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The 2012 Destinations Study in the CLAS was the first in many years,
with only 52% of students reporting.
Spending cuts and disparities among schools have led to six key areas of concern.
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• Student advising capacity is low (or at capacity) throughout the system Advising
• Less than 50% • Lower in first and second year Student Engagement
• Disaggregated information leads to confusion among students Internships
• Decentralized; lack of coordination • Insufficient outreach Employer Relations
• Low, though variable across schools Parent and Alumni Engagement
• Sporadic sharing and collaboration • Lack of understanding of career role in total advising Career Culture
Vision (draft)
100% of students reaching desired first destination at graduation/six months post…
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• First step • Fulfilling personal and
professional lives • Empower students to own the
process and outcomes
Career Clusters
Student Engagement
Internships Partnerships
Integrated Employer Relations
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Cluster Launch
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Cluster Launch
Website and Apps
Four Lead Initiatives Career
Clusters
Student Engagement
Internships Partnerships
Integrated Employer Relations
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Cluster Launch
Internship Portal
Website and Apps
Four Lead Initiatives Career
Clusters
Student Engagement
Internships Partnerships
Integrated Employer Relations
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Cluster Launch
Internship Portal
Website and Apps
Four Lead Initiatives
Integrated Employer Relations
Career Clusters
Student Engagement
Internships Partnerships
Integrated Employer Relations
To make these initiatives happen, we need to invest $1.2MM in 2014-15
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$300
$1500
$600
$400
$100 $100
Initial Investment Career Clusters Online Resources Internship Portal IntegratedEmployer Relations
Total
Necessary Investment in Career Services
• Central leadership of Career Services
• Four incremental counselor-types and admin support
• Launch e-Portfolio with pilots • Expand Career Peer Educator
Program
• Website overhaul • Two supporting mobile
apps • “Marketing/
Webmaster” for ongoing maintenance
• Internship position
• One employer services position
• Redefined employer services director position
Honest and accountable
Innovative and nimble
Service-focused
Intentional and collaborative
Students
The result will be career services with an organizational concept that transcends schools and focuses on students and employers.
With this investment Career Advising will be a strong part of the Total Advising concept.
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Total Advising
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