Recent Graduates' COVID Impact & Career Trajectories
Looking back at the disruption caused by COVID on recent graduates from different classes, and analyzing the first destinations and outcomes at Grinnell College, Cornell College, and Iowa State University. Explore the shift in employment, further education, post-graduate services, and other activities among graduates amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tracking the Ripple Effect Tracking the Ripple Effect COVID + Graduate Outcomes COVID + Graduate Outcomes Sarah Barks Grinnell College Travis Busch Iowa State University Jodi Schafer Cornell College
Introduction Looking back at the impact of COVID on recent graduates . Class of 2019: last normal year Class of 2020: end of senior year disrupted; graduated into uncertainty Class of 2021: senior year remote or hybrid on many campuses Class of 2022: junior year remote or hybrid; navigating campus COVID protocols senior year Class of 2023: end of first year disrupted; second year remote or hybrid; senior year back to normal 2021 2023: leaves and disrupted graduation timelines
First destinations at two SLACs Grinnell College Grinnell, IA Private liberal arts college ~1,700 undergraduate students Individually advised curriculum Cornell College Mount Vernon, IA Private liberal arts college ~1,200 undergraduate students Block plan
First destinations at two SLACs 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 75% 70% 64% 72% 73% Cornell Employment 57% 57% 57% 62% 56% Grinnell 15% 23% 30% 23% 22% Cornell Further education 28% 26% 33% 28% 26% Grinnell 3% 2% 2% 2% 3% Cornell Post-graduate service & fellowships 9% 7% 7% 4% 8% Grinnell 11% 15% 6% 8% 12% Cornell Still seeking or other activity 5% 10% 3% 6% 9% Grinnell
First destinations at ISU Iowa State University Ames, IA Public land-grant research university ~25,000 undergraduate students, ~4,200 graduate students Eight colleges/schools: Agriculture & Life Science, Business, Design, Education, Engineering, Graduate College, Human Sciences, Liberal Arts & Sciences, Veterinary Medicine
First destinations at ISU 2019 2020 2021 2022 Further Education Further Education Further Education *All ISU Students Further Education Employment Employment Employment Employment Agriculture & Life Sciences 83% 15% 78% 18% 81% 16% 82% 16% 87% 8% 83% 9% 86% 9% 87% 10% Business 82% 11% 71% 15% 85% 8% 85% 9% Design 83% 12% 75% 12% 83% 12% 87% 9% Engineering 70% 22% 68% 22% 69% 25% 73% 21% Human Sciences Liberal Arts & Sciences 67% 23% 63% 23% 63% 23% 64% 24% 79% 15% 73% 16% 78% 16% 79% 15% ISU Overall
Experiential learning at ISU Total # of known internships completed each summer Summer of . 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 535 1425 386 1120 434 1454 425 1420 429 Ag and Life Sciences Business Design 138 1127 574 109 575 379 162 747 466 137 843 351 147 758 Engineering Human Sciences *Data for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences was unavailable.
Experiential learning at Grinnell Proportion of each graduating class completing at least one experience Class of 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 61% 61% 62% 67% 63% 50% 57% 62% 55% 53% Internship Research Volunteering & other civic engagement 80% 77% 74% 67% 64% 53% 52% 58% 32% 36% Off-campus study
Discussion What have you seen at your institution? What were some immediate effects of the pandemic? What changes emerged later? What indicators do we have of a return to pre-pandemic patterns in outcomes & experiential learning?
What grads say about COVID Cornell 2020 2021 2022 COVID has affected post-grad plans 56% 31% 25% Grinnell 2020 2021 2022 2023 limited opportunities 44% 34% 31% 35% disrupted recruiting process 44% 22% 34% - lack of experiential learning - 56% 54% 50% health challenges or family responsibilities - - - 44% pursued virtual opportunities - 31% 28% 26% shifted plans or priorities 29% 25% 32% 32% no impact 22% 12% 10% 13%
What grads say about COVID Shifting priorities Desire for greater work/life balance Interest in new career paths Increased political engagement & activism Uncertainty, financial instability, disruption of plans Less connected to community in online learning Desire for remote/hybrid work & flexibility Demonstrated adaptability and creativity Job searching is less location-bound .but recruiting is now global
Discussion How do we help students navigate the post-pandemic job market? What strategies have we needed to change in our work? What are your current best practices? Which jobs/industries/opportunities might be more accessible now? Which opportunities are less accessible? How can we leverage other emerging trends to prepare new graduates? Learning from COVID: Disruptions Shape Employer Expectations and Advice to New Grads Source: NACE Trends & Predictions
