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Early Childhood Education Vocational English as a Second Language
Career Pathway Certificate Program
Lane Community College
Hampton Roads Marine Skilled Trades Training Program
Thomas Nelson Community College
Conference A - PLATINUM SPONSOR
Use Burning Glass's Labor/Insight™ to Obtain Critical Labor Market Information
TRACK: Employer Engagement Strategies and Innovative Partnerships
Burning Glass's Labor/Insight™, as a powerful source of information on what employers need from new hires, can be used to inform a wide variety of needs that colleges have when the goal is to better align their career and technical education degrees and certificates with in-demand jobs and skills. But, just how do we go about this? Join this session to see how Labor/Insight™ has been used to provide answers to a range of specific needs that colleges have for labor market information that can drive decisions, support grant applications, be used to inform career education decisions of students, etc.
Presenters: James Shanahan, Shanahan Resources, Inc., FL and Kelly R. Bailey, Director, Partnerships and Alliances, Education and Career Advancement Services, Burning Glass Technologies, MA
Conference B
Building Partnerships and Bridges for Youth: Instituto's Escalera Program
TRACK: Employer Engagement Strategies and Innovative Partnerships
Presenters from Instituto del Progreso Latino's (IPL) Youth Development Program will discuss partnerships developed with National Council of La Raza and PepsiCo. The Youth Development Program; specifically, Escalera College Bridge Program, has leveraged resources to better prepare youth for both post-secondary education as well as the workforce. Through the intensive 15 month curriculum, youth learn and develop skills necessary for their success in an ever competitive global economy. Through our partnership with PepsiCo, Escalera youth are provided with a competitive internship where they learn and grow in a professional environment, putting to practice what was learned in the classroom into the workforce.
Presenters: Jorge Garcia, Escalara Program Coordinator, Jenine Arteage, Escalera Youth Coach, and Guadalupe Martinez, Director of Career Pathways, Instituto del Progresso Latino, IL
Conference C - SILVER SPONSOR
Best of Breed: From ERP to Solution Specific Software for Continuing Education
TRACK:TRACK: Employer Engagement Strategies and Innovative Partnerships
Incorporating industry specific technology as a valued partner with continuing education management is key to the success of your unit. From engaging students for recruitment and registration to integrated data analytics, a solution specific system is key to you running an efficient and profitable unit. Discover how colleges and universities are instituting enrollment solutions designed to make registration easy and intuitive, as well as increasing their units' overall productivity. To survive and thrive in this decade your CE unit must utilize a solution that is scalable and able to integrate with other institutional platforms that facilitate enrollment success.
Presenters: Kathy Brady, Chief Sales Executive, Augusoft, MN and Michelle Mueller, Vice President of Economic, Community and College Development, Washtenaw Community College, MI
Advancing Prior Learning Assessment as an Acceleration Strategy
TRACK: Best Practices in Workforce Education
Mississippi is making substantial progress in building a comprehensive approach to Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) that reflects national and regional best practices through participation in the Retraining the Gulf Coast Workforce through IT Pathways Consortium (TAACCCT initiative). The aim of this session is to spark a dialogue about developing and implementing an integrated system-wide approach to PLA. Tools, lessons and resources from Mississippi's effort to establish a streamlined PLA acceleration strategy inform the session.
Presenters: Ellen Hewett, Director, National College Transition Network, World Education, Inc., MA; Christian Lagarde, Grant Manager, and Gail Baldwin, Curriculum Specialist, Bossier Parish Community College, LA; Martha Claire Drysdale, Dean Career and Technical Education, Mississippi Delta Community College, MS
Comprehensive Transformation to Align Programs with Employer Needs
TRACK: Employer Engagement Strategies and Innovative Partnerships
All community college workforce programs seek to align with employer needs. But what does this mean and how can it be done comprehensively to fundamentally transform programs? In this session presenters will explore how labor market alignment can be defined, measured, and implemented in community college workforce programs. Presenters will provide an in-depth example of employer engagement designed to fundamentally transform workforce programs to closely align with the competencies valued by local employers.
Presenters: Michelle Van Noy, Researcher and Jennifer Cleary, Researcher, Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers University, NJ; Michael Metzgar, Executive Director, Workforce Development Program, Raritan Valley Community College, NJ
A Systemic Approach to Prior Learning Assessment
TRACK: Best Practices in Workforce Education
WITCC was approached by Wells Enterprises, the largest privately held ice cream manufacturer in the US with over 2,500 employees, to help upgrade the technical skill level of its workforce. This was accomplished by utilizing stackable credentials. WITCC and Wells collaborated to create many contract training pathways for its workforce. All of this happened in the noncredit arena. At this time, WITCC promoted its ability to align and convert this learning into credentialed Associate's degrees for its employees. A little over a year ago, Wells leadership worked with WITCC to create a systematic Prior Learning Assessment and Credit Learning pathway for its workforce to earn credit degrees based on its stackable, competency-based portfolios.
Presenters: Diane Hargens, Dean Corporate College, Bill Koontz, Corporate College Project Manager and Matthew Thompsen, Recruitment Coordinator, Western Iowa Tech Community College, IA
Pathways to the BAS: Apply What You Know, Learn and Experience
TRACK: Employer Engagement Strategies and Innovative Partnerships
This presentation will describe community college pathways to applied Bachelor of Science Degrees in two areas: Professional Technical Teacher Education and Sustainable Building Science Technology. When compared to traditional degrees these applied bachelor programs incorporate hands-on learning, work experience and competencies as the focus for all coursework. The presenters will describe how the programs build on military experience, apprenticeship, journey workers, and corporate experience to enable students to complete baccalaureate degrees. Information on the vital role of business, industry and labor will be examined. Job opportunities, accreditation standards and course delivery will also be covered in this presentation.
Presenters: Holly Moore, Executive Dean, Mary Beans, Faculty and Lauren Hadley, Program Administrator, South Seattle College Georgetown Campus, WA
Carnegie III
Cross-Cutting Collaboration: Composites Washington
TRACK: Employer Engagement Strategies and Innovative Partnerships
From aircraft to boats and wind turbines to sporting goods, Washington's rapidly growing composites industry is creating new jobs that require skilled technicians. An alliance of community and technical colleges, "Composites Washington" has formed a cross-cutting collaboration to strengthen workforce skills throughout the industry. The group is made up of 10 community and technical colleges offering composites training and is led by two Centers of Excellence: Aerospace and Advanced Materials Manufacturing and Marine Manufacturing and Technology. The strength of the alliance is the engagement with industry and commitment to standards-based training, and the professional development opportunities for faculty, students and industry partners.
Presenters: Carol Weigand, Air Washington Project Director, Spokane Community College; Mary Kaye Bredeson, Executive Director, Center of Excellence for Aerospace and Advanced Materials Manufacturing, Everett Community College; and Darren Greeno, Dean Professional Technical Education, Bellingham Technical College, WA
Community College-Nonprofit Partnerships Research
TRACK: Best Practices in Workforce Education
The Aspen Institute Workforce Strategies Initiative recently completed a national survey of nonprofit-community college collaborations that are working to help students complete their educational goals and obtain or improve their employment. In this session, Aspen researchers will share the findings from this survey. The presentation will draw on findings from the survey to discuss what this field of practice looks like including the various strategies and activities of these collaborations, the student populations they serve, the industry sectors they target and how they engage employers, the funding streams and resources they leverage, the roles and responsibilities institutions assume, and the challenges partners face.
Presenter: Ranita Jain, Senior Evaluation Manager, The Aspen Institute, DC
Thursday October 30
10:45 am – 11:45 am
Conference A PLATINUM SPONSOR
Big Data in Action: Using Labor Market Data to Support Local Business and Industry Demand
TRACK: Employer Engagement Strategies and Innovative Partnerships
Monroe Community College garnered national attention this year with a visit by Vice President Joe Biden & Dr. Jill Biden of Northern Virginia Community College. "Monroe is doing exactly what we need to do to replicate around this country," Dr. Biden said. In the presentation you will learn how MCC utilizes locally generated industry data, labor market data, real time data as well as program-based economic impact analysis to align with and support their local businesses and industries. In addition, we will demonstrate MCC's overall economic and workforce development strategy and the services being used to communicate and connect their programs, degrees and certificates with great jobs and careers in the region. Attendees will also receive a national "analysis of four in-demand sectors with a community college focus" and learn about how to replicate this analysis for their region.
Presenters: Mike Hall, Senior Representative Northeast Higher Education, EMSI
Conference B
Pathways to Success through Early High School, Career Center, and Community College Partnerships.
TRACK: Employer Engagement Strategies and Innovative Partnerships
Students who already have course credits when starting college are more likely to have higher ACT scores, higher GPA averages as freshmen students, are more likely to return to college after their first year, and are more likely complete their degrees on time. Dual Credit is offered at colleges across the country, but the ingredient that turns high school students into employable workers are the partnerships developed between the community college, high school, career centers, and employers. This relationship insures that high school students are not just gaining credit, but are on the pathway to being highly employable workers. In this presentation, the partnership between Waubonsee Community College, local high schools, and two community career centers will be highlighted to demonstrate how high school student's opportunities for success are maximized in the Criminal Justice, Fire Science, and health care professions.
Presenters: Michelle Evans, Assistant Dean for Health Professions and Public Service and Jess Toussaint, Dean for Health Professions and Public Service, Waubonsee Community College, IL
Conference C SilverSponsor
Supply and Demand: Industry Certifications and the Career Pathway
TRACK: Employer Engagement Strategies and Innovative Partnerships
With multiple reports citing skills gaps in manufacturing and other high-tech industries, why are some employers still reluctant to create a demand for industry credentials? How can community colleges use industry credentials as a foundation for training programs that address their local employers' needs? MSSC presenters will highlight best practices from around the country which highlight innovative partnerships and creative solutions to the skills gap, working with employers in your community and creating sustainable programs that incorporate industry credentials.
Presenter: Rebekah Hutton, Vice President Strategic Initiatives, Manufacturing Skills Standards Council, VA
Scaling Up PLA: A Systems-Based Approach
TRACK: Best Practices in Workforce Education
CAEL research shows that students with prior learning assessment (PLA) credits are more likely to graduate in less time and costs than their non-PLA counterparts. With the push for greater success and access, state systems are starting to take the lead to scale up PLA in their states. Presenters will review research, legislative activities and system-based efforts to promote PLA on the ground. You will learn how the TN system has played a leading role in moving the PLA agenda, resulting in statewide standards. In addition, you will hear about a system-based effort in MT and lessons to date. This session is relevant for those at the system or institutional level who want to take PLA to the next level in their states.
Presenters: Amy Sherman, Associate Vice President for Policy and Strategic Alliances, Council for Adult and Experiental Learning, IL; Wilson Finch, Assistant Director for Postsecondary Completion, Tennessee Higher Education Commission, TN; and Susan Jones, Director of Two-Year Mission Integration, Montana Office of Commissioner for Higher Education, MT
Women into Advanced Manufacturing: Raise the Floor
TRACK: Employer Engagement Strategies and Innovative Partnerships
Through an initiative at Gateway Community and Technical College called Raise the Floor, women are learning about the financial and career opportunities in advanced manufacturing. The purpose of the Raise the Floor program is to help women complete manufacturing training, matriculate successfully into manufacturing jobs, and maintain their employment to increase their economic self-sufficiency. Also, Raise the Floor is an initiative designed to create a sustainable pipeline of skilled employees for the advanced manufacturing sector in the Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati region. The Raise the Floor program is good for business, an answer for manufacturers, and an opportunity for women.
Presenter: Carissa Schutzman, Dean of Workforce Solutions, Gateway Community and Technical College, KY
Registered Apprenticeship College Consortium: Formalizing and Bringing Apprenticeship Degrees to Scale
TRACK: Best Practices in Workforce Education
After years in the making, the Registered Apprenticeship - College Consortium is now a full-fledged organization and has garnered praise from Vice President Joe Biden and other policy makers. Initiated by the U.S. Departments of Labor and Education, the idea is to establish a framework for awarding college credit for apprenticeship programs, making the process as easy and transparent as possible. Building on the best practices happening at some college campuses already, consortium members pledge to accept one another's evaluations of how much credit should be awarded for apprenticeship programs, minimizing case-by-case assessments and maximizing access for apprentices and graduates.
Presenters: Beth Arman, Director of Prior Learning Assessment, The Community College of Baltimore County, MD; Michael Snider, Project Coordinator, Ohio Association of Community Colleges, OH; and John Ladd, Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship, U.S. Department of Labor, DC
Utah Cluster Acceleration Partnership (UCAP): A Model for Partnerships and Innovation
TRACK: Employer Engagement Strategies and Innovative Partnerships
UCAP is a partnership between Utah System of Higher Education, the Department of Workforce Services, and the Governor's Office of Economic Development and has been a successful model for collaboration between education, industry, and economic development in developing new programs that support industry growth. Join us as we present an overview of the program and highlight some of our most successful projects. See how this partnership encourages education and industry collaboration through grant funding.
Presenters: Jessica Miller, Utah Cluster Acceleration Partnership Project Manager; Vincent Mikolay, Managing Director, Business Outreach and International Trade, Governor's Office of Economic Development; and Brenda Luther, Director Care Management Programs, Nursing, University of Utah, UT
Carnegie III
The Ohio Manufacturing Collaborative
TRACK: Community Colleges' Role in Economic Development and Community Revitalization
The Ohio Manufacturing Collaborative was established to fill the manufacturing skills gap in Southwestern Ohio, involving 15 manufacturers, Clark State, WIB, Community Action, OhioMeansJobs, Springfield Schools, Springfield Chamber, and Community Improvement Corporation. The Collaborative provides job seekers with a certificate program that develops basic job skills for entry-level manufacturing. Students are able to take the course free due to multiple funding sources. Manufacturers that participate could be eligible for incumbent training dollars through the state. Project partners will present an overview of the Collaborative, curriculum, deliverables, recent successes, and an outline for replication of this program.
Presenters: Jo Alice Blondin, President and Duane Hodge, Director Workforce Development, Clark State Community College; Amy Donahoe, Director of Hiring and Employer Services, Springfield Chamber and OhioMeansJobs; John Trott, Workforce Investment Act Director, Area 7 Ohio; Lehan Peters, Director of Workforce Development, Ohio Jobs and Family Services/OhioMeansJobs, OH
Emerging Issues Around Stages of Data Collection in TAACCCT Grant Implementation
TRACK: Grant Outcomes, Deliverables, and Sustainable Solutions
There is often a separation between approaches to education and approaches to workforce development, particularly when it comes to collecting data at different stages across an individual grant-funded program. The goal of this presentation will focus how community colleges are bridging this research and practice divide making it more bamboo-like and less iron-clad. To illustrate how this might be done, the session will use as an example the Iowa Advanced Manufacturing (I-AM) TAACCCT grant.
Presenters: Pradeep Kotamraju, Chief Bureau of Career and Technical Education, Division of Community Colleges, Iowa Department of Education; and Stephanie Ferraro, Statewide Project Director Iowa-Advanced Manufacturing (I-AM) Consortium, Des Moines Area Community College, IA
Thursday October 30
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Conference A SILVER SPONSOR
Managing Talent Development with Employers
TRACK: Employer Engagement Strategies and Innovative Partnerships
Learn how best to address the hiring and training needs of companies, by matching candidates to jobs, narrowing applicant pools, and identifying skill gaps that negatively impact productivity.
In a continued effort to address the hiring and training needs of companies in the St. Louis region, the STLCC Corporate College uses ACT WorkKeys to narrow down applicant pools, match candidates to jobs, and identify skills gaps that negatively impact productivity.
Presenters: Chris Guidry, Director, Career and College Readiness, ACT, IA and Jim Duane, Manager, Workforce Development, St. Louis Community College, MO
Conference B
Pivot Point: A Foundation to Completion
TRACK: Best Practices in Workforce Education
Pivot Point is for adults entering college for the first time, returning after years in the workplace or a major life change. In 10 years, hundreds of students have used this foundation to meet many goals: improving their basic skills or college entrance exam scores, earning their GED, developing study, computer, and presentation skills, exploring college program and career options, gaining confidence, and completing a short-term training program or degree, or finding a job.
Presenters: Liz Strongman, Teresa Romaneschi, and Adela Saenz, Faculty, South Seattle College, WA
Conference C SILVER SPONSOR
Work Ethic -The Key to Employment and Retention
TRACK: Best Practices in Workforce Education
Career and Technical educators have always led the nation in teaching the vocational skills that students need to get hired. But it's what we aren't teaching that may end up getting them fired. New research shows that nearly half of all employees were fired less than 18 months after they were hired. The reason 9 out 10 were fired had nothing to do with being able to perform the tasks of the job; they were poor work behaviors. Showing up late to work, having a bad attitude, a lack of personal integrity - these are only a few reasons why highly-trained individuals lose their jobs. Learn how educators are developing work ethic to help their students get and keep employment!
Presenter: Josh Davies, CEO, The Center for Work Ethic Development, CO
Better Together: Sector Initiatives and Career Pathways
TRACK: Employer Engagement Strategies and Innovative Partnerships
Learn about two complementary approaches to help individuals attain skills and credentials while meeting employers' skill needs. Sector initiatives customize solutions for multiple employers and increase access to good jobs for low-income individuals. Career pathways connect progressive levels of education, training, support services, and credentials for specific occupations to optimize the progress and success of individuals. The characteristic strengths of each can be leveraged to benefit workers and employers, as demonstrated by successful models at Instituto in health care and manufacturing.
Presenters: Judy Mortrude, Director Alliance for Quality Career Pathways, Center for Law and Social Policy, DC; Jim Torrens, Program Manager, National Network for Sector Partnerships, Insight Center for Community Economic Development, CA; and Guadalupe, Director Career Pathways, Instituto del Progreso Latino, IL
Developing Career Pathways in the Biosciences
TRACK: Grant Outcomes, Deliverables, and Sustainable Solutions
The activities of the Community College Consortium for Bioscience Credentials, a multi-state consortium of 12 colleges, will be discussed. C3bc is identifying core skills across the biosciences subsectors of laboratory skills, biomanufacturing and medical devices, and developing stackable credentials to assist TAACCCT participants in obtaining employment. Highlighted will be the development of innovative online courses for basic sciences, the engagement of business and industry, and approaches for evaluating multiple interventions across sites.
Presenters: Judith A. Alamprese, Principal Scientist Abt Associates, MD and Russ H. Read, Executive Director, TAACCCT Consortium for Bioscience Credentials, NC
Community College: Soul of the Community?
TRACK: Community Colleges' Role in Economic Development and Community Revitalization
Community college students, most of whom are long-time local residents, often carry a negative image of their hometown. While a community college education is their unique opportunity to learn needed skills to successfully enter the workforce, are there ways that the college experience can also convert them into community advocates? This session will explore how a community college can not only provide students with a clear career path, but also open their eyes to area assets that are worth their support and lifelong commitment.
Presenters: Marta Wojcik, Executive Director, Frank Lloyd Wright's Westcott House and Jo Alice Blondin, President, Clark State Community College, OH
The 4M Group - Retention! Attraction! Expansion!
TRACK: Community Colleges' Role in Economic Development and Community Revitalization
The 4M Group is a collaborative specific to Macomb County whose core focus is the coordination of services for addressing the economic and workforce development needs of new and existing businesses. The group specifically supports employers through business retention, attraction and expansion; Local, County and State Incentives; Workforce Development through a coordinated client outreach, response and follow-up. 4M is comprised of Macomb County Planning & Economic Development Department, Macomb/St. Clair Workforce Development Board (MI Works!), Macomb Community College and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The group integrates all of the available services into a seamless approach for each client, group of employers and across industry sectors.
Presenters: Holger Ekanger, WCE Director - Engineering & Advanced Technology and Debb Ross, WCE-EAT Administrator, Macomb Community College, MI
Carnegie III
NIMS and STC: A Credentialing Model for Any Pathway
TRACK: Best Practices in Workforce Education
Learn about the development and value of NIMS industry-developed, industry-tested skills credentials, including a demo of how South Texas College has made NIMS credentialing a capstone of its machining program and what that means for students, industry, and the community. Beyond Manufacturing: The model of the NIMS system can be replicated in other career pathways in order to align education with the skills that employers need now.
Presenters: Catherine L. Ross, Director of Accreditation, National Institute for Metalworking Skills, Inc., VA and Mario Reyna, Dean of Business and Technology, South Texas College, TX
Shadyside SILVER SPONSOR
CSM – Supercharging Workforce Education
TRACK: Best Practices in Workforce Education
Workforce education mainly concerns itself with job-specific skills, but what companies really care about for all jobs is solid general skills that lead to high performance – key math and literacy, problem-solving strategies, independent learning, and performance traits like persistence, conscientiousness, and self-efficacy. We'll outline how current approaches to workforce education miss the mark, and describe a free and innovative web-based course called CSM that instills high performance. We'll discuss how CSM improves workforce education and certificates, and how the CSM Certificate can coordinate community-wide, systemic change.
Presenters: David Goldberg, CEO and Tom Kilijanek, Director of Business Development, CSMLearn, CO
Thursday October 30
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm
Conference A
Debunking the Myths of Partnership
TRACK: Employer Engagement Strategies and Innovative Partnerships
In this lively, interactive workshop, participants will explore the role that partnerships play in contributing to sustainable communities, supporting skill development, facilitating communication and creating a pipeline of skilled workers. We will debunk some of the myths about partnerships and employer engagement by examining the different stages of partnership development through the lens of the manufacturing sector in Michigan.
Presenters: Katie Hall, Policy Associate, Economic Opportunity Team, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce; Holger Ekanger, WCE Director - Engineering & Advanced Technology, Macomb Community College; and Leslie Kellogg, Dean of Technology, Health Sciences, and Business Division, Lake Michigan College, MI
Conference B
Developing Workforce Professionals
TRACK: Grant Outcomes, Deliverables, and Sustainable Solutions
While workforce development programs have been running at dozens of City University of New York (CUNY) colleges for many years, there has never been a formal approach to standardizing their best practices across the university. The US Department of Labor-funded CUNY CareerPATH program worked to change that. The initiative included extensive professional development activities and technical assistance strategies that promoted discussion of common challenges, sharing of best practice, and improvement of performance. This session will explore the role of professional development and technical assistance through a detailed case study. Workshop attendees will walk away with ideas that will help them establish or improve their program support structures.
Presenters: Colette Labrador, Co-Project Director, CUNY CareerPATH and Curtis Dann-Messier, Assistant Director for Continuing Education, City University of New York, NY
Conference C
Thrills, Chills, and Spills of Community Change
TRACK: Community Colleges' Role in Economic Development and Community Revitalization
The role of community colleges in fostering sustainable economic and comprehensive workforce development is of critical importance--and growing in national attention. Increasingly, community colleges are playing a vital role in fostering physical and human-capital development. This session will highlight how two colleges are playing their part in building resilient communities through innovation and strategic partnerships. Attendees will also learn about the Transformative Change Initiative (TCI), a creative partnership dedicated to assisting community colleges in scaling innovations to improve student outcomes, programs, organization, and communities by using U.S. Dept. of Labor's Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grants as a bridge to lasting transformative change.
Presenters: Michael L Powell, Executive Director, Passaic County Community College, NJ; Babette Audant, Executive Director, Center for Economic and Workforce Development, Kingsborough Community College, NY; and Mindy Feldbaum, CEO, The Collaboratory, DC
Employer Engagement - This model will work for YOU!
TRACK: Employer Engagement Strategies and Innovative Partnerships
Studies show that the earlier employers engage with students the more positive the outcome in terms of employment, salaries, employer/employee satisfaction, just to name a few. The Kansas Board of Regents has collaborated with the Kansas Department of Commerce, the Kansas State Department of Education, and several pilot colleges to develop an Employer Engagement Initiative. This tiered model allows almost any business partner to be recognized for their efforts, and encourages further involvement and support of CTE programs. It also assists faculty and business with ideas on how to further engage and provides a path to additional collaborative efforts.
Presenters: Connie Beene, Director of Federal Initiatives for Technical Education; Larry McLemore
Division Chair, Industrial Technology, and Janese Thatcher, Dean of Technical Education, Seward County Community College, KS
Workforce Now: Critical Employment Skills Gap Analysis
TRACK: Employer Engagement Strategies and Innovative Partnerships
Workforce Now is a regional research initiative to provide better information on regional workforce gaps, skills, and characteristics to both educators and the public. The quality of the regional workforce is a primary competitive factor in its growth and economic development. The first report presented information gained from extensive surveys and interviews of three large established employers and the second from three key business sectors in Southwest Florida. These two initial studies not only found a considerable number of commonalities across all employers and sectors but also set the stage for ongoing research. The studies' methodologies, findings, and applicability to workforce education providers are the subjects of the proposal.
Presenter: John D. Meyer, Dean School of Business and Technology, Florida SouthWestern State College, FL
An Examination of PIAAC Findings in the U.S.
TRACK: Best Practices in Workforce Education
This presentation will provide an overview of key findings on the Unites States from the OECD survey of adult skills (i.e., Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)) with regard to literacy, numeracy, and problem solving skills. In addition, we will examine outcomes for U.S. residents aged 45 to 65 included in PIAAC who participated in varying types and intensities of adult education and training. Outcomes that will be analyzed include labor force participation rates, employment status, and income. Gaining a better understanding of how adults benefit from varying types and intensities of education and training at older ages is important from both a policy and practice perspective.
Presenters: Phyllis Cummins, Research Scholar, and Ryan Michael Walker, Doctoral Associate, Scripps Gerontology Center, Miami University of Ohio
Sustainable Industry-Specific Training Consortia
TRACK: Employer Engagement Strategies and Innovative Partnerships
Building a dynamic, sustainable portfolio of investments to promote and deliver workforce education is possible. Using Lafayette, Indiana's Advancing Manufacturing initiative as a case study, participants will learn how to link and leverage existing community assets to create an "overhead free" organization. The case study program has granted over $750K in locally-funded scholarships since its inception and has become a model for communities building effective partnerships for community-based workforce development initiatives.
Presenter: Craig Lamb, Vice President, Corporate and Continuing Education, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, NC
Carnegie III
Growing the Pacific Northwest Maritime Workforce
TRACK: Employer Engagement Strategies and Innovative Partnerships
A unique public/private partnership between South Seattle College and Vigor Industrial resulted in the creation of the Harbor Island Training Center, a state of the art welding training center onsite in the heart of the Vigor Seattle shipyard. Come and hear the tale of authentic partnership, staring a significant industry partner and co-staring innovative colleges in Portland, Seattle, and Ketchikan, with supporting roles from dynamic Workforce Development Councils. This session will look closely at the integrated partnership model in Seattle between college and business, the curriculum being used to train the maritime manufacturing workforce, the funding model to support it and the opportunities for growth.
Presenters: Ken Johnson, Lead Faculty and Welding Director, Vigor Shipyards and Mary Lockwood, College Navigator, South Seattle College, WA
Meeting the Needs of a Skilled Workforce
TRACK: Best Practices in Workforce Education
While the data shows we continue to graduate more students with credentials ever before, most of our graduates take too many credits and far too long to earn a degree. In the interest of improved efficiency to graduation the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has funded projects to develop education pathways for specific disciplines. The development of these specific pathways provided the feedback to support an expanded scope of Programs of Study (POS) for the State of Texas. The goal is to develop POS, in conjunction with business and industry, which prepare students for jobs which meet business and industry needs.
Presenter: Jeffrey Parks, Dean Industrial and Professional Services, San Jacinto College, TX
Thursday October 30
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Conference A
Program of Study Templates: Building and Marketing CTE Programs of Study and Career Pathways in OR
TRACK: Best Practices in Workforce Education
Presentation of strategies for building a "stackable" CTE Programs of Study from high school to community college to university and employment including outreach strategies, online POSTs for students, high school counselors and community college advisors. Success factors and lessons learned in building high school to community college CTE articulation agreements be discuss from a local college perspective as well as statewide. Oregon's new statewide POST website and open source software presented. Present new Program of Study Template (POST) statewide website.
Presenters: Mimi M. Maduro, Pathways Initiative Statewide Director, Oregon Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development and Marc Goldberg, Executive Dean CTE, Apprenticeships, and Secondary Programs, Mt. Hood Community College, OR
Conference B
Building a Strong Partnership for Student Success
TRACK: Employer Engagement Strategies and Innovative Partnerships
Pellissippi State Community College and Knox County Schools have partnered to establish a Career Magnet Academy. Employing nationally-recognized best practices, the academy opened fall 2014. Working with the chamber of commerce and industry, the curriculum provides students with meaningful workforce skills and enables them to earn associate degrees as they graduate high school. Afterward, students can enter immediately into the workforce or transfer to a four-year institution, as a junior, to complete a baccalaureate degree.
Presenters: Ted A. Lewis, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Pellissippi State Community College; John Derek Faulconer, Principal, Knox County Schools Career Magnet Academy; Mike North, Campus Dean-Strawberry Plains, Pellissippi State Community College, TN
The Citi-Gateway Partnership: An Economic Development Driver
TRACK: Best Practices in Workforce Development
The presentation will focus on the Citi-Gateway Partnership awarded the Bellwether Award for Workforce Development in 2014. With emphasis on the strategic planning process, which began in 2003, service components will be showcased including pre-hire training, a special career coaching course – Career Discovery, an academic advisor on site in the Gateway Center and college courses leading to certificates offered on site. Lastly, the numbers served, evaluation methods and program replication will be shared.
Presenter: Angie Taylor, Vice President Workforce Solutions, Gateway Community and Technical College, KY
IMS Gear and TCC: Building Machinists Together
TRACK: Employer Engagement Strategies and Innovative Partnerships
IMS Gear is a German-owned, world-wide manufacturer of automotive parts, operating a 100,000 sq. ft. advanced manufacturing plant in Virginia Beach, Virginia. In order to jump start non-credit courses in machining, IMS offered Tidewater Community College full use of machining equipment and classroom space pro bono as long as TCC could secure an instructor and curriculum. The pilot course ran with great success in the spring of 2014 and now the partnership includes other area manufacturers. In addition, TCC will offer two advanced levels of machining and CNC courses starting in the fall of 2014. The employees completing the courses will sit for the Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) exam certification in the spring of 2015.
Presenters: Henry W Cobb, Associate Vice President, and Richard Dyer, Adjunct Faculty, Tidewater Community College; and Guenter Weissenseel, President, IMS Gear, VA
Integrating Public Benefits into Campus Services
TRACK: Best Practices in Workforce Education
This session seeks to share lessons and best practices from the Benefits Access for College Completion initiative as a community college completion strategy. Since 2012, 7 community colleges have developed and implemented sustainable models to increase students' financial stability by connecting more students to public benefits, including SNAP and Medicaid. This session will focus on the opportunities & challenges faced and how financial aid, advising, and counseling processes were changed to connect students to public benefits and improve completion rates. Representatives from two of the colleges will discuss the innovative strategies used to connect more students to public benefits.
Presenters: Amy-Ellen Duke-Benfield, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Law and Social Policy, DC; Michael Baston, Vice President, Laguardia Community College, NY; and Maryann Haytmanek, Benefits Access Project Director, Northhampton Community College, PA
Building an Entry Level in Community Health
TRACK: Employer Engagement Strategies and Innovative Partnerships
This session will look at strategies used at Kingsborough Community College, lead of USDOL TAACCCT-funded CUNY CareerPATH, to build an entry level in community health based on employer input. Community health workers are in high demand in New York City, yet it is hard to define what a community health worker is; there are no industry-recognized credentials. Most critically, degree programs assume students will earn 4-year degrees before finding work in their field. In addition to deep dives into LMI, and faculty committed to the dual goals of career and college advancement, job developers work relentlessly with employers to refine our shared understanding of community health work, and create employment opportunities where there were none.
Presenters: Babette Audant, Executive Director and Alissa Levine, Director of Programs, Center for Economic and Workforce Development, Kingsborough Community College, NY
Education Based Economic Development: The Iron Range Solution to Talent Development
TRACK: Community Colleges' Role in Economic Development and Community Revitalization
With a population older than both state and national averages, a decline in the pipeline of emerging workers and over $6.5 billion in new large scale projects on the horizon, Northeastern Minnesota's Iron Range was faced with the "Perfect Storm" in terms of talent development. Learn how this dynamic region's leaders from education, industry, economic development and local legislators have partnered to address this critical issue and develop a model for education based economic development.
Presenter: Roy Smith, Director of Regional Talent Development, Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, MN
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Forging New Pathways for Adult Learners at Atlanta Metropolitan State College
TRACK: Best Practices in Workforce Education
To retool adult learners for college completion, a Prior Learning Assessment Handbook that captures our PLA policies and procedures is posted on the college website. 15% of our faculty have completed prior learning assessment workshops conducted by DePaul University; Faculty development focuses on andragogy and sensitizes faculty to the needs of adult learners. Adult learner focused online courses emphasize theory and practice. Quality Matters Rubric is applied to ensure standardization and student centered course design.
Presenters: Bonita E. Flournoy, Dean and Professor, Division of Science, Mathematics, and Health Professions and Kokila Ravi, PLA Director, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, Atlanta Metropolitan College, GA
Labor Market Data for Employer Engagement Strategies
TRACK: Employer Engagement Strategies and Innovative Partnerships
Educators can provide employers with the workers they want by conducting a structured analysis of data to understand the needed skills and credentials using multiple data sources, including real time labor market information. Forging partnerships is an effective way to develop diverse solutions, leverage resources, and increase program impact. Presenters will share innovative employer engagement and partnership strategies that lead to a pipeline of skilled workers.
Presenters: Mary Wright, Program Director, Jobs for the Future, MA; Jenny Schanker, Associate Director, Michigan Center for Student Success; Debbie Gillespie, Director of Workforce Training, Lake Michigan College; and Robert Matthews, Executive Dean, Workforce, Community and Grant Development, Mott Community College, MI
Friday October 31
9:45 am – 10:45 am
Conference A EXEMPLARY PROGRAM AWARD RECIPIENT
College at the Center: Connecting Employers, Apprentices, and Partners
TRACK: Best Practices in Workforce Education
The Industrial Manufacturing Academy is a short term training program that requires working partnerships at every step: curriculum development, recruitment, retention, instruction, certification and job placement. Our partnerships successfully support and educate a fragile population with multiple barriers through a rigorous 11-week training. The result is a pipeline of skilled entry level workers ready for long-term family wage jobs. The Academy provides students a pathway to enter into apprenticeships, or continued education in welding, composites, and more. Partnerships with everyone from employers to community based organizations are why the students, and the college, are successful.
Presenters:Jason Petrait, Program Administrator, Georgetown Campus, South Seattle College and Lynn Strickland, Interim Executive Director, Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee, WA
Conference B
HEAL@SJRState a Proven Grant Solution
TRACK: Grant Outcomes, Deliverables, and Sustainable Solutions
The Health Care Education Alliance (HEAL), a DOL Grant is a unique workforce training program created to meet the increased demand for skilled healthcare workers. It was developed to offset economic challenges of dislocated, incumbent, and unemployed workers needing healthcare training that provided high wage, sustainable jobs. The project exceeded all training, completion and employment outcomes. This presentation will highlight the success and challenges experienced. Emphasis will be placed on the building of relationships, faculty development and student support which were paramount to success. Sustainable solutions will be provided that each institution could implement in their various Workforce Disciplines based on this program.
Presenters: Anna Lebesch, Vice President for Workforce Development, Mary Anne Laney, Dean of Nursing and Allied Health, and Holly Coulliette, Associate Dean of Allied Health, St. Johns River State College, FL
Conference C
How Automation Is Driving Supply Chain Job Skills
TRACK: Employer Engagement Strategies and Innovative Partnerships
Supply Chain Management vs. Supply Chain Technology: How are they different? Learn how the National Center for Supply Chain Technology Education (SCTE) involved industry to understand the impact of automation, new skill requirements, and occupational demand for supply chain technicians. Industry projects 61,000 new openings for supply chain technicians over the next 24 months! Participants will leave with information on SCTE curriculum and resources for colleges interested in training supply chain technicians.
Presenter: Elaine Gaertner, Education Liaison, National Center for Supply Chain Technology Education/Norco College, CA
Accelerating the Success of Adult ESL Learners
TRACK: Best Practices in Workforce Education
Learn about the Community College Consortium for Immigrant Education and promising practices of two CCCIE members: South Texas College and Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. STC's ESL integrated career pathways lead to stackable credentials, employment, and learning opportunities for low-skill, low-literacy adult ESL learners. WSBCTC's High School 21+ and Integrated Digital English Acceleration (I-DEA) serve as integral foundations of the I-BEST program and significantly increase educational and workforce opportunities for immigrant students.
Presenters: Jill Casner-Lotto, Director, Community College Consortium for Immigrant Education, NY; Juan Carlos Aguirre, Director of Continuing, Professional and Workforce Education, South Texas College, TX; and Jon Kerr, Director of Adult Basic Education, Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, WA
Workforce Strategies in UAS Applications
TRACK: Community Colleges' Role in Economic Development and Community Revitalization
1 in 7 jobs in Ohio is in the agriculture industry, and businesses in the Dayton region have emerged as major developers of UAS and UAV (Unmanned Aerial Systems and Vehicles) applications. Clark State, building on its long history of agricultural education and embedding its recent programs, such as Geospatial Information Systems, Cybersecurity, and Software Development, has leveraged these core programs to create a responsive and cutting edge Precision Agriculture program: the first of its kind at a community college in Ohio. This program would not be possible without the support of its industry partners, such as CASE IH, John Deere, and Trupointe. This presentation will discuss funding, program and partnership development.
Presenters: Jo Alice Blondin, President, Amy Belanger-Haas, Assistant Dean of Business and Applied Technologies, and Jane Cape, Dean of Business and Applied Technology, Clark State Community College, OH
Non-Credit to Credit Lessons Learned
TRACK: Best Practices in Workforce Education
The Advanced Manufacturing, Mechatronics, and Quality Consortium is a partnership of four community colleges in MA, OH, LA, and TN. Funded by a TAACCCT III grant, the colleges are developing a shared entry-level Industrial Readiness Training that stacks into a common Intro to Manufacturing. These foundational courses create entry points to credit certificates and degrees in manufacturing, mechatronics, and quality. The programs will incorporate PLA and challenge exams to speed completion for veterans and displaced workers with previous manufacturing experience. The challenges of implementing stackable credentials multiply when four institutions are involved; but working with partners enables curriculum planners to learn from each other.
Presenters: Jacqueline Belrose, Vice President of Lifelong Learning and Workforce Development, Mt. Wachusett Community College, MA and Greg Timberlake, Dean of Business, Industry, and Technology, North Central State College, OH
Scaling Stackable Credentials
TRACK: Best Practices in Workforce Education
This session will focus on five strategies states and colleges are using to create stackable credentials: modularizing existing applied associate degree and technical diploma programs; embedding existing industry and professional certifications in career and technical programs; streamlining and scaling processes for awarding credit for learning represented by non-collegiate credentials; creating credentials that allow students to move up a career ladder or across pathways in a career lattice; and creating dual enrollment options that enable students to work concurrently toward a high school diploma equivalency and other credentials.
Presenters: Evelyn Ganzglass, Senior Fellow, Center for Law and Social Policy and Mimi M. Maduro, Pathways Initiative Statewide Director, Oregon Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development, OR
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General Motors Global Certification Program
TRACK: Employer Engagement Strategies and Innovative Partnerships
Since 2004 Macomb Community College's Workforce and Continuing Education Engineering and Advanced Technology division has provided GM Vehicle Systems, a total turnkey solution for certifying GM and their supplier base to GM's global engineering hardware and software standards. As part of GM's standardization, we developed a series of certification courses for internal engineers as well as their suppliers in 13 countries attended by over 4,800 individuals. The program allowed GM to manage and control a consistent approach to the design of automated systems and allowed us to leverage knowledge across all engineering and advanced technology offerings through programs targeting entry level, middle skills and engineering related occupations.
Presenters: Holger Ekanger, WCE Director - Engineering & Advanced Technology, Macomb Community College and Debb Ross, WCE-EAT Administrator, Macomb Community College.
Expanding the Measures of Success
TRACK: Best Practices in Workforce Education
Colleges have an important stake in credentialing done by state licensure boards and industry. Colleges often provide the preparation for these credentials but rarely know the outcomes. We need better data both to gauge how well we are meeting industry standards and to get credit for another form of student success. Several recent reports have focused on the need to better understand workforce credentialing and a coalition of organizations has issued a call for action to bring order to the maze of credentials This presentation will focus on the federal government's efforts to collect better information on non-degree credentialing and on an initiative to create a data exchange between colleges and industry certification groups.
Presenters: Nick Kremer, Chair, Vocational Research and Accountability Committee, CA; Sharon Boivin, National Center for Educational Statistics, Chair, Interagency Work Group; and Michelle Massie, Policy Analyst, Workforce Data Quality Campaign, DC
Friday October 31
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Conference A
Prior Learning Assessment for Health Careers
TRACK: Best Practices in Workforce Education
To meet new credentialing standards, working medical assistants are offered a low-cost, customized and flexible education program to complete coursework and prepare for a national exam. Through a combination of Prior Learning Assessment (PLA), Competency-Based Education, online and traditional classes, working medical assistants can obtain their credentials. Online enhancement and modular curricula with flexible instruction and competency check-offs on Saturdays or in the workplace decrease barriers to students.
Presenters: Jennifer Johnston, Program Manager and Prior Learning Assessment Coordinator, Highline College; Cirihn Malpocher, Assistant Director, Manager of Workforce Development, SEIU Healthcare 1199NW Multi-Employer Training and Education Fund; Lyn O'Neal, Department Chair Allied Health Department, Skagit Valley College, WA
Conference B
A Hero's Welcome to Health IT
TRACK: Best Practices in Workforce Education
A new Health Information Technology entry certification funded by the National Science Foundation is now ready to help position the veteran job seeker for success. This fall, Stanford's Open Learning Initiative and Bellevue College completed a free online, self-paced exam prep course and the DOL funded a new PLA guide for health IT, with a special focus on vets. The largest health IT association is collaborating with Bellevue College on a national veterans career services roll-out.
Presenter: Patricia Dombrowski, Executive Director Health eWorkforce Consortium, Bellevue College, WA
Conference C
Productive Partnerships for Existing Worker Skills
TRACK: Employer Engagement Strategies and Innovative Partnerships
In 2009 ATU-Ozark joined forces with Green Bay Packaging to develop the Green Bay Packaging/Arkansas Tech-Ozark Morrilton Training Site. This collaborative partnership leveraged the expertise of ATU-Ozark, with over $1 million in capital investment from GBP, and with state agency funding to create a state-of-the-art training facility designed to enhance electrical, mechanical, and instrumentation skills of incumbent workers throughout the region. The training program has trained over 200 incumbent workers from over 15 different companies.
Presenters: Ken Warden, Associate Vice Chancellor for Workforce Development, University of Arkansas – Fort Smith; Bruce Sikes, Chancellor, Arkansas Tech University Ozark-Campus; and Gary Sams, Manager of Training and Governmental Affairs, Green Bay Packaging Arkansas Kraft Division, AR
The Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Program
TRACK: Grant Outcomes, Deliverables, and Sustainable Solutions
The NSFs Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program has been providing funding for community college workforce development and technician training for 20 years. Join two ATE grantees to learn about the program and impacts in a diverse range of areas from manufacturing to viticulture. The session will provide impact data, lessons learned, application strategies, and more. Participants will explore tools and services that allow access to the full breadth and depth of free ATE deliverables online.
Presenters: Rachael Bower, Principal Investigator and Director, Internet Scout Research Group, University of Wisconsin Madison, WI and Marilyn Barger, Principal Investigator and Executive Director, FLATE, FL
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Sustainable Contract Training: A Grounded Theory for a Successful Business Model
TRACK: Employer Engagement Strategies and Innovative Partnerships
Traditionally, many adult and continuing education programs focused on offering a wide variety of programming to serve many diverse groups. With little competition and various federal and state funding sources, concepts like efficiency, fiscal sustainability and adaptability were not a major concern. Many institutions that are using these models are now having difficulties maintaining enrollment and profitability. To accomplish the goal of providing quality learning, many institutions are emphasizing contract training more. This study examined four programs in order to create a sustainable business model that can be used by institutions to create sustainable programs and meet customer workforce needs.
Presenter: Martin Reimer, Dean Student Support, Western Iowa Tech Community College, IA
Post-Graduate Employment Tracking Protocol and Automated Completer-Employer Connections
TRACK: Best Practices in Workforce Education
Gradcast delivers a unique mobile optimized automated protocol and platform for tracking students' post-graduate employment activity. It instantly connects CTE graduates in 35 verticals to relevant employers in their area or anywhere in the US to help with their job search. Gradcast also facilitates faculty and administration engagement with local industry.
Presenters: B. W. (Bill) Brooks, Director of Business Development, Bobby Davis, Vice President of Sales, and Sai Subramanian, CEO, My Open Jobs LLC, TX
Monongahela EXEMPLARY PROGRAM AWARD RECIPIENT
Successful Workforce Development Techniques: Lessons from a National Award-Winning Model
TRACK: Best Practices in Workforce Education
Panelists will discuss the historical context of building effective Career Pathways programs, from partnership/stakeholder development to management of program quality. Dr. Estrada and Ms. Martinez will present strategies they have implemented in curriculum and instructional delivery as part of Instituto's Carreras Career Pathways Program. The Ford Foundation, The Joyce Foundation, and The Kresge Foundation have all supported Carreras' award-winning work with multi-year grants. Most recently, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation awarded a two-year, $500,000 grant to Instituto's Adult Education program, the lead-in for many participants in Instituto's workforce development programs.
Presenters: Ricardo Estrada, Vice President of Education and Guadalupe Martinez, Director of Career Pathway Programs, Instituto del Progreso Latino, IL
Carnegie III
Workforce AID (Aligned with Industry Demand) - Education Linked to a Job!
TRACK: Employer Engagement Strategies and Innovative Partnerships
Kansas is a leader in initiatives supporting industry with a skilled, certified workforce. Using short term, highly focused training programs resulting in industry-recognized credentials, Workforce AID is an industry driven initiative that finds, trains, and delivers Kansas employers the workforce they need. With an early connection between employers and employees, and a single point of contact at the state level, employers, colleges and recruiting partners coordinate and leverage connections for maximum results. Learn about details and how you can develop a similar initiative to support your state's workforce and economic development goals.
Presenter: Zoe Thompson, Director, Workforce Training and Education, Kansas Department of Commerce and Kansas Board of Regents, KS
Creating a U.S. Credentials Framework
TRACK: Best Practices in Workforce Education
CSW and CLASP are leading a Lumina Foundation supported team that is developing a U.S. Credentials Framework - a unified tool for showing in a common language and structure the levels and types of competencies involved in degrees, certificates, industry certifications, and other credentials. The Framework is being designed based on leading edge approaches both within the U.S. and internationally, with substantial input from education and industry. The first public draft of the Framework will be published shortly before the conference. The purposes of this session are to share and get feedback on the Framework and to provide participants with an opportunity to learn more about it and its potential for your college.
Presenters: Larry Good, Chairman and Senior Policy Fellow, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce, MI and Evelyn Ganzglass, Senior Fellow, Center for Law and Social Policy, DC
Conference A
The Integrated Career Pathways Movement
Nationwide, large numbers of adults lack the education and skill levels to qualify for family-supporting jobs with over 26 million adults lack a high school degree. Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST), an instructional model originating in WA, is designed to provide educational access and support for adult basic education (ABE). I-BEST pairs ABE and career and technical educators (CTE) in the classroom to advance student gains concurrently in basic education content and technical skills. I-BEST has proved to be such a successful model that it is being replicated across the country with more and more colleges developing integrated career pathway models. This presentation will feature speakers from WA I-BEST, MD-IBEST, and Kansas Accelerating Opportunity. The presenters will highlight how I-BEST and I-BEST like programs are not only transforming ABE but also CTE education. By integrating literacy skill development into CTE programs, all learning is enhanced with program completers possessing the technical skills, the workplace readiness skills, and the literacy skills to attain family-wage employment.
Presenters: Zoe Thompson, Director, Workforce Training and Education, Kansas Department of Commerce and Kansas Board of Regents, KS; Jon Kerr, Director of Adult Basic Education, Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, WA; Kent Smedley, Dean of Workforce Development, Community College of Baltimore County, MD; and Darlene G. Miller, Executive Director, National Council for Workforce Education, WA
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Presenters: Mary Clagett, Director for Workforce Policy, Jobs for the Future; Rachel Gragg, Federal Policy Director, National Skills Coalition; and James Hermes, Associate Vice President of Government Relations, American Association of Community Colleges, DC
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Looking for a Winter stove, to melt snow and boil water. MSR whisperlite universal has best of all the worlds in terms of using all types of fuel, but its pricey any other quality alternative stoves which does the same job.
Not exactly in-expensive, but a better stove for a cheaper price Primus OmnifuelDo you need both white gas an canister options?A fire maple with an inverted canister might be a good choice.
Yes I need both Liquid fuel and gas options, just came back from a overnight winter backpacking trip and found that the liquid fuel stoves were way efficient than gas ones and melted the snow pretty quick. Does Fire Maple has hybrid stove?
The standard whisperlite is the standard and a good deal at $80, then just get a cheap $10 screw on stove for canister use. Doesn't really make sense to buy the multi-fuel since you won't want all that weight when you are just using canisters.
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The Optimus Nova multi fuel stove is a good choice, but expensive and heavy at 15.1 oz for the pump and stove.I have the pre-Katadyn version I'd be willing to sell.PM me if interested.
Any experience with Primus Omnilite Titanium :) MSR whisperlite universal can be gotten for $97Primus Onmilite -- $124Primus Omnilite Ti -- 149
If you need to simmer to cook something for, say 15 minutes or so do NOT get an Oprimus Nova. This is from personal experience. Plus it won't burn low enough to bake with either.Stick with the MSR stoves. Their multi fuel (but not canister) Dragonfly is the king of simmering. The Whisperlite Universal is great for car camping or winter backpacking.
Does whisperlite universal lacks any simmering at all? with EB sale I can get it for $84.
After giving a lot of thoughts about MSR whisperlite and other brands, I decided to go with Primus Omnilite Ti. It comes with .35L fuel bottle and windscreen. Wondering if I need to add another fuel bottle for 3-4 days of winter camping with melting snow and boiling water.
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It may be hard to believe, but there are only EIGHT, I repeat EIGHT home games left in the Grizzlies regular season. In a lot of ways, it has felt like two separate seasons because of the roster changes. As a fan, it's been a wild ride growing with the team and the new ownership, but it's been one that I have thoroughly enjoyed.
I had made a conscious decision before this season started to be present every time I was at a home game. Of course, anyone that has been to a game with me knows that I participate. (I might accidentally scream at the ref while you are in the middle of telling me a story that I am supposed to be listening to.) But I really wanted to try to use the home games as a kind of therapy this season. I decided that the problems, worries and stresses of my real life would not be allowed to follow me through the FedExForum doors for a game. Instead it would be all about the team, the city and the fans. Fans of small market NBA teams understand that your team's success can change drastically from one season to the next. I realized this was most likely going to be an amazing season, and I wanted to be present and enjoy it NOW instead of realizing several years later that I took it for granted.
This has been such a fun season for me. Even the worrying is fun. If you aren't a serious fan of a specific team, I'm sure that sounds insane. Believe it or not, it is an ADDICTION. When you follow a team and go through the ups and downs with the players and other fans, it makes you feel part of something bigger. Something that brings unity to the city. When you are in the stands, and you realize you actually have the power to influence the outcome of a professional basketball game it's a pretty cool feeling. And if you don't think fans make a difference or affect the outcome of a game, you haven't been to any sporting events with really devoted fans.
Because I am such a big Grizzlies fan, I am always trying to recruit others for the cause. I eventually came up with a plan that I use to bring people over to GrizzNation. I try to get the neutral person to go to about 4-6 home games. Odds are that, in 4-6 games, something exciting or unbelievable will happen in at least one of them. Once they get to feel the adrenaline rush and excitement it usually leaves them wanting more. That's also how long it takes the person to start recognizing some of the players and have a chance to identify with certain players personalities. (Psst! Tony Allen can recruit new fans all on his own with his personality and style of play.)
I have a little advice for those of you that have been trying to recruit someone for GrizzNation. Maybe you have a special someone who doesn't understand your Memphis Grizzlies obsession. I actually have a lot of people tell me "I wish my ________ (girlfriend, boyfriend, spouse, parent, friend, cousin, etc.) liked the Grizzlies as much as me." As I said above, there are eight home games left this season. My advice for you is to figure out a way to get them to at least four games. All eight would be ideal, but I realize that's not possible for everyone. If you can only get them to a few, you can still invite them out to a watch party or to your house for a game.
Am I sounding like the leader of a cult yet? Don't worry, I won't make you drink any Kool-Aid. I have no ulterior motive other than growing our fan base. Okay, that still sounds cult-ish but whatever.
When I meet someone who is a new Grizz fan, I see it as a positive thing. Sometimes the "bandwagon fan" label is given to newer fans. The whole notion that the Grizzlies could even HAVE bandwagon fans is exciting to me. But in my opinion a true bandwagon fan jumps on and off the wagon based on the team's success. I think the majority of newer Grizzlies fans are in it for the long haul. Maybe they weren't around for the 20 win seasons, but that doesn't mean they should be punished for it. They stuck around after we lost in the first round. They stuck around when we traded our bench. They stuck around when we traded Rudy Gay and let OJ Mayo walk. In my experience, once someone becomes a TRUE Memphis Grizzlies fan, that person is usually a fan for life. And I will never complain about a Grizzlies fan who sincerely loves the team, no matter when it was that they fell in love.
I honestly believe the Memphis Grizzlies have a shot at going all the way this year. But even if they don't, the Grizzlies still need as much support as we can give them. National sports media will not be talking about the Grizzlies. The majority of people outside of Memphis will not be talking about the Grizzlies. The Memphis Grizzlies are not media darlings, but they are still OUR team. It's up to us, the fans, to represent for our city. I think it's time for a grassroots GrizzNation campaign. As the Grizzlies make the final push to the playoffs, the fans should make a final push for support. That means reminding our friends and family when there is a game. That means cheering LOUD when we are at the games.
I love this team, so I don't mind being the dorky fan who gives the pep talk. Like that commercial says "It's only weird if it doesn't work." If we want to be cheering at a championship parade one day, we need to lay the foundation NOW. And in the words of Memphis' own Three 6 Mafia, it's time to let the rest of the NBA know "Who Run It."


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"It is my responsibility to care for the welfare of our OFWs. There is no politics here. This is my duty," the Vice President said in response to the concern of Zapanta's family over alleged erroneous reports than an emir would help Binay raise the blood money.
Binay revealed last February that Prince Khalid Bin Bandar Bin Abdul Aziz, nephew of Saudi King Abdullah and emir of the Riyadh region, is believed to have pledged SAR 1 million for Zapanta.
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PROVIDENCE – The East Greenwich boys indoor track team held its own at the Suburban Division Championships Saturday at the Providence Career and Technical Academy.
Coming in second place with 75.5 points, 20 points ahead of West Warwick, the Avengers scored where they would have expected given their daunting Hendricken competitors. The Hawks won by a landslide with 223.5 points.
PROVIDENCE – The East Greenwich boys indoor track team held its own at the Suburban Division Championships Saturday at the Providence Career and Technical Academy.
Coming in second place with 75.5 points, 20 points ahead of West Warwick, the Avengers scored where they would have expected given their daunting Hendricken competitors. The Hawks won by a landslide with 223.5 points.
"That's where we should be," EG coach Peter Dion said. "Hendricken is loaded, they have a lot of guys so second place is good. The fact that we're getting PR's is a good sign [the boys] are turning it on. We have a few weeks until states and they're getting into championship mode, which is nice to see."
The Avengers had some first places to go with those personal records; one in particular was a nice surprise for Dion. Junior Tommy Sommer took first in the 3,000-meter run, finishing in 9:05.80, seven seconds ahead of Hendricken's Michael Potter.
"We weren't even sure if we were going to run him in the 3K," said Dion, "but now we're thinking of leaving him in there for the rest of the year."
Another personal best came from Garrett Scanlon in the 1,500. The senior finished in second place with his 4:05.5 final time, a personal best by eight seconds. Dion expects this kind of improvement to continue as his athletes get a taste of that which they are capable.
"[The key] is to stay healthy, stay injury free," Dion said, "and the kids start to realize that they can actually compete at a high level and that gives them confidence, so that's good."
Another Avenger who realized his potential at the division meet was senior Graham Chapski, who won the 1,000 in 2:37.7 with a three second lead.
"What was nice is he just ran it from the gun and went all out from the get-go to see what would happen," Dion said. "It's a good sign. He's not afraid."
Dion also mentioned Saturday that he is tweaking his relay teams, looking to find the best combination heading into class and states.
"We're just kind of playing with stuff," he said. "We got a good idea of where we're at and what might happen individually [at the class and state meets], we just know as a relay team we don't have a shot so we just split them up and run them as individuals."
Chapski, Scanlon and Sommer had been on a 4x800 relay team, which did not compete at the division championships.
"We're trying to spread out those three," Dion said. "We'll break them into individuals and let some other kids run the 4x8."
The 4x800 team that ran in Saturday's meet managed to place third. Seniors Doug Fisher and Angelo Acker, sophomore Alec Gannon and freshman Willy Por finished in 8:59.20 behind Hendricken and West Warwick.
Junior Christian Liu, seniors Anthony Benard-Sasges and Bobby Lepre, and sophomore Will Soltero placed second in the 4x200 with a final time of 1:39.40 behind only Hendricken, while the 4x400 team of Scanlon, Acker, Bernard-Sasges and senior Tyler Ferra also took second with a time of 3:46.30.
Acker also had a strong day individually, winning the 600 in 1:29.9 with Fisher following shortly after in third with a 1:31.90 run time.
The Avengers also had two placers in the 55 dash as Soltero placed sixth with his time of 7.11 seconds, just ahead of Liu who ran 7.18.
With his team turning out best times and continuing to improve, Dion feels free to formulate a strategy that will hopefully bring them success at states. The team has a good sense of its strengths and weaknesses and plans to apply that knowledge as they go forward.
"Distance is by far our strongest," he said. "A lot of these guys have been running since June. They're disciplined and well managed; they know what's going on. They're die hards."
While the East Greenwich boys team competed Saturday, the Avenger girls had to wait until Monday for the Division I-Headly Championship meet at the PCTA.
As expected, La Salle and Classical finsihed well in front of the field with 144 and 115 points, respectively.
Smithfield followed in third with 45 points, while the Avengers and Portsmouth tied for fourth place with 28 points.
The 55 dash was a major bright spot for EG as Hannah Trinque (7.89) and Racquel Rodriguez (7.92) finished in third and fourth, respectively, while Summer Murray (32-4 1/2) was third in the shot put.
Lauren Swanson (42-6 1/4) took fifth in the weight throw, while Phoebe Osterhout matched her with a fifth place result in the 600 with a time of 1:48.44. The Avengers also notched a fourth in the 4x400 and fifth in the 4x200.
Both East Greenwich sqauds will return to the PCTA Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. for the Class Championships.


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Terry Martin, Naples
Give cameras a green light
I read with interest Thursday's editorial requesting that the Collier County Commission take a second look at the need for red-light cameras.
Since there is no financial cost to taxpayers and statistics seem to point to accidents going down in the communities that use cameras, why would the County Commission not want to have them?
When I travel on Airport Pulling Road and U.S. 41 frequently, I see people often who don't even slow down when the caution light comes on. And then I see them speeding through the red light because they're in a hurry and just don't want to stop.
We pay County Sheriff Kevin Rambosk for his expertise, and yet the commission doesn't take his advice to have the cameras.
His men and women are out there 24/7 dealing with car crashes and hurt people, while the commission is looking at statistics and doubting the credibility of them. That makes no sense to me.
When I want advice to make an important decision, I go to the experts; therefore, I support the Collier County sheriff who is in support of the red-light cameras.
I would prefer to see Collier County a proactive community rather than a reactive one. If cameras can save one life, they are worth having.
When people are driving safely and obeying the rules, they need not fear red-light cameras.
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