Tempe Research Institution Summit [Presentation] - Tom Matthews: Desperately Seeking... Connection_April2018

1. Tom Matthews, PhD
April 12, 2018
Desperately Seeking . . .
CONNECTION

2. What We Know About Our Students
They are not as decided as they present.
They are looking for connections, a network.
Many are living to build a resume instead of
living their lives.

5. Career Pathways Model
• Occupational
Engagement
(Decide &
Commit)
• Immersive
Work-based
Learning
(Act)
•
Shadowing
(Explore)
•
Introduction
(Discover)
Career
Connections
Spartan
Externship
Program
Internships
Practicum
Program

6. A Call to Action
Value Proposition: Is college worth it?
CWRU: A&S Group Recommendations
Student Expectations: Transformational v. transactional
CWRU: Provost’s Commission on Undergraduate
Education (PCUE)
Evolution of career services, from “placement” to connections
CWRU: External Review of the Career Center

7. What is the Goal?
“From the minute you set foot on
campus at CWRU, there is a system to
help you think through goals and
determine how your education leads to
those goals. No matter what your
interests, someone is here to coach and
mentor you.”
Barbara Snyder, President CWRU

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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
%Graduated
Year Published
(average of three years’ entering classes—e.g. 2017 is based on 2007-2010)
CWRU Six-Year Graduation Rate
Tied for
50th of
top 50
in US
News
Where We Are Today

9. Where We Are Today
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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
%Retained
Year
(average of three years’ entering classes—2017 is for 2012-2015)
CWRU First-to-Second-Year Retention

10. Where We Are Today
First-Year
Experience
Ugrad
Advising
Career
Center
SAGES
Faculty
Advisors
Co-ops &
Internships

11. Student Success Initiative
Prerequisites:
• Integrate academic and career advising
• Leverage existing resources
• Focus services around student interest areas
• Differentiate services and advising based on student needs
• Require in-depth training of all advisors
• Promote informed referrals
• Cultivate long-term relationships

12. Bring together
functions and services
essential to student
success into
1
effective
organization

13. Student Success Inititiative
CWRU
Navigators
Career
Experiential
Education
First Year
Experience
Academic
Support
Communities:
Exploring; Medicine, Public Health, & Nursing; Engineering,
Science, & Technology; Non-profit, Government, Law, &
Education; Arts, Design, & Entrepreneurship;
Business, Finance, & Consulting