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Tailoring Student Services to Create Career-Ready Graduates: Changing Higher Education Podcast 153 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Kevin Grubb

The Change Leader, Inc.

16 May · Episode 155 Tailoring Student Services to Create Career-Ready Graduates 36 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Hear how Villanova University is creating career-ready graduates with approximately 94% of students being accepted into internships. About half of these students intern twice or more.

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Survey Highlights What Matters Most to Adult Learners

EAB

My name is Beth Donaldson and I'm the Managing Director of our Adult Learner Consulting Services here at EAB. As Beth said, my name is Todd Heilman and I have the pleasure of serving as Senior Consultant and Principal in EAB's Adult Learner Division. So give these folks a listen and enjoy. music] 0:00:48.5

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Planning to Meet Your School’s Student and Operational Needs

Higher Ed Connects: Student Success Blogs

Two higher education administrators and an academic consulting firm shared their visions on tailoring their programs to meet student and operational needs: Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts. Broaden advising, career services & professional development. Hampshire College , Amherst, MA.

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New graduate program at Gustavus Adolphus College

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“At that time, I think there was not a particular need for the college to expand into other markets.” “How are we expecting people to live in the local community? ” Edmonds said, noting other considerations such as whether career services will have to be beefed up and more parking spaces added on campus.

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Five Questions to Consider to Shift from Data Collection to Outcomes Measurement

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

For example, career services programming is often developed with the purpose of improving student skill in each of the career competencies as described by NACE. However, many career services departments only collect data on the number of students receiving internships and landing jobs in their first year post graduation.

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High-Outcome Internships in Higher Ed: Bridge the Workforce Gap and Enhance Student Success: Changing Higher Education Podcast 161 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Daniel Nivern

The Change Leader, Inc.

Verbal communication must occur before the program begins and should involve identifying projects that the intern must complete by the end of the program. Integrate two-way feedback to encourage strong communication throughout the internship. These communications are preferred daily but must be done weekly at the very least.

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How Post University’s Career Readiness Model Can Help Not-For-Profit Universities and Graduates: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 172 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Camille Dumont

The Change Leader, Inc.

Drumm McNaughton speaks with Director Camille Dumont of the Center for Career and Professional Development (CCPD) about how she aligned career services with academia at Post University to better prepare students for the workforce. For instance, retail workers acquire customer service and communication skills.