Gainful Employment
Assisting our students with appropriate programs and goals leads them towards achieving the results the learner as well as the university and community seek. I believe as administrators we have a moral obligation to enroll and educate our students in careers and degree programs which will afford them the ability to find a position which is both professionally and personally rewarding.
Norma, Excellent post! I agree with your perspective as well as Francesca's. My question to both of you, which is failry broad, is how do organizations improve their ability to do some of the things you say are important - i.e. "give them the right tools," "assist students with appropriate programs and goals," "educate students in careers and degree programs that are professionally and personally rewarding," and "help students establish goals."
What actions support these suggestions? I'd love to hear your opinions and how you would expand up on these thoughts.
Thanks for starting a great conversation!
I agree. People in todays generation are reward driven, and therefore, they need to receive the tools and skills that will get them to the position that is rewarding. Nothing is guaranteed in the workforce as far as placement, but if we give them the right tools in the program and help them establish goals, they will have no problem making it to that rewarding point in their life.
