Leading Indicators
Data-driven insights shaping career outcomes and student ROI in higher ed
Brought to you by uConnect
David Kozhuk
Founder & CEO, uConnect
David is the Founder & CEO of uConnect – creator of the all-in-one virtual career center. Today, more than 300 colleges and universities use uConnect to improve, measure and grow student engagement with career services, offering him unique insight about how millions of students transition from college to career. Leading Indicators is where he shares trends, patterns and observations about career pathways, outcomes and strategies for improving the ROI of higher education.
Students and families are asking whether college is worth it, and institutions are under pressure to prove it.
Most of the numbers leaders are judged on, like graduation rates, earnings and first destinations, show up years after the decisions that shaped them. By the time the data arrives, that class has already graduated.
Leading indicators are different. They show up early enough to act on. Career engagement is one of the few that institutions can directly influence, and it’s only the start. What students are searching for, and where entry-level hiring is heading, tell leaders things they can’t learn from a survey or a rankings table.
Once a month, Leading Indicators brings those signals to the leaders accountable for whether college pays off.
Written for: presidents, provosts, senior leaders, and the career services leaders who partner with them.
Each issue includes:
- Original data from uConnect’s outcomes and engagement research
- National benchmarks on graduation, earnings, and first-destination outcomes
- Takeaways you can bring to your next leadership conversation