eiu career services 2011 annual report

2011Annual Report

Career Services eastern illinois university

About Us 1

Executive Summary 3

Career Development

Student/Alumni Appointments 4Presentations/Workshops 5Career Boot Camp 6Employer Site Visits 7Externships 8

Recruitment Activities

Career Fairs 9On-Campus Interviews 10Online Recruitment 11Employers Recruiting at EIU 12

Employment Reports

Undergraduate Degrees – Employment Reported 13Graduate Degrees – Employment Reported 15All Degree Programs – Salaries Reported 16

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Our Staff All innovation, efficiencies, and customer service goals are achieved through the efforts, perseverance, and service attitude of 7 professionals and 2 graduate assistants. Counseling staff are assigned to serve the career interests of specific colleges in order to provide the depth of knowledge required for careers typical to each college’s majors. Having college specific counselors assigned to a centralized office provides efficiencies through centralized operations, but also stronger connections to occupational areas not typical to each college’s curricula.

Our Facilities The Career Services Office at Eastern Illinois University is a centralized career guidance, professional development, and recruitment resource for Eastern Illinois University students and alumni as well as for local and global employers.

Our centrally located office is state-of-the-art and includes rare, curb-side reserved parking for our clients and visiting recruiters. The facilities provide interview rooms, wired and wireless access, a training room, reception areas, private counseling offices, and group meeting rooms.

Our staff and resources are not bound by our facilities, as Career Services is frequently found at many campus kiosks in order to conveniently bring professional development to our clients.

Our Technology Career Services operations have been “green” for a number of years using client oriented career tools delivered in electronic form through a variety of open and secure online portals. Our long term technical presence has allowed our services to be delivered virtually, in those situations where virtual services are in the best interest of our clients.

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Memberships and Associations

National Association of Colleges and EmployersMidwest Association of Colleges and EmployersSociety for Human Resource ManagementSociety for Human Resource Professionals- (Chicago)

American Association for Employment in EducationIllinois Association for Employment in EducationMidwest Teacher Placement Consortium

Students and Alumni The services available to student and alumni clientele are comprehensive and reflect the breadth of service offered at major U.S. research universities as well as the personalization typically found at small private colleges. (Source: 2010 NACE Career Services Survey).

Career Services engages students from their first days on campus at Freshman Orientation and our outreach continues through the college experience and transitions to alumni career support.

The complexity of our global society and the unstable economic cycles make our services an essential component of a well rounded education and healthy lifestyle. These professional and personal development services produce confident students who are prepared to contribute to the workforce.

Campus and Public Career Services supports many campus endeavors through participation in Open Houses; Transfer Days; Debut Days; Academic Advising programs; Freshman Foundations; advisory support for the Gateway and TRIO programs; selection and placement of MIP interns; support for the Intro to Business course and BGS Career course; sourcing employer experts to participate in academic department events; and service on many university committees. Additionally, Career Services acts as a regional resource for middle and high schools, professional associations, and businesses.

Employers Employer services include online job listings, hard copy or electronic resume referral, 24/7 online resume viewing, telemarketing assistance and social media advertising to generate candidate interest, free interview and informational session facilities, job fairs, salary survey data, faculty and academic club contact information, marketing assistance, recruitment strategy consulting and an extraordinary sense of service to our employer clients.

Services offered to all students/alumni

Online Career AssessmentCareer Counseling & PlanningExternship ProgramResume Preparation & CritiqueCover Letter Preparation & CritiqueInterviewing Skill DevelopmentMock InterviewsCareer Fairs & Graduate School DayOn-Campus InterviewsOnline Job Listings and Resume ReferralsCareer Field TripsInternship Search StrategyJob Search StrategyOnline Portfolio Secure Storage & ManagementGourmet Dining Etiquette DinnersNetworking WorkshopsCareer Boot CampDress for Success WorkshopsGraduate School Planning & EssaysJob Searching Through Social Media Career Transitioning

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EIU graduates were successful in obtaining professional positions or acceptance to graduate school during the 2010-2011 academic year despite a continuing economic climate with slow job growth. Eighty-six percent of undergraduates and 86% of graduate students had obtained professional employment or made plans to attend graduate school. The majority of job placement occurred within 5 months of graduation. Professional employment statistics do not include positions that do not require a college degree or temporary positions.

Comparatively, U.S. 2010-2011college graduates had an employment rate of 64% within 6 months following graduation and a greater than normal portion of employed graduates working in underemployment job roles, such as teacher’s aide instead of teacher. Salary offers to the class of 2011 showed stagnation and in some cases slight decreases from 2009 salary offers, again a reflection of a troubled economy. According to NACE, 2011 salary offers slipped 1.7% from 2010 offers.

All forms of college recruitment including job fairs and campus interviewing showed slight increases but remained low compared to participation rates from 2005-2006.

As recruitment remained highly competitive, students and alumni flocked to EIU Career Services for appointments, workshops and field trips. Career Services offered 155 workshops at which 5361 persons attended. Sixty-five percent of the EIU 2010-2011 graduating class voluntarily participated in a service delivered and tracked through the Career Services office which is consistent with national student benchmarks for participation.

New professional development programs offered by the Career Services office, such as the Biological Sciences Field Trip, Career Boot Camp, Public Relations Field Trip, Human Resources Field Trip, and the Not-for-Profit Field Trip were very popular services with students. These provided new avenues to network with employers for internships, jobs and cutting edge professional information that would set our candidates apart from the norm.

The full annual report details campus recruitment activities and career developmental services to students and alumni. Salary and employment data is provided, whenever possible, by college, major and degree. Comparisons to previous annual reports and to national benchmark data are also included so as to provide a frame of reference regarding college recruitment on the EIU campus.

Data reflecting student, alumni and employer usage of EIU Career Services during the previous academic year is analyzed each fall semester. Employer ratings about service quality and candidate preparedness are gathered throughout the year by surveying each employer during each campus recruiting event. Student and alumni data is collected throughout the year, particularly through surveys at graduation, periodic phone and email surveys. Each student who did not indicate employment upon graduation receives one email survey and one phone call to their home address in order to solicit employment data as well as to offer further job search assistance. It should be noted that some survey respondents decline to answer all survey questions, particularly salary related questions.

For placement data in particular, only positions that require a college degree or are the bona fide entry level positions into a particular career path are counted as job placement. A teacher candidate employed as a teacher’s aide, a communication studies major employed as a clerk typist or a business major employed as a cashier are not counted as job placement. Some universities count any position as job placement for statistical and marketing purposes; however, this report uses a higher standard for proof of employment related to the college degree.

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Resumes 1286

Discover Career Assessment 896

Discover Follow-Up 567

Career Counseling 290

Internship Search 203

Externships 119

Cover Letters/Correspondence 197

Job Search Strategies 221

Graduate School Prep/Selection 71

Mock Interviews (with counselor) 35

Interviewing Techniques 49

Panther Recruiting Orientation 12

Total 3946

Appointments 2011

Student/Alumni Appointments

EIU students and alumni are eligible for free career and professional development counseling that is customized to their individual goals, career demands, environmental factors, personal histories and skill levels.

To deliver the level of specific career guidance for our diverse majors, four counselors specialize in serving the students or alumni within each college, although all career counselors and career advisors perform generalist advising for undecided students. Topics covered in appointments include:

Managing dual career searches in a single family unitNavigating a mid-life career changeUse of civic and campus leadership as well as academic research to enhance career developmentDetermining which type of study abroad program would be most beneficial to a career goalImpact of personal debt, credit histories, drug screening and criminal histories on offers of employmentLocating friendly work environments for candidates with disabilities or for LGBTQ candidates

Appointments typically occur in the office; however counselors are able to provide some career services online and by telephone.

EIU Career Services exceeds the national benchmark for student contact by 198% (NACE 2011). 2133 unique students sought the assistance of Career Services, exceeding the national average of 1072 students.

Resume assistance was the principle reason for users to seek assistance from Career Services. These forms of communication are highly specialized personal advertisements as generic resumes are ineffective in today’s job market.

The second most popular service was the Career assessment program. Concerns about getting the most value from a college degree and identification of personally satisfying careers in a rapidly changing job market are the principal reasons our clients seek assessment.

Career counseling is the third most popular service that clients request for the purpose of developing specific career specialties and creating a career plan that supports achievement of their specific career goal(s).

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Presentations & Workshops Career counselors and advisors provide a strong array of professional development information to students, alumni and faculty through on and off campus presentations. EIU Career Services outreach exceeds the national benchmarks by 250%. The average Career Center hosted 61 workshops in 2011 and universities of 20,000 students hosted an average of 132 workshops. Our student attendance exceeds the 75% percentile of the largest universities.

Student attendance at Career Services professional development workshops has increased over the past decade from 2,000 persons to the current level of 5361 persons.

Resume creation and interview preparation workshops are in high demand as are career counseling/selecting a major, and job search strategies.

Traditional topics such as Dress for Success and Dining Etiquette are staples of our workshop menu but new workshop topics such as Using Social Media to Find a Job, How to Build a LinkedIn Account, and Job Searching in a Tough Economy have been added to our workshop portfolio.

TOPIC #Events #AttendeesResume Writing (in office) 13 501Resume Writing (classrooms & RSO’s) 16 459Cover Letter Clinics 3 31Mock Interviews with Employers (Ask an Expert) 2 47Interview Workshops (in office) 4 61Interview Workshops (classrooms & RSO’s) 5 123Job Search Clinic & Buffet 2 75Job Search Strategies (classroom & RSO’s) 17 435Internships (classroom) 7 144Internship Clinic 4 63Networking Events 2 37Job Fair Prep 10 177Career Boot Camp 1 87Dining Etiquette 1 20Services Presentations (classrooms, RSO’s & Residence Halls) 6 220Business 1000 4 408Freshmen Foundation 22 444Career Planning/Major Selection 4 979Online Career Assessment 2 59Student Teacher Seminars 3 204Open House/Transfer Days 6 417Freshman Orientation (Summer 2011) 21 370

TOTALS 155 5361

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Career Boot Camp The fourth annual Career Boot Camp was held on Saturday, August 28, 2010. Despite the intensive 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. schedule, 87 students ranging from sophomores to graduate students attended sessions on:

Targeted Resumes & Cover LettersInterviewing & Negotiating Your OfferGraduate School PrepJob Search in the Education FieldSocial Media in the Job Search

Twenty-four EIU alumni served as panelists and represented industries including: AramarkArthur GallagherCapital Fortress Investment Group, LLCCardinal HealthCaterpillar, Inc. Chicago Office Technology Group Chicago Zoological SocietyConnollyDePaul UniversityDelta Technical Solutions Dominical UniversityEDMC

Our alumni provided valuable insight to our student boot camp attendees including:

How to break into their companiesDescriptions of their own career progressionDetailed hiring practices facing college studentsRelated their mistakes and successes in college and job searchingDescribed employer expectations for technical and professional achievement for intern and full time candidatesIllustrated transitional challenges from college to work lifeIdentified essential courseworkStressed leadership and service experiences relevant to the fieldPortrayed the best interviewing strategiesUnderscored the importance of networking and building relationships in advance of job searches

Ratings of Boot Camp sessions and materials averaged a 4.5 on a 5 point scale with the Boot Camp Career manual receiving a 5.0 rating from students. Students and alumni alike continued to affirm that the Career Services Boot Camp is an exceptional opportunity to network while acquiring well developed internship and job seeking skills.

Business Professional Etiquette How to Start a BusinessWorking in the Non-Profit SectorJob Search in a Struggling EconomyIndustry RoundtablesPanel Discussions


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Alumni PArticiPAnts

GolinHarrisIllini FSJetstream of Houston & Devry UniversityJP Morgan Chase & Co. Natural Resource Group, LLCSave-A-Lot Food Stores The Medicines Company Thornridge High SchoolUniversity of IL ExtensionWashington University School of Medicine Westville School District #2

Employer Site Visits & Conferences

Throughout the 2010 – 2011 academic year Career Services sponsored 5 employer site visits. Forty-one students travelled with Career Services counselors to meet with professionals in their chosen field. Site visits serve as good tools to enhance the student’s applied knowledge of a profession, acquire a realistic perspective of the work culture in their field, practice their professional skills and establish professional networks. 2010-2011 site visits included:

Biological Sciences Trip to the Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois, Champaign, ILSociety of Human Resource Management (SHRM) Trip to Northern Trust, Chicago, ILPublic Relations Trip to McDonald’s Corporate & JSHA Public Relations Agency, Chicago, ILHistory Trip to Lincoln Library & Networking with Association Management Directors, Springfield, IL Chicago Board of Trade & The Federal Reserve Bank, Chicago, IL

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On the Road to Success!

Success update from 2009-2010 Field Trips

“I just wanted to send a quick note to you about my success from the Career Services program

at EIU. “...I received an e-mail asking if public relations majors were interested in seeing what

the agency [Fishman Public Relations]was like. I immediately jumped at the opportunity to

attend this meeting over fall break.

During that visit, I discovered a public relations firm that I would love to work at, but job

openings are few and far between right now, or so I thought. After our day at Fishman Public

Relations, I took a chance and gave the president my resume. A couple weeks later, to my

surprise, I was called for an interview. Later that week, I was offered the job!

I would have never known about Fishman Public Relations without that informational

meeting through Career Services. - Emily Hartwig

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Externship Program

An externship is a one-day job shadowing experience designed to help an underclassman obtain an accurate understanding about the daily routine, skills, and demands of a particular career. Early identification of a career allows students to select the major, elective classes, activities, internships and professional development plan that provide the skill sets required by specific fields. Additionally, externships build a professional network that can be used by the student to obtain an internship or job in their desired field.

27 students completed an externship during the 2010-2011 academic year.

Advocate Christ Medical Center Carle Foundation Hospital

Central East Alcoholism & Drug Council Champaign County Forest Preserve District

Chicago Police DepartmentCVS Corporation

Developmental Services CenterEastern IL Area of Special Education

Eastern Illinois University- Departments of Admissions, Human Resources, Facilities

Planning & ManagementEdward Healthcare Center

First Mid-Illinois Bank & TrustGilbert, Metzger and Madigan, LLP

Heavenly CupcakesHuman Resources Center Edgar/Clark

LifeLinksMacon County Child Advocacy Center

Mattoon High SchoolMemorial Medical Center

Ridge Country ClubSarah Bush Lincoln Health System

Sears Holding CorporationSt. Mary’s Center

The Blackstone HotelThe Gallup Organization

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“I left feeling like I could really picture myself in the banking industry. I have always thought about going into this field, and the externship experience just confirmed my thoughts.”

Career Fairs

Career fairs continued to be a preferred college recruitment strategy for those employers seeking collegiate hires during 2010-2011. In fact, college recruitment comprised 46% of all new hires during the recession.

College recruitment across the U.S. began to stabilize in late 2010. However, education recruitment began a dramatic decline in 2010 due to the fiscal instability of state funding.

Employer Survey ResultsAll employers attending EIU sponsored career fairs rated student candidates as meeting or exceeding expectations in their professional appearance, interview skills, quality of their resumes and educational knowledge. Career Services support for employers was rated as exceeding expectations.

Career Fair # of Employer Participants # of Candidate Participants

Fall Career Network Day 61 442Graduate School Information Day 52 124Fall Education Job Fair 33 303Spring Career Network Day 61 375Mid-America Educators Job Fair 59 329Broadcast Industry Fair 15 114

281 1687

A total of 281 employers and

universities recruited on our campus.

The NACE benchmark for number of

employers recruiting on campus is 160.

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Professional Attire

Communication/Interview Skills

Resume Content/Format

Educational Knowledge

Employer Research/Knowledge

Candidates Rated Good or Excellent

On-Campus Interview Program

Career Services conducts on-campus interviews during the fall and spring semesters. EIU students who are registered with Career Services are eligible to compete for and obtain interviews with the participating employers.

The principal advantage of campus interviews for the students is that interviews can be completed without missing class or incurring travel costs.

What recruiters had to say about EIU candidates . . . .

“The majority of candidates had communication/interpersonal skills and prepared for the interview.”

“Always glad to be back recruiting at EIU. We usually identify candidates to fil postions that we have available.”

“It will be a tough choice. There were some great candidates in their work experience, general knowledge, interpersonal and communication skills.”

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Info Tables/Sessions

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Fall OCR

SpringInfo Tables/Sessions

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Spring OCR25

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6Survey results show that employers were very satisfied with the professional Career Services facilities and customer service.

Student candidates met expectations in all areas of the campus interview process.


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Resume Views & Referrals

Online Job Postings

2010-2011: 4703 resumes

referred or viewed for 109

employers

Career Services provides employers online access to resumes from our database. To be viewed by an employer, student and alumni candidates must be registered with Career Services and submit their resume electronically into the database. When the employer’s hiring criteria matches a candidate’s qualifications, the resume is eligible to be downloaded by the employer. In the event an employer does not use technology to screen resumes, Career Services staff sends candidates’ resumes from Panther Recruiting to the employer via email. Employer requests for resume referrals increased sharply in 2011.

Career Services electronically publishes career, internship and summer vacancies to be viewed by students and alumni who are registered for access to Panther Recruiting. Online job postings are a dominant recruiting tool in today’s society but have recently been plagued by fraudulent job listings, particularly on large commercial job boards. Career Services conducts careful screening of employers and admits only legitimate job offerings from viable employers that offer careers commensurate with a university education.

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Total Job Listings

Published for 2010-2011:

5,347

A summary of recruiting relationships between EIU Career Services and employers for 2010-2011 academic year.

22nd Century MediaAbercrombie & FitchABN Amro/LaSalle BankAC NielsenAcademy for Urban School LeadershipAdvocate Health Care AerotekAgilent Technologies Allendale AssociationAllstate InsuranceAmeren CorporationAmerican Cancer SocietyAmerihost Management, Inc.Anchorage School District, AKApplied Systems, Inc.Archer Daniels MidlandArgo Community High School, IL Armstrong Township High School, IL Astra-Zeneca PharmaceuticalsAT&TAXA AdvisorsBaxter HealthcareBloomington Public Schools, ILBKD LLPBoeing CompanyBromenn HealthcareBrookfield ZooCabot CorporationCalifornia Board of EqualizationCalamos InvestmentsCapitol Radio GroupCarle HospitalCaterpillar, Inc.CBS CorporationCatlin Unit District #5, IL CDWCEAD CouncilCenter for Youth & Family Services Central States FundsCharles Schwab & Co.Charleston C.U.S.D. #1Champaign C.U.S.D. #4, ILChestnut Health SystemsChicago Office TechnologyChicago Park DistrictChicago Police DepartmentChicago Sun TimesChicago Transit AuthorityC.H. Robinson CompanyCIT Group, Inc.CitifinancialCity of ChicagoCity of St. LouisClear Channel ChicagoClifton Gunderson, LLCCommunity HSD # 218, Oak Lawn, IL Comptroller of the CurrencyCountrywide TransportationDelta TechnicalDillard’sDrury HotelsEdward JonesEli Lilly & CompanyEnterprise HoldingsErnst & YoungEscuela Mayatan, Honduras Exelon CorporationFamily Video

Farmington Central High School, IL Fastenal CompanyFederal Bureau of Investigations-FBIFederal Bureau of PrisonsFederal Deposit Insurance CorpFederal Reserve Bank of ChicagoFidelity InvestmentsField MuseumFirst American BankFirst Hospitality GroupForest PharmaceuticalsForever 21Gainlight StudiosGalesburg C.U.S.D. #205, ILGeicoGeneral ElectricGordon Flesch CompanyGrand Prairie ServicesGrowmarkGSI GroupGSS AmericaHarris BankHeartland DentalHewitt AssociatesHoneywellHormel FoodsHub Group, Inc. Hyatt HotelsHydro GearIllinois Dept. of Children & Family Svcs.Illinois Dept. of CorrectionsIllinois Dept. of Human ServicesIllinois Dept. of Natural ResourcesIllinois State PoliceIllinois Troops to Teachers Impact NetworkingIntel CorporationInternal Revenue ServiceInternational PaperJimmy John’s Gourmet SandwichesJohn DeereJohn G. Shedd AquariumJohnson & JohnsonJP Morgan ChaseKemper CPA GroupKellogg Biological StationKellogg CompanyKiewitLower Kuskokwim School District, AKMake-A-Wish FoundationMarathon PetroleumMassac County Unit #1, IL MassMutualMauricesMcDonald’s CorporationMcGladrey & Pullen, LLPMclean County Unit #5, IL MenardsMerck & CompanyMetLifeMetropolitan Pier & Expo AuthorityMeySen Academy, JapanMidland States BankMidwest CommunicationsMilford Public Schools, IL Morgan Stanley Smith BarneyMorton Buildings, Inc.Mt. Vernon City Schools District #80, IL

Mueller Distributing CompanyMuseum of Contemporary ArtNACCO Materials Handling GroupNational Mental Health AssociationNestle PurinaNetwork of International Christian SchoolsNexstar BroadcastingNordstromNorth American LightingNorthwestern Mutual Financial Svcs.Oakwood CUSD #76, IL Office MaxOmni HotelsOrlando MagicPanduitPanera BreadParis C.U.S.D. #4, IL Paris Union School District #95, IL PepsicoPepsi Mid-AmericaPlastipak PackagingPricewaterhouseCoopersPRGXPrudential InsuranceQuad/GraphicsReznick GroupSarah Bush Lincoln Health CenterSchneider LogisticsScranton-Gillette CommunicationsSedgwick Co. Area Ed. Svcs. Interlocal, KSSherwin-Williams Co.SiemensSigma AldrichSix Flags Great AmericaSocial Security AdministrationSouth Eastern Special Education, IL Springfield Public Schools, IL SRI TechnologiesStarbucksState Farm InsuranceStudent Conservation AssociationSylvan Learning CenterTalbotsTarget CorporationTate and LyleTEKsystemsThe MENTA GroupThrivent Financial ServicesThyssenkrupp PrestaTotal Quality LogisticsToys R UsTransparent ContainerTRW AutomotiveUBS Financial ServicesUrbana School District #116, ILU.S. Census BureauU.S. ArmyU.S. Customs & Border ProtectionU.S. Dept. of AgricultureU.S. MarinesU.S. Secret ServiceVerizon WirelessVon MaurWalgreensWalt Disney WorldWest & CompanyWW Grainger, Inc.YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago


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Undergraduate Degrees

College/Major Total Graduates

Graduates Served

# of Responses Employed/ Grad School

Still Seeking

% Employed

College of Arts & Humanities

African-American Studies 3 3 2 2 0 100%Art 39 17 9 8 1 89%Art with Teacher Certification 6 2 1 1 0 100%Communication Studies 171 127 96 81 15 84%English 32 14 5 4 1 80%English with Teacher Certification 24 13 8 6 2 75%Foreign Language 12 9 6 6 0 100%Foreign Language with Teacher Cert. 7 6 4 4 0 100%History 32 18 10 7 3 70%History with Teacher Certification 19 8 2 2 0 100%Journalism 38 23 19 19 0 100%Music 6 0 0 0 0Music with Teacher Certification 20 7 4 3 1 75%Philosophy 11 6 4 3 1 75%Social Science 10 7 7 5 2 71%Speech Communication 3 0 0 0 0Theatre Arts 10 8 5 5 0 100%Theatre Arts with Teacher Certification 1 1 1 1 0 100%

College of Education & Professional Studies

Athletic Training 12 6 5 5 0 100%Early Childhood Education 42 32 17 14 3 82%Elementary Education 240 127 64 43 21 67%Health Studies 23 15 6 6 0 100%Health Studies with Teacher Cert. 3 0 0 0 0Kinesiology & Sports Studies 28 18 11 11 0 100%Kinesiology & Sports Studies Teacher Cert. 1 0 0 0 0Physical Education 64 45 25 22 3 88%Physical Ed w/ Teacher Certification 94 42 17 12 5 71%Recreation Administration 16 8 4 3 1 75%Special Education 77 44 27 23 4 85%

College of Sciences

Biological Sciences 63 38 23 20 3 87%Chemistry 7 2 2 2 0 100%


employment summary

Undergraduate Degrees


Graduates Served

# of Responses Employed/ Not Seeking

Still Seeking

% Employed

College of Sciences, continued

Clinical Laboratory Science 3 1 1 1 0 100%Communication Disorders & Sciences 28 18 12 12 0 100%Economics 22 10 6 6 0 100%Engineering Cooperative 4 3 2 2 100%Geography 26 21 10 9 1 90%Geology 2 2 1 1 0 100%Mathematics 6 2 1 1 0 100%Math with Teacher Certification 22 14 10 10 0 100%Math & Computer Science 5 3 3 3 0 100%Nursing 2 0 0 0 0Physics 8 2 1 1 0 100%Political Science 25 11 8 7 1 88%Psychology 123 80 53 46 7 87%Science with Teacher Certification 13 10 7 7 0 100%Sociology 83 60 32 27 5 84%

Lumpkin College of Business & Applied Sciences

Accounting 49 44 30 30 0 100%Applied Engineering Technology 3 2 1 1 0 100%Business Administration 14 4 3 3 0 100%Career Occupations 1 0 0 0 0Career & Organizational Studies 29 8 7 7 0 100%Career & Technical Education 26 17 8 6 2 75%Family & Consumer Sciences 136 97 57 49 8 86%Finance 70 61 43 40 3 93%Industrial Technology 28 18 11 6 5 55%Management 99 79 62 58 4 94%Management Info Systems 32 32 25 21 4 84%Marketing 67 55 41 36 5 88%Organizational & Professional Development 8 3 1 1 0 100%

School of Continuing Education

Board of Governors 9 0 0 0 0Board of Trustees 13 2 2 2 0 100%General Studies 181 39 23 19 4 83%

Total – All Undergraduate Majors 2251 1344 845 730 115 86%


employment summary

Graduate Degrees


Graduates Served

# of Responses Employed/ Not Seeking

Still Seeking

% Employed


Art 10 1 0 0 0Communication Studies 5 3 1 0 1English 12 4 0 0 0Historical Administration 11 0 0 0 0History 11 4 0 0 0Music 5 1 0 0 0


College Student Affairs 20 12 10 10 0 100%Counseling 26 13 6 5 1 83%Educational Administration 180 7 3 1 2 33%Elementary Education 23 2 1 1 0 100%Kinesiology & Sports Studies 23 17 6 6 0 100%Master Teacher 15 1 1 1 0 100%Physical Education 3 0 0 0 0Special Education 3 1 0 0 0

College of Sciences

Biological Sciences 8 1 0 0 0Chemistry 3 0 0 0 0Clinical Psychology 12 8 1 1 0 100%Communication Disorders & Sciences 28 7 5 5 0 100%Economics 4 2 2 2 0 100%Mathematics 6 1 1 1 0 100%Natural Sciences 10 0 0 0 0Political Science 6 3 2 1 1 50%School Psychology 6 2 2 2 0 100%


Business Administration 60 24 11 8 3 73%Family & Consumer Sciences 15 3 1 1 0 100%Dietetics 24 10 3 3 0 100%Gerontology 5 2 2 2 0 100%Technology 64 16 6 5 1 83%

Total – All Majors 598 145 64 55 9 86%


employment summary

All DegreesGraduate level responses are noted with an asterisk *

College/Major # of Responses

HighSalary

Low Salary Average Salary


African-American Studies N/AArt 1 $32,500Art with Teacher Certification N/ACommunication Studies 23 $50,000 $24,000 $32,439English N/AEnglish with Teacher Certification 1 $35,500Foreign Language N/AForeign Language with Teacher Cert. 1 $35,500History 1 $30,000History with Teacher Certification 1 $32,000Journalism 7 $37,000 $19,000 $24,777Music N/AMusic with Teacher Certification 2 $31,000 $30,000 $30,500Philosophy 1 $25,000Social Science 2 $52,000 $35,000 $43,500Speech Communication N/ATheatre Arts N/A


Athletic Training 1 $32,000College Student Affairs* 5 $80,000 $28,000 $32,000Counseling* 4 $49,000 $26,000 $36,500Early Childhood Education 6 $50,000 $20,000 $33,655Elementary Education 13 $40,000 $12,000 $28,350Health Studies 3 $45,000 $20,000 $30,000Health Studies with Teacher Cert. N/AKinesiology & Sports Studies 1 $35,000Kinesiology & Sports Studies* 2 $39,000 $24,000 $31,500Master Teacher* 1 $30,000Physical Education 2 $35,000 $20,000 $27,500Physical Ed w/ Teacher Certification 7 $45,000 $17,500 $34,083Recreation Administration 1 $40,000Special Education 11 $50,000 $24,000 $34,143

College of Sciences

Biological Sciences 1 $25,000Chemistry 1 $25,000Clinical Laboratory Science N/AClinical Psychology N/A


salaries

All DegreesGraduate level responses are noted with an asterisk *

College/Major # of Responses

HighSalary

Low Salary Average Salary

College of Sciences, continued

Communication Disorders & Sciences 1 $24,000Communication Disorders & Sciences* 3 $69,000 $44,000 $52,650Economics 2 $60,000 $30,000 $45,000Economics* 1 $76,500Engineering Cooperative 1 $85,000Geography 2 $34,000 $15,000 $24,500Geology 1 $100,000Mathematics N/A Mathematics* 1 $58,000Math with Teacher Certification 8 $41,000 $30,000 $34,143Math & Computer Science 2 $53,000 $30,000 $41,500Natural Science N/A Physics N/APolitical Science N/A Political Science* 1 $24,000Psychology 8 $40,000 $23,000 $28,583School Psychology* 1 $50,000Science with Teacher Certification 3 $37,000 $12,000 $26,333Sociology 12 $80,000 $15,000 $28,114


Accounting 10 $55,000 $29,000 $39,625Business Administration* 8 $72,000 $20,000 $55,200Career & Organizational Studies 3 $42,000 $40,000 $41,200Career & Technical Education 3 $47,000 $32,000 $37,333Family & Consumer Sciences 10 $45,000 $25,000 $32,625Family & Consumer Sciences* 2 $45,000 $31,000 $38,000Finance 12 $72,000 $25,000 $37,976Gerontology* 1 $26,000Industrial Technology 1 $40,000Management 26 $60,000 $22,000 $36,618Management Info Systems 13 $75,000 $36,000 $49,962Marketing 13 $65,000 $25,000 $33,750MBA* N/A Technology* 4 $65,000 $40,000 $47,250

School of Continuing Education

General Studies 3 $32,000 $25,000 $29,000


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