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Team # 293 -- Abington Benchmarking Team
Abington College

April 1998

Objective

To benchmark and improve processes around undergraduate student career development and retention as part of strategic planning.

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Team Membership

• Karen Wiley Sandler, Sponsor
• Dale Hollenbach, Leader
• Jennifer Lukoff, Facilitator

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Results Achieved to Date

• Retention Outcomes
  
  Found that our Orientation and other specific retention intervention programs are the gold standard.
  
  Use institutional research process to produce a Penn State Abington Fact Book.
  
  Career Services Outcomes
  
  Develop a How-To-Manual for students planning to participate in an internship program at Penn State Abington.
  
  Develop a new pamphlet which explains all services available at the Abington Career Development Center.
  
  Each year, beginning with 1998, survey all graduates to determine:
  - if they are employed in their field of study, and
  - range of salary

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