Columns Votes - June 2006
Where did your UW education have its greatest impact?
When Columns asked alumni in June to tell us where their UW education has had the greatest impact, a majority said it was their career. The second choice was another job-related option—their earning power (see chart).
While a Web-based poll is not statistically significant, the responses are similar to research done by the UW Office of Educational Assessment on alumni attitudes. A majority of alumni in those surveys rate their UW education favorably.
| 1. Work Life: Your career development | 55%* |
| 2. Financial Life: Your earning power | 36% |
| 3. Social Life: Your circle of friends | 25% |
| 4. Intellectual/Cultural Life: Interest in arts, humanities | 25% |
| 5. Personal Life: Your choice of a spouse | 20% |
| 6. Community Life: How you serve community | 9% |
| 7. Political Life: Your view on politics | 7% |
| 8. Recreational Life: Interest in sports, hobbies | 7% |
| *Because respondents could choose two answers, numbers add up to more than 100%. | |