Selling Wellbeing Brandon Busteed, Executive Director Education and Workforce Development
Why College? To Get a Good Job. To Get a Good Job 67% Americans: very important reason for getting education beyond high school (Gallup/Lumina poll) 88% 38% Top reasons freshmen cite for going to college Parents of 5 th 12 th Graders: very important reason for getting education beyond high school (UCLA CIRP) (Gallup/IHE poll) 2 Copyright 2017 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.
Broken Link Between Higher Education and Work 99% of Chief Academic Officers rate their institution as very/ somewhat effective at preparing students for the world of work. 13% of Americans strongly agree that college graduates in this country are well-prepared for success in the workplace. 11% of business leaders strongly agree that graduating students have the skills and competencies their businesses need. Sources: Lumina Foundation/Gallup Poll 2013, The 2013 Inside Higher Ed Survey of College & University Chief Academic Officers report 3 Copyright 2017 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.
Current Education Measures are Horribly Insufficient Inputs High School GPA, Rank in Class SAT, ACT scores Outputs GPA, Rank in Class Retention Rates, Degree Attainment Gainful Employment 4 Copyright 2017 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.
The 70/30 Ratio Reasons a Student Chooses a College 70% Emotional 30% Rational Copyright 2015 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.
Health of a Nation Ledger Classic Economics Behavioral Economics GDP Unemployment Crime rates Well-being Workplace engagement Feeling safe walking alone at night Copyright 2015 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.
Education Success Ledger Grades Test scores Graduation rates 7 Copyright 2016 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved. Engagement Hope Well-being
Copyright 1993-1998, 2015 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved. What Does a Great Job Look Like?
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What Does a Great Life Look Like? Purpose How you occupy your time; liking what you do each day Social Relationships and love in your life Financial Managing your economic life to reduce stress and increase security Community Engagement and involvement in the area where you live Physical Good health and enough energy to get things done daily Copyright 2015 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.
Well-Being Matters to Organizations Annual Health-Related Cost to Employer (Disease Burden and Unhealthy Days) Copyright 2015 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.
GREAT JOB Someone who encourages my development Opportunity to do what I do best every day GREAT LIFE 12 Copyright 2016 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.
The Latin Roots of the Word Education EDUCARE: EDUCERE: to rear or bring up draw EDUCERE: out from within; to draw lead out out from of within; to lead out of 13 Copyright 2016 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.
If graduates strongly agree that they were emotionally supported during college, the odds that they are engaged in their work and thriving in their overall well-being double. 14 Copyright 2017 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.
Support & Relationships 64% At least one professor who made me excited about learning 27% Professors cared about me as a person 22% A mentor who encouraged my goals and dreams 14% Of all graduates experienced all three 15 Copyright 2017 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.
Graduates who had experiential and deep learning have a higher likelihood of being engaged in their work (59% vs. 38%), and more are thriving (14% vs. 10%). 16 Copyright 2017 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.
Experiential 32% Long-term project taking a semester or more to complete 30% Internship or job where applied learning 20% Extremely involved in extracurricular activities and organizations 6% Of all graduates experienced all three 17 Copyright 2017 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.
Positive Experiences and Preparedness 90% 85 80% 70% 60% 57 71 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 44 29 24 23 19 15 14 10 5 6 3 None One Two Three Four Five Six Positive Experiences Preparedness for Life 18 Copyright 2017 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.
Engaged, Thriving Employees Create Successful Grads Graduates who were emotionally supported during college Have more than 2x the odds of being engaged in their work and are nearly 3x as likely to be thriving in their well-being 63% At least one professor who made me excited about learning 22% A mentor who encouraged my goals and dreams 27% Professors cared about me as a person 19 Copyright 2017 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.
Faculty Engagement? 34% All Faculty 32% Tenured 45% Tenure-Track 32% Nontenure Track 20 Copyright 2017 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.
Drivers of Inclusiveness At work, my opinions seem to count Inclusiveness My supervisor, or someone at work, seems to care about me as a person 21 Copyright 2017 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.
Key Takeaways: It s about good jobs and great lives, not degrees We are what we measure A serious call for new success metrics Staff/faculty engagement & wellbeing key driver of student success Getting back to our roots in education 22 Copyright 2017 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.