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Standards and Protocols for the Collection and Dissemination of

First Destination Career Outcomes Data

Manny Contomanolis, PhDTeam Chair

Associate Vice President - Rochester Institute of Technologyemcoce@rit.edu

www.linkedin.com/in/mannycontomanolis/@contomanolis

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A BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE TEAM MEMBERS!

Ed Koc, NACE Staff LiaisonNorma Guerra Gaier, Texas State University – San Marcos, Board Liaison

Margaret Bogenschutz, Fisher School Of Business – Ohio State Heather Maietta, Merrimack CollegeRyan Brechbill, Otterbein University Melanie Parker, MITJohn Carvana, Drexel University - Sacramento Mark Raikes, Grace CollegeSheila Curran, Curran Career Consulting R. Samuel Ratcliffe, Virginia Military InstituteAmanda Devereux, University of Oregon Patricia Rose, University of PennsylvaniaJason Eckert, University of Dayton Mark Schappert, Le Moyne CollegeElizabeth Gill, Yale University- Jackson Institute Kelli Smith, University of Nebraska- LincolnThomas Halasz, University of South Carolina – Columbia Renee Starek, Seton Hill UniversityKaren Landolt, University of Texas at Austin – Natural Sciences Gillian Steele, DePaul University

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Why Now?

A “Perfect Storm”…

• Member interests and desires

• Federal and State government interests and potential interventions

• Accrediting bodies• Stakeholder demands

and expectations

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5 Key Principles and Assumptions

1. Initial set of evolving standards

2. Leverage the collective power of data

3. Undergraduate outcomes of primary initial concern

4. Focus on the basic core data requirements

5. Flexibility in supplemental analysis and reliance on professional judgment

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Important Concepts

• “Knowledge rate” in lieu of “survey response rate”

• “Career outcome rate” in lieu of “placement rate”

• Defining the graduating class

• The nature of “employment” and use of sub-categories

• Summary data sharing with NACE

• Working in partnership with service providers for the profession

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So Where Do We Go From Here?

• Standards have become publicly available today on the NACE web site

• There will be at least one follow-up webinar on this topic• NACE is exploring best practice sharing opportunities• Hope is for early adopters to revise their efforts to

implement the standards for the Class of 2013-2014• Expectation for wide-ranging adoption for Class of 2014-2015• NACE will continue to collect feedback and suggestions• NACE will continue to expand and revise the standards going

forward.

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