ALUMNI OUTCOMES
GREAT JOBS, GREAT LIVES
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
Dave Goldich, Senior Consultant (Col ’04)
GREAT JOBS AND GREAT LIVES
Well-Being
Employee Engagement
• 12 critical elements of
work life
• Gallup and Healthways
partnership
• Psychological commitment
and emotional connection
to job
• Well-being of both
individuals and populations
• How people feel about and
experience their daily lives
• Links to business outcomes
• Purpose, Social, Financial,
Community, Physical
• Can be directly improved
• Engagement levels
• Thriving levels
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EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AND WELL-BEING
LINKED TO OUTCOMES
Overall well-being is linked to
Engagement is linked to
Profit
Medical and Rx spending
Productivity
ER visits and hospital
admissions
Customer perceptions
Absenteeism
Turnover
Short-term disability
Safety
Presenteeism
Theft
Job performance
Absenteeism
Intention to stay
Voluntary and involuntary
turnover
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U.VA. GRADUATES ARE EMPLOYED AT HIGHER
LEVELS THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE
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U.VA. GRADUATES ARE EMPLOYED AT HIGHER
LEVELS THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE
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U.VA. GRADUATES ARE EMPLOYED AT HIGHER
LEVELS THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE
Not in Workforce
Employed Part Time, Want Full Time
Silent Generation
Unemployed
Baby Boomers
Generation X
Employed Part Time, Do Not Want Full Time
Millennials
Alumni Overall
Employed Full Time (Self)
Employed Full Time (Employer)
0%
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10%
20%
30%
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40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
U. VA. GRADUATES MORE ENGAGED AT WORK
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U.VA. GRADUATES THRIVING AT HIGHER LEVELS
ACROSS ALL ELEMENTS OF WELL-BEING
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THE UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE
SUPPO RT AND EXPERI ENT I AL AND DEEP L EARNI NG
% STRONGLY AGREE
PUBLIC
UVA
GPI
AAU
AAU
I had a mentor who
encouraged me to
pursue my goals
and dreams.
I had at least one
professor at U.Va.
who made me excited
about learning.
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67
22
63
17
61
UVA
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I worked on a project
that took a semester or
more to complete.
34
32
30
28
60
I had an internship or
job that allowed me to
apply what I was
learning in the
classroom.
23
30
29
29
20
19
17
6
6
5
My professors at U.Va.
cared about me as
a person.
20
27
13
13
I was extremely active in
extracurricular activities
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and organizations while
attending U.Va.
All three
10
14
7
6
All three
All six
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% STRONGLY AGREE
PUBLIC
GPI
AAU
AAU
7
UVA
GPI
AAU
PUBLIC AAU
2
3
2
4
9
U.VA. GRADS FEELING MORE PREPARED
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MY EXPERIENCE AT U.VA. CONTRIBUTED A
LOT TO MY:
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U.VA. ALUMNI ATTACHMENT HIGHER THAN
ANY COMPARISON GROUP
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U.VA. WAS THE PERFECT SCHOOL FOR
PEOPLE LIKE ME
42%
University of Virginia
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I CAN’T IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT U.VA.
40%
University of Virginia
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ARE THERE BETTER INSTITUTIONS OF COMPARISON?
LIBERAL ARTS & OTHER VIRGINIA UNIVERSITIES
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U.VA. GRADUATES MORE ENGAGED AT WORK
U.VA. ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT
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U.VA. GRADUATES THRIVING AT HIGHER LEVELS
ACROSS ALL ELEMENTS OF WELL-BEING
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THE UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE
SUPPO RT AND EXPERI ENT I AL AND DEEP L EARNI NG
% STRONGLY AGREE
LIBERAL
UVA
OTHER VA
ARTS
I had a mentor who
encouraged me to pursue my
goals and dreams.
I had at least one professor
at U.Va. who made me
excited about learning.
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67
32
77
% STRONGLY AGREE
LIBERAL
UVA
OTHER VA
ARTS
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I worked on a project that
took a semester or more
to complete.
34
48
33
66
I had an internship or job
that allowed me to apply
what I was learning in the
classroom.
23
28
29
29
31
23
7
10
8
My professors at U.Va. cared
about me as a person.
20
47
32
I was extremely active in
extracurricular activities
and organizations while
attending U.Va.
All three
10
26
18
All three
All six
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UVA
LIBERAL ARTS
OTHER VA
UNIVERSITIES
2
7
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HOW CAN VIRGINIA STAY AHEAD?
BEST PRACTICES
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DEVELOPING MENTORS THROUGH RESEARCH
College: Large Public, Very High Research University
Gallup found that within this university, only 36% of alumni recalled participating
in a research project (to include thesis) with a professor or faculty member. The
difference in mentorship between those who did, and those who did not, though,
was drastic.
33%
14%
Participated in research project with faculty/staff
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Did not participate
DEVELOPING STUDENTS THROUGH STRENGTHS
College: Large Public, Very High Research University
Gallup worked with this university to provide StrengthsQuest, allowing the
students to understand and develop their individual and innate strengths.
Students who participated felt more hopeful about their future and more attached
to their university.
45
41
37
36
33
32
30
29
26
23
Hopeful
School
Engagement
*University* has positively
contributed to my well-being
Yes, participated in StrengthsQuest
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I can think of many
ways to get good grades
No, did not participate
I energetically pursue
my goals
LENGTH OF INTERNSHIP JUST AS IMPORTANT
College: Private, Under 5,000 Students
Gallup has found a linkage between internships & jobs
45% of alumni who
spent four or fewer
57% of alumni who spent
months in an applied
12 or more months in an
internship were
internship were engaged
engaged at work.
at work.
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HOW CAN VIRGINIA PUSH FURTHER?
RECOMMENDATIONS
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RECOMMENDATIONS
•
Mentorship of undergraduates — Your alumni are a large pool of mentors.
• COLA Program: Can we track actual numbers? How many alumni are
actually participating?
• Attached alumni are more likely to be mentors, as well as donors.
Use current donation outreach methods as a way to ask about
potential mentorship.
• Follow-up surveys: In future Gallup-Virginia Alumni surveys, provide
the ability to opt into being contacted about mentorship.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
•
It’s not just applied jobs and internships, but applying them over time.
• How are current students assisted in finding applied jobs or
internships? Is potential length of internship information provided
to them?
• Are internship and job listings geared toward certain majors? Can
those majoring in Art filter internship listings for those aimed at
students in this field?
• How can we integrate internships into classroom learning?
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RECOMMENDATIONS
•
Increase of semester or longer projects across majors
• Perform an audit of all courses to determine which actually require a
long-term project.
• How many degrees require that a student perform a long-term project
prior to graduation?
• How many courses require a semester-long project?
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