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2015-16 Colby Career Center ANNUAL REPORT Table of Contents Mission Statement and Staff Listing 1 Executive Summary 2–3 Student Engagement 4–6 Professional Pathways Exploration and Planning (PPEP) 7–10 Internships 11–14 Graduate Outcomes 15 Graduate School 16–18 Programming Highlights 19–20 Programming Partnerships 21 Career Center Student Resources 22 Appendices A: 2015-16 Internship Sites 23 B: 2015-16 Funded Internships 24–27 C: 2015-16 Class of 2016 Employer Outcomes List 28–29 D: Colby College Unique Information Sessions 30 E: Medical Schools Where Colby Applicants Matriculated 31 F: Dental Schools Where Colby Applicants Matriculated 32 G: Law Schools Where Colby Applicants Matriculated 33 H: 2015 Graduate and Professional Schools 34–35 Career Center Mission Statement Empowering students and alumni to connect a world-class liberal arts education to a rewarding and meaningful livelihood, maximizing their unique potential. Career Center Staff At Colby, the emphasis is on individual student attention. The Career Center has an enthusiastic staff serving six concentrations, including career counseling, graduate school advising, internship, and employment coordination, self- assessments, fellowship programming, and Professional Pathways Exploration and Planning (PPEP) facilitation. Alisa Johnson, B.A. (Wheaton College), M.A.T. (University of Maine), M.S. (Capella University) Director Cate Talbot Ashton, B.A. (Colby College ’80), M.A. (Bowling Green State University), M.L.I.S. (University of South Carolina) Associate Director Erica Humphrey, B.A. (University of Maine), Ed.M. (Harvard University), M.B.A. (Boston College) Associate Director/Employer Relations *Departed February 2016 Jordan M. Bell, B.S. (Ohio University), M.Ed. (University of Pittsburgh) Assistant Director, Internships and Employer Relations Sarah Whitfield, B.A. (Colby College ’09), M.P.P. (American University) Career Counselor James Peacock, B.A. (University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point), Ed.M. (Oregon State University) Temporary/Part-Time Career Counselor Tammi-Lynn Hamm, A.A.S. (Kennebec Valley Community College) Administrative Assistant II April Paul, B.A. (University of Southern Maine) Administrative Assistant II *Departed December 2015 Shannon Roy, A.A.S. (Kennebec Valley Community College) Administrative Assistant *Started February 2016 Student Workers – Career Development Ambassadors (CDA) Eliza Gesten ’16 Jaritza Abreu ’17 Artur Fass ’16 Farah Alalami ’17J Braden Wilson ’17 Simone Leung ’18 Bobbi Alman ’17 Briana Collins-Lee ’19 Sydnie Boykins ’19 Valerie Mejia ’19 1 Executive Summary CAREER CENTER 2015-16 YEAR HIGHLIGHTS • Career Counseling: The Career Center staff conducted 3,339 consultations with 1,258 individual students and alumni. • Employment: Data collected throughout the year and from the 2016 Senior Survey indicates that 55 percent of 2016 graduates have accepted offers of employment at graduation. • Graduate School: The annual Graduate School Fair brought 82 admissions representatives from more than 400 different graduate programs to campus in October. More than 100 students attended the two-hour event. According to the 2016 Senior Survey data, 10 percent of 2016 graduates were accepted to graduate programs in a variety of fields. Specific date for applicants to medical and law schools is available: • 48 percent of all Colby medical school applicants gained admission to allopathic and osteopathic medical schools according to data for the most recent application cycle (includes alumni applicants). The national acceptance rates were 40 percent for allopathic schools and 35 percent for osteopathic schools in 2015. • 81.5 percent of Colby applicants (including alumni applicants) were offered admission to law school for fall 2015. • Fellowships: The Career Center collaborated with the provost’s office and supported six faculty advisors during the 2015-16 year. Numerous students utilized the Career Center for application and process assistance for various other fellowship and scholarship opportunities. Fellowship Recipients Finalists Fulbright 3 Thomas J. Watson 1 Davis Project for Peace 2 Truman Scholarship 1 • Internships: 161 students opted to fulfill their Jan Plan requirement with an internship and an additional 95 students registered their summer internship for credit or transcript notation. • Funded Internships: In 2015-16, 60 students took advantage of funds from 11 funding sources managed by the Career Center to help defray the costs of an unpaid or low-paying internship. Awards averaged $1,680 for Jan Plan and $2,145 for summer. • Professional Pathways Exploration and Planning (PPEP): 137 from the Class of 2019 enrolled. Career Center staff conducted 15 PPEP workshops in 2015-16. • Career Development Workshops: The Career Center staff presented 136 workshops. • PreMed Academy: Sixteen juniors and seniors were paired with MaineGeneral-affiliated physicians in the Waterville area for a month-long intensive job shadowing and clinical observation experience. • Entrepreneurial Alliance: Seven student ventures participated in the Spring Business Competition. OmniCoach and eazel Inc. tied for first place and received $7,500 each. 2 • CampusTap: Launched in February 2016, Colby’s new professional network boasted more than 1,750 members at the end of the fiscal year. CampusTap is the place for students to connect with Colby alumni and parent mentors for career exploration advice and professional engagement. • Colby on the Road: Career Treks and Networking Events (CoTR) Date Event Location Industries # of Attendees 9/25/15 CoTR- CBB Maine Portland, Maine Law 6 Students Law 10/13/15 Paving the Road to a Boston Finance 75 Students Future in Finance 150 Alumni 1/29/16 CoTR New York City Finance 20 Students 30 Alumni 3/3-5/16 CoTR Washington, D.C. Public Policy 14 Students 25 Alumni 3/21-22/16 CoTR Toronto Consulting 7 Students • Women’s Leadership Seminar: Fifty-two women, in addition to faculty and staff, participated in various workshops and discussions around the topics of women in the workplace and building confidence. This is a collaboration with the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement. 3 Student Engagement CAREER COUNSELING 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 All Unique All Unique All Unique 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 First Year 344 156 243 129 426 229 Sophomore 476 199 491 199 516 246 Junior 541 199 549 225 722 275 Senior 874 277 1317 321 1114 336 Alumni 436 145 445 145 560 171 Prospective 3 3 1 1 Unique Counseling First-Generation and International Students Three-Year Comparison 300 121 200 99 78 163 100 89 98 0 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 FirstGeneration International Unique Counseling All Students Eight-Year Comparison 1258 1154 1097 1055 1035 976 1022 745 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 4 UNIQUE COUNSELING APPOINTMENTS BY MAJOR African-American Studies 3 American Studies 23 Anthropology 33 Art History 19 Biochemistry 1 Biology 251 Chemistry 51 Classical Civilization 9 Classics 7 Computer Science 46 East Asian Studies 11 Economics 213 Education 24 English 67 Environmental Studies 111 French Studies 32 Geology 9 Geoscience 4 German Studies 9 Global Studies 87 Government 122 History 50 Human Development (Independent) 2 Independent Major 9 Latin American Studies 14 Mathematics 57 Music 9 Philosophy 25 Physics 29 Psychology 115 Religious Studies 6 Russian Language and Culture 4 Science, Technology, and Society 17 Sociology 23 Spanish 25 Studio Art 14 Theater and Dance 9 Undeclared 26 Undisclosed 8 Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 4 0 50 100 150 200 250 # of Students The totals above reflect students with double majors to provide full representation of each division. 5 Unique Counseling by Division Three-Year Comparison 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 Division of Humanities 138 125 246 Division of Social Sciences 259 258 556 Division of Natural Sciences 263 290 448 Division of Interdisciplinary Studies 118 127 283 The totals above reflect students with double majors to provide full representation of each division (excludes undecided, undisclosed, and independent majors). Career Development Workshops 0 24 19 1 Career Conversation Department Collaborations 8 Entrepreneurial Alliance General Seniors Specialized 75 1,695 total attendance; average attendance 12 6 Professional Pathways Exploration and Planning (PPEP) MEMBERSHIP PPEP is a four-year program specifically developed to support student career development. The three focus areas— self-assessment, career exploration, and communication competence—apply to all Colby students whether they choose employment, graduate school, or a fellowship opportunity upon graduation, regardless of the career field they pursue. PPEP assists students by introducing them to skills-assessment techniques, resume writing, career-exploration resources, networking, professional etiquette, interviewing skills, and much more. First-year through junior participants in PPEP attend three workshops each year, one in each focus area, to progressively enhance professional skills necessary for success. Seniors attend a required senior meeting and chose two additional workshops during the fall semester and end the program with a recognition ceremony in December. The PPEP program is supported by the Kassman Leadership Fund. Professional Pathways Exploration and Planning (PPEP) Class of 2019 Members by Division 11 28 Division of Humanities Division of Social Sciences 42 Division of Natural Sciences Division of Interdisciplinary Studies 48 The Class of 2019 is the first student