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Claire Cella, Mary Fisher, Haleigh Svoboda, Christina Logan, Sherrill Harrison

Budget Line:

GRADUATES – An investigation into what college graduates are pursuing after they graduate in light of the recession, high unemployment rates and an increasingly competitive job market. Possible three-part series divided into struggles with unemployment, increasing graduate school application rates and the other options graduates have: PeaceCorps, ArmyCorps, Teach for America, Teaching English as a Second Language. Compare St. Edward’s University graduates to those of other similar private Catholic universities in the United States (i.e. Emmanuel College, University of Portland, Saint Xavier University) throughout the series.

Fisher, Svoboda, Logan, Harrison / Cella / 1,000 words each

Multimedia:

· Interactive graph comparing the what graduates from the four universities are pursuing

· Interactive graph comparing the unemployment rates, graduate program admissions rates and alternative options application rates over the past few years

· Video interviews with students who are preparing to graduate and what they are doing and/or interviews with students who have graduated and their experience either struggling to find a job or their pursuit of one of these different options

· Interactive map of the graduate unemployment rates in the different U.S. states

Potential Interview Sources:

St. Edward’s University

Director of Career Planning Office

Barbara Henderson

512-448-8530

Emmanuel College

Director of the Internships and Career Development Office

Candice Serafino

617-264-7794

University of Portland

Career Services Director