Achieving long-term success will require active advocacy on behalf of low-income working adults, specifically to their educational needs. Through communications and advocacy outreach, SkillUp Washington will work to have the following impact:
-Increased awareness of issues faced by low-income working adults.
-Increased awareness of the need for a coordinated and cohesive approach to increase postsecondary attainment for low-income, working adults.
-Increased political will to adopt policies and fund programs that support low-income working adults and their transition into postsecondary attainment.
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You are invited to join SkillUp and sponsors at the “Launching Opportunities” forum on Monday, August 9th, 2010! Please save the date, and plan to join us on the North Seattle Community College campus.
- Come visit and learn about the new opportunity center at North Seattle Community College
- Attend a policy and practice forum highlighting pioneering approaches to asset building and integrated services from select community colleges across the country
This event is co-sponsored by:
Annie E. Casey Foundation Workforce Development Council of King County and Seattle Community College DistrictMore details will be available soon! If you are interested in receiving updates or invites to this event, please contact Jenna Cass at jennac@skillupwa.org or 206.388.1670.
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On June 5th our first co-sponsored Policy Event took place.
FROM THE WORK STATION TO GRADUATION
Paths to college success for Washington’s working adults
Forum participants discussed strategies to improve degree completion for working adults. They learned about the latest national research, heard from employers in the region, and networked with colleagues from all sectors of education. Participants were able to walk away with practical ideas for helping students succeed, from adult basic education to graduation and job placement.
Featured Speakers:
Professor James Rosenbaum, Faculty Fellow, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Nationally renowned researcher on education and social policy
Consultant to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Author of After Admission: From College Access to College Success
Dr. Rosenbaum’s PowerPoint Presentation
Other resources shared at forum
Dr. Jill Wakefield, Chancellor, SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT. Former president of South Seattle Community College
Named Communicator of the Year by the National Council for Marketing and
Public Relations
Dr. David Stewart, Seattle Metro President, DEVRY UNIVERSITY
President of undergraduate and graduate campuses in Federal Way,
Bellevue and Portland, OR
Former center dean at DeVry University - Bellevue
To find out more about the forum, visit Port Jobs Forums
Event Sponsors
SkillUp Washington is a partnership of foundations, community colleges and public agencies working together to improve educational attainment among working adults in Seattle and King County. SkillUp Washington helps low-income adults gain the skills they need to succeed in the workplace, and helps investors, trainers, and community organizations partner more effectively.
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
South Seattle Community College
League of Education Voters in Washington
Puget Sound Regional Council