The document provides information about the top 10 things that employers look for in new college graduates. These include: 1) The ability to work well in teams, 2) An understanding of science and technology and how they are applied, 3) Strong communication skills, 4) The ability to think critically about complex problems, 5) Problem solving skills, 6) An understanding of the global context of work, 7) Creativity and innovation, 8) The ability to apply knowledge in new settings, 9) Understanding of numbers and statistics, and 10) A strong sense of ethics.

2. Things Employers Look for
TOP10 in New College Graduates
1.The ability to work well in teams—especially
with people different from yourself
2.An understanding of science and technology
and how these subjects are used in real-world
settings
3.The ability to write and speak well
4.The ability to think clearly about complex
problems
5.The ability to analyze a problem to develop
workable solutions

3. Things Employers Look for
TOP10 in New College Graduates
6. An understanding of global context in which
work is now done
7. The ability to be creative and innovative in
solving problems
8. The ability to apply knowledge and skills in new
settings
9. The ability to understand numbers and statistics
10. A strong sense of ethics and integrity
Source: "How Should Colleges Prepare Students to Succeed in Today's Global Economy?"
(Results of a national poll by Peter D. Hart Research Associates, 2007).

4. Everyone can be great because
anyone can serve. You don't
have to have a college degree
to serve. You don't even have
to make your subject and your
verb agree to serve... You only
need a heart full of grace.
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

5. Do you have…
•Leadership experience?
•Communication skills?
•A willingness to make a
difference?

6. You
Can!
Introducing...

7. S.L.E.P.
Service Leadership
Endorsement Program

8. What is SLEP
SLEP is a Service Leadership Endorsement Program that
enhances an SPSU degree through coursework that
explores qualities of leadership in a global and
technological society as well as through service that asks
students to implement their leadership skills
locally through co-curricular activities.
The program implements SPSU’s mission through the use of
technology to communicate, to analyze, and to solve
complex problems that demand ethical service leadership.
The Service Leadership Endorsement Program builds
strength of character, integrity, and engaged citizenship.

9. What is an Endorsement Program
An endorsement program is similar to having a minor
or a certificate in an additional field, except that it
allows for us to give you credit for coursework,
workshops, and service. Not only will your
transcript indicate that you have an
endorsement in leadership, but we will also
help you to create a co-curricular portfolio/
resume that helps you to share your work with
future employers.

10. Why SLEP

11. “It’s not who
you are
underneat h.
It’s what you
do that
defines you.”
Rachel Dawes to Bruce Wayne
Batman Begins

12. How does it work
Students must earn a total of
Points in
4
Approximately a 2
year commitment
separate
areas

13. The Four Areas
Area A: Coursework (9 points/ credit hours)
Two ENGL 1102 Composition Classes running in the spring!
There will be numerous other classes to choose from in the fall.
Area B: Leadership Group Participation, unpaid (3 points)
Emerging Leaders, Student Honors Council, Academic Teams, Professional Organizations such as LEAPS
One year of involvement equals 3 points
Area C: Off Campus Leadership Service or Conference Participation (4 points)
Large events (two days or more)—Retreats, Off Campus Service Event, Leadership Conference , etc
Area D: Student Developmental Events and Activities (6 points)
Each event/ activity counts for one point. A total of six points is required. In effort to receive credit, a
one page reflective piece is required for credit. Examples of activities include:
• Workshops
• Speaker Series
• Movies
• Brown Bag Lunches

14. What
are you
waiting for?

15. SLEP starts Spring 2012!
If you are interested, please fill out the
info card and pass back.
Not sure yet?
Just try the English Comp 1102
class this Spring!

17. Never before has man
had such a great
capacity to control his
own environment, to
end hunger, poverty
and disease, to banish
illiteracy and human
misery. We have the
power to make the
best generation of
mankind in the history
of the world.
President John F. Kennedy

18. A business absolutely devoted to service will have
only one worry about profits. They will be
embarrassingly large.
- Henry Ford

19. “It takes 20 years to
build a reputation
and five minutes to
ruin it. If you think
about that, you will
do things differently”