The World Needs Students with Interdisciplinary Education
Why Top Tech CEOs Want Employees With Liberal Arts Degrees
Javier Evelyn: Turning Allergy into Alerjie
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______ of our nation's colleges and universities have adapted a common set of learning outcomes.

Majority
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What are key terms that recruits are looking for on resumes for those with liberal arts degrees?

coding or programming

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Javier combined his two passions of ______ and _____ to launch Alerje.

Business; Technology

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What percent of employers feel students come out of college prepared?

less than 30%

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What does STEM stand for?

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 

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What was Javier Evelyn's major at ISU?

Mass Communication, but he started as a business major 

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A quarter to a ______ of the required skills deemed essential by employers fall within in the baseline skills 

third

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In the humanities, ________ have to overcome more biases than ________.

women; men

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What does Javier and his team want to ensure about people with allergies?

that they are thriving with allergies, not suffering from them

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Results suggest _____ education should equip students with skills in a _____ range of occupations

higher; wide

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What fraction of CEOs have liberal arts degrees?

1/3

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What is the Omniject and who does it help?

a phone case with an epinephrine auto-injector, helps those who suffer with allergies to always have epinephrine with them in case of an emergency

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______ puts pressure on universities to focus more on specialized pathways.

Disinvestment 

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What two skills are CEOs looking for in employees?

Creative and critical thinking 

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What is the app Alerjie used for?
for people with allergies to track what they are eating and what is in it and to share that with other people