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On this blog<\/a> and elsewhere, I\u2019ve shared about the Jepson Profile-Raising Initiative<\/a>, which the School\u2019s Executive Board of Advisors<\/a> launched in fall 2017. The Board has 14 current members, with representation from alumni, parents of alumni, faculty, and friends of the School, and industries such as athletics, business, nonprofits, and higher education. They are leaders in their own rights and have agreed to devote their energies in the next few years to elevating the profile of the school. But what does this mean?<\/p>\n We want more potential employers and more people generally to know that the Jepson School educates the best leaders.<\/strong><\/p>\n At our most recent Board meeting, we discussed strategies for achieving this. Some ideas are simple, while others will require significant resources. All will require committed engagement from the Jepson community.<\/p>\n Not surprisingly, much of our latest conversation focused on digital and social media. Below is a selection of ideas from our wide-ranging conversation:<\/p>\n Of course, what<\/em> is said is as important as who says it and where. Within the School, we will begin work describing what employers can expect our graduates to bring to the table, and what Jepson graduates contribute in such diverse areas as families, communities, organizations, or public service. We will develop an \u201cemployer\u201d page on our website to promote hiring Jepson graduates and elevate information on internship placements over time, career outcomes of our graduates and alumni, and the skills they bring to their employment.<\/p>\n\n