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

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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

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11 26

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20

30

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60

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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

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