Career Services' 2022 Outcomes Report Shows a Professional Renaissance and Student Success
As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across nations in 2020, it became growingly evident that the unrolling of this unprecedented event also ushered in historic aftermaths yet to be discovered. Wielding the power to impact future generations yet to come, the fast-paced and historical shifts individuals navigated in real-time also ignited echoes that are expected to be felt within education, the professional landscape, economies and more for years to come. For many, the pandemic redefined what was expected to be the short-term and long-term future.
Navigating a Professional Renaissance and Student Success
As a closely tied ecosystem, the global economy and employment are always top of mind for . 鈥淲e鈥檝e always worked alongside industry experts, anticipating shifting strengths and weaknesses across employment markets and global territories, while then taking that knowledge to prepare across campus and personally alongside each of our students,” he says.
However, the pandemic gave rise to an unexpected professional renaissance. 鈥淲hat felt like overnight, we were all suddenly faced with navigating short-term hurdles such as halted networking opportunities and companies freezing or even eliminating positions traditionally available for our students,鈥 explains Capozzi. 鈥淲hile looking to the future we鈥檝e been navigating long-term evolutions that include preparing our students for what could now be an entirely virtual hiring process, growing negotiation skills for a new professional landscape, while empowering through holistic support in spaces such as evaluating shifts in cost of living per global territories.鈥
2022 Outcomes Report: A Tenacious Tale of Student Success
Nearing a two-year milestone, peppered with unknowns and hurdles built by the pandemic, students, faculty, staff, parents and supporters worked relentlessly to circumnavigate change while reaching to harness the trajectory of student success in a new future. Alongside global communities and throughout 2021-22, 网爆门 worked to resume in-person experiences.
鈥淚t truly takes a village to accomplish these outcomes. Now that we鈥檙e empowered with this data, we鈥檙e more aware of the great accomplishments of our students so that we can help celebrate their hard work, but we also know about which areas we can strengthen to grow support as we move forward,” Capozzi says.
A tenacious tale of student success is further illustrated in the 2022 Outcomes Report findings. Career Services conducts a survey of new graduates annually, using collected data to summarize students鈥 employment and graduate study statuses, salaries, geographic locations, methods of securing employment and more.
Highlights are shared below and more details are available on the .
Among the findings:
- Total students working hit a new record high of 1,916, up from the previous record of 1,731.
- Highest percentage of graduates in full-time, part-time or freelance positions before Commencement reaching 36%.
- Largest average starting salary for graduates up to $62,583, surpassing the previous record of $56,701.
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