DONALD HAFNER
Vice Provost, Undergraduate Academic Affairs
JANET COSTA BATES
Associate Director, Career Center
Liberal Arts Core as Practical Education
BC Entering Pre-Med Freshmen, 1987-2012
700
Number of Students
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
Academic Year
BC Pre-Med Freshmen
Liberal Arts Core as Practical Education
700
14,000
600
12,000
500
10,000
400
8,000
300
6,000
200
4,000
100
2,000
0
0
Academic Year
BC Pre-Med Freshmen
Dow Prior Year-End Index
Dow Jones Year-End Index
Number of Students
Pre-Med Freshmen and Dow Jones Year-End Index of Prior December
Liberal Arts Core as Practical Education
BC Entering Pre-Med Freshmen, 1987-2012
700
Number of Students
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
Academic Year
BC Pre-Med Freshmen
Liberal Arts Core as Practical Education
Entering Pre-Med Freshmen and Pre-Med Applicants as Seniors
700
Number of Students
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
Academic Year
BC Pre-Med Freshmen
BC Pre-Med Applicants as Seniors
Liberal Arts Core as Practical Education
BC Pre-Med Freshmen and BC Medical School Applicants
700
Number of Students
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
Academic Year
BC Pre-Med Freshmen
BC Pre-Med Applicants as Seniors
BC Alumni Med School Applicants
Liberal Arts Core as Practical Education
National Acceptances Rates into Medical School, by Undergraduate Major
Fall 2011
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
51.7%
50%
45.9%
40%
44.7%
51.7%
51.9%
46.8%
45.4%
34.9%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Overall
Medical
School
Acceptance
Rate
Specific
Health
Sciences
Biological
Sciences
Social
Sciences
Math &
Statistics
Physical
Sciences
Humanities
Undergraduate Majors of Medical School Applicants
All Other
Majors
Six Goals of the Boston College Core
Boston College undergraduates will:
 Understand enduring questions of nature, society, and the purpose
and destiny of human existence
 Reflect on the values and commitments that give spiritual
significance and practical direction to their lives
 Understand diverse cultural perspectives on these enduring questions
 Understand the historical development of ideas and fields of knowledge
 Develop skill in the diverse methodologies of Core disciplines
 Develop writing, quantitative, and expressive skills necessary to organize
and communicate ideas
Six Goals of the Boston College Core
Boston College undergraduates will:
 Understand enduring questions of nature, society, and the purpose and
destiny of human existence
 Reflect on the values and commitments that give spiritual significance and
practical direction to their lives
 Understand diverse cultural perspectives on these enduring
questions
 Understand the historical development of ideas and fields of
knowledge
 Develop skill in the diverse methodologies of Core disciplines
 Develop writing, quantitative, and expressive skills necessary to
organize and communicate ideas
The Value of a Liberal Arts Education
 It Takes More Than a Major:
 Employer Priorities for College Learning
and Student Success
An Online Survey Among Employers Conducted On Behalf Of: The Association Of
American Colleges And Universities By Hart Research Associates
The Value of a Liberal Arts Education
 Critical thinking and analytical reasoning skills
 The ability to analyze and solve complex problems
 The ability to effectively communicate orally
 The ability to effectively communicate in writing
 The ability to apply knowledge and skills to real-world settings
 The ability to locate, organize, evaluate information from multiple sources
 The ability to innovate and be creative
 Teamwork/ability to collaborate with others in diverse group settings
 The ability to connect choices and actions to ethical decisions
2013 Survey of employers conducted by the American Association of Colleges and Universities
The Value of a Liberal Arts Education
 Ability to verbally communicate

Ability to work in a team structure

Ability to make decisions and solve problems

Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work

Ability to obtain and process information

Ability to analyze quantitative data

Technical knowledge related to the job

Proficiency with computer software programs

Ability to create and/or edit written reports
2012 Study Conducted by the National Association of Colleges Employers
The Value of a Liberal Arts Education
 “I’ve never had a job that even existed more than
five years before I took it.”
Kevin Allocca ’06
YouTube Trends Manager, Google
Boston College Career Center RealJobs Blog Series
Making the Career Connection
 Self Discovery
 Get
 Go
involved on campus
on a BC retreat
 Volunteer
 Self
assessment inventories and workshops
Making the Career Connection
 Career Discovery
 Read
 http://careercenter.bc.edu
 Talk
 Explore
 Experience
Making the Career Connection
 Post-Graduation Preparation
 Graduate
School
 Networking
 Career
Fairs
 Campus

Recruiting
http://careercenter.bc.edu – click on ‘employer’ link
Partnering with Parents
 Outfit your children with appropriate attire
 Business Casual
Partnering with Parents
 Outfit your children with appropriate attire
 Business Formal
Partnering with Parents
 Suggestions for Your Child This Summer

Browse through the Career Center web site
 http://careercenter.bc.edu

RealJobs Blog – Google ‘Boston College Real Jobs’

Create a LinkedIn profile
Partnering with Parents
 Let Students Know of the Career Center’s Existence

The Boston College Career Center
38 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 2467

http://careercenter.bc.edu

Twitter

LinkedIn

Drop-In hours daily 1pm to 4pm
Partnering with Parents
 Stay Informed

Check out the Career Center Parents Page
 http://careercenter.bc.edu

Check your email for the Parent Update
 Twice

– search ‘parents’
yearly
Where Eagles Land
 Survey
of Boston College seniors
 http://careercenter.bc.edu – search ‘surveys’
Partnering with Parents
 Offer a real world perspective
 Offer your encouragement, perspective and
support
 Listen/ask questions
Career Advice
 Fr. Himes – Three Questions
 What
brings you joy?
 What
do you do well?
 What
does the world need?