Next Generation Career Development at UVA
Board of Visitors Update
21 February 2014
1
University students need advising in three key
realms: personal, academic, and career.
Total Advising
We must ensure we have an adequate infrastructure in place to meet
the needs of our students in these three critical realms
2
In the past several months we have made
significant progress on the Career portion.
III. Career:
Academic
• Formation of the Career
Services Council
• Appointment of Everette
Fortner to lead this
initiative
3
External pressures on college student
outcomes are growing.
Employment Landscape
Parental
Concerns
Student
Outcomes
Employer
Parent
Emp
Concerns
Needs
Legislative Pressure
4
Internally, UVA total investment in central career
services is low compared to competitors.
Career Services Budget ($M)
$3.5
$3.0
$2.5
$2.0
$1.5
$1.0
$0.5
$-
Total Students to Serve (thousands)
50.0
$3.0
$2.5 $2.4 $2.4
$2.0 $1.9
47.0
39.0
40.0
$1.4 $1.4 $1.4
30.0
21.0 18.7
17.0
20.0
10.0
10.8 10.6
7.0
0.0
Investment per Student
$400
$350
$300
$250
$200
$150
$100
$50
$0
35.0
FTE in Career Services
$340
$185
$147 $132
$86 $77 $67
$62
$40
Source: Council of Foundations Competitive Survey, 2012
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
38
30
29
29
23
21
20
18
15
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UVA student outcomes are lower than we desire.
Percentage of Students at First Destination
Within Six Months of Graduation
100
90
98%
4
8
81%
78%
80
15
70
12
11
60
26
50
40
The 2012 Destinations
Study in the CLAS was
the first in many years,
with only 52% of
students reporting.
86
30
55
20
40
10
0
McIntire
Employed
SEAS
Grad School
CLAS
Other
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Spending cuts and disparities among schools have led
to six key areas of concern.
Advising
Student Engagement
Internships
Employer Relations
Parent and Alumni Engagement
Career Culture
• Student advising capacity is low (or at capacity)
throughout the system
• Less than 50%
• Lower in first and second year
• Disaggregated information leads to confusion among
students
• Decentralized; lack of coordination
• Insufficient outreach
• Low, though variable across schools
• Sporadic sharing and collaboration
• Lack of understanding of career role in total advising
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Vision (draft)
100% of students reaching desired
first destination at graduation/six
months post…
• First step
• Fulfilling personal and
professional lives
• Empower students to own the
process and outcomes
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Four Lead Initiatives
Career Clusters
Integrated
Employer
Relations
Partnerships
Cluster
Launch
Student
Engagement
Internships
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HEALTH SCIENCE
PUBLIC POLICY,
LAW AND
GOVERNMENT
FINANCE, REAL
ESTATE,
INSURANCE
ENGINEERING,
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY,
SUSTAINABILITY
CONSULTING,
MANAGEMENT,
HUMAN
RESOURCES,
SALES
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ARTS, MEDIA,
COMMUNICATIONS
EDUCATION,
COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS,
AND NONPROFITS
Arts, Media &
Communications
Overview
The Arts, Media & Communications cluster covers
a wide range of the liberal arts field of study,
including areas such as performing and studio art,
writing and literature programs, and media
studies. Read more about this cluster.
Notable Alumni
Lewis M. Allen, Jr. (CLAS ‘46)
Nancy Andrews (CLAS ‘86)
C. Shelby Coffey III (CLAS ’68)
Katherine A. Couric (CLAS ‘79)
Claudia Emerson (CLAS ‘79)
Tina Fey (CLAS ‘92)
Mark Johnson (CLAS ‘71)
Henry S. Taylor (CLAS ‘65)
Featured Courses
ARTH 1500 Seminars in Art History
CPLT 2020 History of European Literature
DANC 1400 The Art of Dance
MDST 2000 Introduction to Media Studies
MUSI 1010 Introduction to Music
ARTS 2110 Introduction to Photography
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Community Engagement
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Recommended
Activities
Alumni Videos
Arts Events
Publications
Grants
Community Engagement
Film, Media, Video
Four Lead Initiatives
Career
Clusters
Integrated
Employer
Relations
Partnerships
Cluster
Launch
Website
and Apps
Student
Engagement
Internships
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Four Lead Initiatives
Career
Clusters
Integrated
Employer
Relations
Partnerships
Cluster
Launch
Website
and Apps
Student
Engagement
Internships
Internship
Portal
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Four Lead Initiatives
Career
Clusters
Integrated
Employer
Relations
Integrated
Employer
Relations
Partnerships
Cluster
Launch
Website
and Apps
Student
Engagement
Internships
Internship
Portal
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To make these initiatives happen, we need
to invest $1.2MM in 2014-15
Necessary Investment in Career Services
$1500
$100
$100
$400
$600
$300
Initial Investment
Career Clusters
• Central leadership of Career
Services
• Four incremental counselortypes and admin support
• Launch e-Portfolio with pilots
• Expand Career Peer Educator
Program
Online Resources
• Website overhaul
• Two supporting mobile
apps
• “Marketing/
Webmaster” for
ongoing maintenance
Internship Portal
• Internship
position
Integrated
Employer Relations
Total
• One employer
services position
• Redefined
employer services
director position
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The result will be career services with an organizational concept that
transcends schools and focuses on students and employers.
Intentional and
collaborative
Honest and
accountable
Students
Servicefocused
Innovative
and nimble
With this investment Career Advising will be
a strong part of the Total Advising concept.
Total Advising
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