The document is a presentation from the College of Engineering at Iowa State University. It discusses opportunities for students in the college, including cooperative education programs, internships, and career outcomes. Graduates of the college have high rates of employment, graduate school admission, and average starting salaries over $59,000. The college hosts career fairs twice a year with over 500 employer participants.

1. College of Engineering
Welcome to the College of Engineering
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2. College of Engineering
“Begin
with the
End In
Mind”
Stephen R. Covey,
“Principles of Personal Leadership”
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3. College of Engineering
Imagine the Opportunities
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4. College of Engineering
Imagine the Opportunities
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5. College of Engineering
Imagine the Opportunities
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6. College of Engineering
Imagine the Opportunities
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7. College of Engineering
Imagine the Opportunities
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8. College of Engineering
Imagine the Opportunities
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9. College of Engineering
Imagine the Opportunities
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10. College of Engineering
Imagine the Opportunities
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11. College of Engineering
Imagine the Opportunities
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12. College of Engineering
Imagine the Opportunities
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13. College of Engineering
Imagine the Opportunities
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14. College of Engineering
Imagine the Opportunities
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15. College of Engineering
Imagine the Opportunities
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16. College of Engineering
Imagine the Opportunities
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17. College of Engineering
Imagine the Opportunities
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18. College of Engineering
Imagine the Opportunities
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19. College of Engineering
Imagine the Opportunities
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20. College of Engineering
Imagine the Opportunities
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21. College of Engineering
Imagine the Opportunities
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22. College of Engineering
“Back to the Future”
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23. College of Engineering
Experience the Opportunities
Objective:
“All baccalaureate
graduates will have
co-op or engineering
intern experience of
at least three
months duration
prior to graduation.”
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24. College of Engineering
Program Philosophy:
Barrier Free Environment
 No Fees to Student or Employer
 No Career Services Fees
 No Defined Start Date
 No Tuition/Full Time Student Status
 No Specific GPA/ Academic Good Standing Required
 For PAY!
Offer All Forms of Engineering
Experiential Education
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25. College of Engineering
Definitions
Cooperative Education -
Alternating semesters of work and on-
campus study. Minimum of 12 months.
Engineering Internship - One work
period of a semester or a semester plus a
summer.
Summer Employment - One work
period of at least three months.
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26. College of Engineering
Value the Opportunities
Academic Year
2010 – 2011
193 Companies
employed
444 Students
earned
$ 6,148,000
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27. College of Engineering
Outcomes At-Graduation
1996 – 2009
~10,000 Graduates 100.0%
90.0%
The Numbers: 80.0%
70.0%
 Coop: 90 % 60.0%
 Intern: 83 % 50.0%
 Summer: 80 % 40.0%
No Ex Ed: 54 % 30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
Difference: 28 % Coop Intern Summer None
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28. College of Engineering
Engineering Knowledge
Necessary
BUT
Not
Sufficient!
For the practice of engineering at the professional level
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29. College of Engineering
Learn from the Opportunities
 an ability to
communicate
effectively
 an ability to
function on
multidisciplinary
teams
 an ability to
engage in life-long
learning
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30. College of Engineering
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31. College of Engineering
Student Action Plan
 prepare resume
 attend career fairs
 engage in activities
 develop interviewing
skills
 get work experience
 develop competencies
 network, network,
and network
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32. College of Engineering
How
can this
be?
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33. College of Engineering
Current Economic Conditions and the
College Educated Workforce
Unemployment Rates
(DOL BLS: May 06, 2011)
 Less than HS
Diploma: 14.6%
 HS Graduate –
No College: 9.7 %
 Some College or
Associate Degree: 7.5 %
 Bachelors Degree
or Higher: 4.5 %
 STEM Workforce: ~ 3.0 %
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34. College of Engineering
Will they E V E R Retire?
600
500
400
(000s)
300
200
100
0
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
In the work force
60-64 25-29
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35. College of Engineering
Imagine the Opportunities!
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36. College of Engineering
“Begin
with the
End In
Mind”
Stephen R. Covey,
“Principles of Personal Leadership”
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37. College of Engineering
Fast Facts
 $59,297 Average starting full-time salary
 3,800+ Campus interviews each year
 $3,120 Average monthly internship salary; >$18/hr
 500 Employers at fall and spring career fairs
 98% Job placement/military/graduate school
(six months after graduation)
 80 % Graduate with engineering work experience
 2 Career fairs we host each year
Sep 27, 2011 & Feb 7, 2012 - Hilton Coliseum
 1 Amazing adventure
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38. College of Engineering
What
Questions
Do You
Have?
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