Eckerd College Student Outcomes

THE FIRST JOB AND BEYOND Martha Stewart attended one. Actor Steve Carell did too. So did the CEO of The Home Depot, the former Secretary General of the U.N. and the founder of Intel Corporation. They all graduated from liberal arts colleges. Ever since Harvard opened its doors in 1639, liberal arts colleges have insisted that the best minds are fed a varied diet. Art, literature, the natural and social sciences—students at liberal arts colleges and universities take courses in many fields, regardless of their majors. Why? Like a full-body workout, the liberal arts exercise all the mental muscles, teaching students crucial skills—how to collect information, to critically evaluate data, to communicate their findings clearly and back them up with solid research. Eckerd does all of this and more.

EVERY ECKERD STUDENT COMPLETES AT LEAST ONE INTERNSHIP, RESEARCH STUDY, SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECT AND/OR STUDY ABROAD EXPERIENCE

LOCATION MATTERSStudents looking for hands-on experience will find plenty of it at Eckerd. A host of local internships and study abroad opportunities extend the classroom out into the world.

Every year more than 200 students complete internships in the vibrant St. Petersburg–Tampa metro area. Students also spend more than 40,000 hours in service-learning as part of classes as diverse as Intro to Environmental Studies and Principles of Management and Leadership.

Interested in heading farther afield? Each year our professors and students travel together to 40 foreign countries for research and cultural study.

“I learned a lot [at Eckerd] about not only what it is to be successful but what it is to be a good human being.”

David Canter-McMillan ’97Managing Director–Lead Director, Operational Risk Global Trading and Operations,Macquarie GroupEckerd Major: American Studies Minor: Political Science

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THE ECKERD EDGEFour years is all it takes. Eckerd College is committed to having every full-time residential student complete the baccalaureate degree within four years. Indeed, 97% of our students who maintain full-time enrollment graduate in four years or fewer.

The Eckerd Edge is designed to enhance the classroom experience through resources and programs that enrich students’ learning while preparing them for a changing world. We do this through hands-on learning opportunities, development of critical thinking and oral and written communication skills, and attention from faculty mentors and dedicated professional staff to assist with graduate school and career preparation.

ON THE NATIONAL SURVEY OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, ECKERD RANKS HIGHER THAN PEER INSTITUTIONS FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO APPLY LEARNING IN REAL-WORLD SETTINGS

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ECKERD SUCCESS STORIES

Eckerd students leave with more than degrees—they graduate with experience. And they go on to find more than jobs— they find fulfillment.

“When I interviewed with law firms or government organizations, they were impressed that I did two internships before I graduated.”Amber Robinson ’10 Managing Partner, Robinson Law OfficeEckerd Major: Literature Minor: Law and Justice

“Coming to Eckerd College was the best decision I ever made.”Dennis Lehane ’88Author, Screenwriter and PublisherEckerd Major: Creative Writing

ECKERD GRADUATES HAVE SERVED IN THE PEACE CORPS 147

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“Know how I got into undergraduate research? I literally knocked on a professor’s door. The further along I got, the more opportunities there were. I just got hooked.” Dr. Julie Huber ’98Associate Professor of Ecology andEvolutionary Biology (MBL), Brown UniversityAssociate Scientist, Associate Director, The Josephine Bay Paul CenterMarine Biological LaboratoryEckerd Majors: Marine Science and Biology Minor: Chemistry

“I wouldn’t have changed where I went to school, whom I met and how it shaped my life. It definitely pushed me in a direction where I’m doing something I love for a living, which is very difficult to find these days.”Michael Specht ’11Camera Image Quality Engineer, Apple Inc.Founder and CEO, Michael Specht PhotographyEckerd Major: Visual Arts Minor: Management

“I learned that I love research. I love being in the lab. Eckerd offered me this opportunity that completely changed my career path.”Aya Matsunaga ’14Biologist, Eli Lilly and CompanyEckerd Major: Biochemistry

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EARLY PLANNING GETS RESULTS We have the tools you need. The Center for Career Planning and Applied Learning actively prepares students for what comes after graduation.

STUDENTS ARE PROVIDED A FOUR-YEAR PLAN THAT SPECIFIES TASKS FOR SUCCESS AFTER ECKERD

The Center offers everything from one-on-one help writing a resume to the annual Career Fair that brings 50+ local and national businesses

to campus for interviews every year. Look to the Center for answers to all of your career or graduate school questions.

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EMPLOYMENT OF RECENT ECKERD GRADUATES (PARTIAL LIST)

ARTS/THEATRE/FILM PRODUCTIONApple Inc., Camera Image Quality EngineerBilal’s Stand, Production/Distribution; Immortal Island (Film), Associate ProducerBurial at Sea (Film recognized by IMDb), Associate Producer; EFEX Project (Detroit, Mich.)Greyhouse Films, Digital Imaging Technician/EditorHartford Stage Company, ActorSecond City, PerformerVital Theatre Company, Stage Manager and Teaching Artist

BUSINESS/COMPUTER PROGRAMMING4200 Productions, Senior TechnicianAddison Independent, Advertising RepresentativeAmerican Express, Lead AnalystBank of America, Merrill Lynch Global Treasury Solutions Group, AnalystBarclays, Investment Banking AnalystCBS Corporation, Account ExecutiveCoca-Cola, Sales ExecutiveFacebook, IT TechnicianFast Enterprises, Software DeveloperForex Capital Markets, Japan Sales SupportIBM, ConsultantRaymond James & Associates, Inc., Investment BankerRevedia, Inc., Director of Interactive Media ServicesSquaremouth, Product ManagerStream2Sea, Chief Executive OfficerTarget Corporation, Business Analyst

COMMUNICATION/WRITINGDiscover Magazine, Science Sushi BloggerDogTown (National Geographic Cable TV Series), Dog Trainer and BehavioristFlorida Holocaust Museum, Membership CoordinatorJ.R. Campbell & Associates Inc., Assistant EditorMyShelf.com, Editor/Book Reviewer; 5 Star Lenses, Writer/EditorPenguin Random House, Contracts AssistantTampa Bay Rays, CommunicationsTampa Laser Spine Institute, Social Media Specialist/Consumer AdvocateThree Little Words: A Memoir and Three More Words, AuthorTVU Networks (Shanghai, China), Project ManagerU.S. Congressional Representative, Press SecretaryVlogbrothers, YouTube Channel Co-Creator and Internet EntrepreneurWSVN Channel 7 News, Associate Producer

SCIENCESAlaska Department of Wildlife Management, Wildlife BiologistAmerican Museum of Natural History, Scientific Assistant, HerpetologyCornell University, Professor of EngineeringEdisto Beach State Park, Interpretive RangerThe Florida Aquarium, Shark EthologistGranite State Zoo, Wildlife EducatorGroundwater and Environmental Services, Environmental ScientistHalcón Resources Corporation, GeologistMoffitt Cancer Research Center, Research CoordinatorNational Audubon Society, Field TechnicianQuantum Retail Technology, Inc., Co-Founder and Chief Science OfficerReef Ecology Lab, Saudi Arabia, ResearcherState of Florida, Regional EpidemiologistTeach for America, Environmental Science TeacherU.S. Army Corps of Engineers, EngineerUnited States Geological Survey, Geologist

SOCIAL AND PUBLIC SERVICES/EDUCATIONAcademy Prep, TeacherAdoption Rhode Island, Adoption & Permanency CaseworkerAmeriCorps VISTA Si Se Puede! Learning Center, Resident Service CoordinatorEF Education First–China, English TeacherHumane Society, Development SpecialistInternational Humanity Foundation, Co-Director, IndonesiaManatee County School District, TeacherNational Meningitis Association, SpokespersonNew York Public Interest Research Group, Project CoordinatorPeace Corps, South America, VolunteerU.S. Coast Guard, OfficerU.S. Navy, Officer

SPORTSBelarusian Premier Women’s Basketball League, PlayerDetroit Tigers, PlayerMexico-CIBACOPA Professional Men’s Basketball League, Player NBA Development League, PlayerPittsburgh Pirates, Area ScoutPrinceton Rays (Minor League of Tampa Bay Rays), Hitting CoachSan Francisco Giants, Executive VP of Baseball Operations

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The Value of a Liberal Arts Degree

77% OF LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE GRADUATES RATED THEIR OVERALL EXPERIENCE AS “EXCELLENT,” COMPARED TO 53% OF THOSE WHO GRADUATED FROM PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES AND FLAGSHIP PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES

60% OF LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE GRADUATES SAID THEY FELT “BETTER PREPARED” FOR LIFE AFTER COLLEGE THAN STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED OTHER COLLEGES, COMPARED TO 34% WHO ATTENDED PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES

76% OF LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE GRADUATES RATED THEIR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE HIGHLY FOR PREPARING THEM FOR THEIR FIRST JOB, COMPARED TO 66% WHO ATTENDED PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES

Giving Employers What They WantAccording to a report issued recently by the Association of American Colleges and Universities, today’s business leaders are looking for college graduates with a specialization focus and the thinking, writing and research skills that come from a liberal arts education.

THE MORE THAN 300 CEOs, COMPANY PRESIDENTS, EXECUTIVES AND VPs WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE SURVEY SAID THEY LOOK FOR THESE QUALITIES:

1. The ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing2. Critical thinking and analytical reasoning skills3. The ability to apply knowledge and skills to real-world settings

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“Eckerd shaped my academic passions, which translated into real-world passions. A lot of my friends went to huge state schools, and they left not knowing their goals.Eckerd helped me focus.”

Meghan Meehan-Draper ’10Major Donor Director, Democratic Governors AssociationEckerd Majors: Communication and French

INSTITUTION GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMDuke University School of Medicine DPT Physical TherapyIowa State University DVM Veterinary MedicineUniversity of Florida DVM Veterinary MedicineBoston University School of Law J.D. Law and JusticeCornell University J.D. LawFlorida State University College of Law J.D. Law and JusticeGeorgetown University Law Center J.D. Law and JusticeHarvard Law School J.D. Law and JusticeNew York University School of Law J.D. Law and JusticeStetson University College of Law J.D. Law and JusticeUniversity of Florida J.D. LawAmerican University M.A. AnthropologyBoston University M.A. Film StudiesColumbia College of Columbia University M.A. Human Development, Political ScienceDePaul University M.A. EconomicsGeorge Washington University M.A. Counseling/Child LawInstituto de Altos Estudios Diplomaticos M.A. Foreign PolicyKent State University M.A. SculptureUniversity of Colorado M.A. Landscape ArchitectureUniversity of South Florida M.A. International Relations/Global Affairs, Political ScienceUniversity of West Florida M.A. PsychologyUniversity of North Carolina, Wilmington MAT Secondary ScienceFlorida State University MBA Business AdministrationFordham University MBA FinanceGeorgetown University MBA Business AdministrationUniversity of Florida MBA Business AdministrationUniversity of Tampa MBA Business AdministrationUniversity of California, Los Angeles MCS Computer ScienceDuke University M.D. MedicineFlorida State University M.D. MedicineIndiana University School of Medicine M.D. MedicineUniversity of Florida M.D. MedicineUniversity of Hawaii M.D. MedicineUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine M.D. MedicineUniversity of Miami M.D. MedicineUniversity of Michigan College of Medicine M.D. MedicineColumbia Theological Seminary M.Div. TheologyWake Forest University M.Div. TheologyColumbia College of Columbia University M.Ed. EducationMonterey Institute of International Studies M.Ed. Education, International StudiesUniversity of South Florida M.Ed. EducationEmerson College MFA Creative WritingKent State University MFA Art and Art HistorySarah Lawrence College MFA PoetryUniversity of California, San Diego MFA Creative WritingUniversity of South Carolina MHA Health AdministrationFlorida State University MLS Library and Information ScienceUniversity of South Florida MMS PharmacologyNew York University MPA Public AdministrationColumbia University M.S. JournalismDuke University M.S. Environmental ManagementFlorida Institute of Technology M.S. Environmental Studies–PolicyLouisiana State University M.S. Oceanography and Coastal SciencesNew York University M.S. Global AffairsPennsylvania State University M.S. Speech and Language PathologyUniversity of Arizona M.S. Water Society & PolicyUniversity of California, Berkeley M.S. ChemistryUniversity of California, Santa Barbara M.S. Environmental Science and ManagementUniversity of Chicago M.S. Financial MathematicsUniversity of Connecticut M.S. Marine Science–ChemistryUniversity of Hawaii, Manoa M.S. Marine ScienceUniversity of Notre Dame M.S. AccountancyUniversity of South Florida M.S. Public HealthUniversity of Edinburgh MSc Animal Behavior and WelfareUniversity of Oxford MSc Social Science of the InternetUniversity of South Florida MSW Social WorkBinghamton University–SUNY Ph.D. Art and Art HistoryCatholic University of America Ph.D. PhilosophyDuke University Ph.D. Genetics and GenomicsEmory University Ph.D. ImmunologyRutgers University Ph.D. OceanographyTexas Tech University Ph.D. Experimental PsychologyUniversity of Arizona Ph.D. PhilosophyUniversity of California, Davis Ph.D. Pharmacology and ToxicologyUniversity of California, Davis Ph.D. PhilosophyUniversity of California, San Diego Ph.D. ChemistryUniversity of California, Santa Barbara Ph.D. Social PsychologyUniversity of Connecticut Ph.D. Geology, Geosciences, Marine ScienceUniversity of Florida Ph.D. LiteratureUniversity of Maryland Ph.D. Electrical EngineeringUniversity of Miami Ph.D. Marine ScienceUniversity of Michigan Ph.D. BiologyUniversity of North Carolina Ph.D. PsychologyUniversity of Queensland Ph.D. Marine ScienceUniversity of Rhode Island Ph.D. OceanographyWake Forest University Ph.D. BiologyYale University Ph.D. Chemistry

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