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SUMMARY:NEACAC College Fair @ Mitchell College
DESCRIPTION:Please join NEBHE staff to discuss your options with Tuition Break\, offering discounts on more than 800 undergraduate and graduate degree programs at New England’s 82 public colleges and universities.
URL:https://nebhe.org/event/neacac-college-fair-mitchell-college/
LOCATION:Mitchell College\, New London\, CT\, United States
CATEGORIES:College Fair,Events
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SUMMARY:College Fair: Trio Day - Nashua NH
DESCRIPTION:Please join NEBHE staff to discuss your options with Tuition Break\, offering discounts on more than 800 undergraduate and graduate degree programs at New England’s 82 public colleges and universities.
URL:https://nebhe.org/event/college-fair-trio-day-nashua-nh/
LOCATION:Radisson Hotel Nashua\, 11 Tara Blvd.\, MA\, 03062\, United States
CATEGORIES:College Fair,Events
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SUMMARY:Fall 2018 Vermont Higher Education Excellence Award
DESCRIPTION:NEBHE’s annual awards recognize leaders and programs in the higher education\, government and business sectors that exemplify excellence in one or more areas— innovation\, diversity\, partnerships and collaborations or educational opportunity. \nThe by-invitation ceremony for the Fall 2018 Vermont Higher Education Excellence Award is honoring Sister Janice Ryan\, former President of Trinity College of Vermont.
URL:https://nebhe.org/event/fall-2018-vermont-higher-education-excellence-award/
LOCATION:University of Vermont\, Dudley H. Davis Center\, Livak Ballroom\, 590 Main Street\, Burlington\, VT\, 05405\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Collaborative Insurance and Technology Savings Program
DESCRIPTION:The ​New ​England ​Board ​of ​Higher ​Education ​(NEBHE) ​is ​pleased ​to ​invite ​you ​to ​attend ​a ​Purchasing ​Program ​meeting ​on ​October ​29\, ​2018 ​from ​8:30 ​am ​to ​12:00 ​pm ​at ​the ​College ​of ​the ​Holy ​Cross’ ​Hogan ​Campus ​Center ​in ​Worcester\, ​Massachusetts. ​NEBHE ​has ​expanded ​its ​partnership ​with ​the ​Midwestern ​Higher ​Education ​Compact’s ​Technology ​Purchasing ​(MHECTECH) ​program ​and ​insurance ​programs ​including ​new ​Cyber ​Insurance. ​ \nMHECTECH ​is ​the ​largest ​national ​purchasing ​consortium ​for ​education ​technology ​and ​is ​now ​available ​for ​all ​New ​England ​higher ​education ​public ​and ​private ​institutions\, ​school ​districts\, ​cities\, ​towns ​and ​counties ​to ​receive ​significant ​savings ​on ​technology ​services ​and ​providers.
URL:https://nebhe.org/event/collaborative-insurance-and-technology-savings-program/
LOCATION:College of the Holy Cross\, Hogan Campus Center\, 1 College Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Exploring New Models for Strategic Alliances in Higher Education
DESCRIPTION:We extend our sincere thanks for your participation in the New England Board of Higher Education’s and RSM’s executive lunch briefing Exploring New Models for Strategic Alliances in Higher Education\, held on Monday\, April 30\, 2018. \nExpert speakers explored these and other pressing questions: \nMany higher education institutions (HEIs) face complex competitive and financial sustainability challenges that require a new and more strategic orientation toward alliances. To be sure\, heightened concerns about such challenges have led to a renewed interest in\, and discussion of\, mergers between colleges\, universities and others in the postsecondary space. \nYet\, mergers are just one decisive strategy for responding to financial pressures and a changing competitive environment. Some HEIs have pursued strong collaborations and consortial memberships to create new models to reduce cost and increase revenues. Are there still other opportunities and compelling strategic alliance models for HEIs that build upon collaborative successes-but provide more flexible alternatives to institutional mergers? \nWatch the entire briefing here: \n \n  \nClick below to download these materials from the conference: \n\nThe conference agenda\nThe attendee list\nThe list of speaker biographies\n\nWe look forward to seeing you at next year’s NEBHE-RSM lunch briefing.
URL:https://nebhe.org/event/exploring-new-models-for-strategic-alliances-in-higher-education/
LOCATION:RSM Offices\, 80 City Square\, Boston\, MA\, 02129\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Next Generation Transfer: New England’s Evolving Transfer Landscape
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, January 19th\, 2018\nCollege of the Holy Cross\, Hogan Campus Center\nWorcester\, Massachusetts\n9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. \nNew England has embarked on developing new systems to promote seamless transfer throughout the region. What have we learned thus far and what challenges lie ahead? \nUnpack current transfer data from the Community College Research Center and National Student Clearinghouse. Hear from WICHE about the Interstate Passport program and NEBHE’s transfer initiative\, Tuition Break Transfer. Discuss reverse transfer and burgeoning transfer practices throughout the New England region. \nKey Speakers will include: \n\nJohn Fink\, Community College Research Center\nPat Shea\, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)\nJane Sherman\, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)\nDoug Shapiro\, National Student Clearinghouse\nMichelle Blackwell\, National Student Clearinghouse\n\n  \nFor additional details and to view the agenda\, click here.
URL:https://nebhe.org/event/next-generation-transfer-new-englands-evolving-transfer-landscape/
LOCATION:College of the Holy Cross\, Hogan Campus Center\, 1 College Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States
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SUMMARY:Employability: A National Imperative
DESCRIPTION:In association with the Commission on Higher Education & Employability\, NEBHE held its Employability: A National Imperative summit on Monday\, Dec. 4\, 2017 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. \nExpert speakers explored these and other pressing questions… \n\nWhat kinds of jobs will be eliminated by the rise of analytics\, automation and artificial intelligence? What kinds will be created?\nWill higher education be able to innovate new roles to ensure that grads are “career ready”?\nCan “People Analytics” help job applicants and employers speak the same language?\nHow will we bridge the “employability gap” facing students who lack the competencies to navigate successful and long-lasting careers\n\nOur feedback suggests the conference was a great success\, from the engaging discussion during plenary and concurrent sessions to the comments shared throughout the day. We are pleased the conference appeared to bring together the right people and provided an opportunity for you to share your thoughts\, questions and expertise. \n\nVideo: Highlights\nWelcome from Gina M. Raimondo\, Governor of Rhode Island \nGov. Gina M. Raimondo greeted the audience in a pre-taped video address: \n \n\nNortheastern University President Joseph E. Aoun spoke about the future of higher education in the age of artificial intelligence and the work of the Commission on Higher Education & Employability. Here\, Aoun discusses a new curriculum he calls “humanics” …\n\n \n\nAnd here on lifelong learning …\n \nAnd here on consensus and innovation …\n\n \n\n\nEastern Connecticut State University President Elsa Núñez led a session at the Dec. 4 Summit about the Commission on Higher Education & Employability’s “Equity Imperative.” NEBHE aims to ensure that the Commission’s workforce vision serves all New Englanders … as a matter of social justice\, but also as a matter of sound economics in the slow-growing region. Here\, Núñez recounts her internship work with students who may not have cars or other resources to capitalize on off-campus work-integrated learning … \n \n… and her work with Cigna Executive Vice President Mark Boxer\, whose company gets diversity and new talent … \n \n\nFormer U.S. Secretary of Education John King Jr.\, now president and CEO of The Education Trust\, spoke at the Dec. 4 Summit about the Commission on Higher Education & Employability’s “Equity Imperative.” Here\, King notes how institutional forces exacerbate segregation …\n \nand suggests that institutions should help first-generation students practice ways to describe their work … \n \n\n\nEstela Mara Bensimon\, founder and director of the Center for Urban Education at the University of Southern California\, spoke at the Dec. 4 Summit about the Commission on Higher Education & Employability’s “Equity Imperative.” Here\, Bensimon suggests a higher ed institutions have a performance gap in educating African-American\, Latinx and Native American students …\n\n\n \n\nAnd here\, she speaks of higher ed institutions being “racialized” …\n\n \n\nAnd data literacy on equity …\n \nand a regional role …\n \n\nVideo: Full sessions\nThe morning pleneary session featuring Scott Carlson of The Chronicle of Higher Education\, Northeastern University President Joseph E. Aoun\, Fidelity Investments Senior Vice President (Talent Acquisition Group) Tara Amaral and General Dynamics Electric Boat Vice President of Human Resources & Administration Maura Dunn. \n \n\nMaterials and presentations\nClick on each speaker’s name below to view and download a PDF version of their PowerPoint presentation featured at the conference: \n\nDavid Daniels\, President\, Academic Partnerships\nLaurie Lachance\, President\, Thomas College\nThe combined presentations offered by the panel of: Susan Brennan\, Associate Vice President of University Career Services\, Bentley University; Robert A. DiMuccio\, Chairman\, President and CEO\, Amica Mutual Insurance Company; James R. Lowe\, Assistant Vice Provost\, Executive Director\, Center for Career Development\, University of Connecticut; David Kozhuk\, Founder & CEO\, uConnect and Alexandria Steinmann\, Student\, Bentley University\nMichael K. Thomas\, President and CEO\, New England Board of Higher Education\n\nClick below to download various other materials from the conference: \n\nProposed recommendations from the Commission on Higher Education & Employability\nThe conference agenda\nThe attendee list\nThe list of speaker biographies\nThe list of Commission members\nThe Commission’s biographies\n\nInformation from NEBHE’s sponsors and partners: \n\nAcademic Partnerships: Brochure\nPSI: Am I Job Ready?\nO’Connor & Drew: Brochure and About our firm\n\nInformation about NEBHE’s programs and services: \n\nAbout NEBHE\nTuition Break\nPolicy & Research: Themes and Priorities\nState Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA)\nThe New England Journal of Higher Education\nNEBHE-Chinese Government Scholarship Program\n2018 Guide to Colleges & Universities\n2017 Annual Report\n\n\n\nWe thank our sponsors for their generous support:
URL:https://nebhe.org/event/employability-a-national-imperative/
LOCATION:Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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SUMMARY:Talent 4.0: How Employable are New England's College Graduates and What Can Higher Education Do About It?
DESCRIPTION:NEBHE held a conference titled Talent 4.0: How Employable Are New England’s College Graduates and What Can Higher Education Do About It? on Monday\, Oct. 17\, 2016 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. \n\nNew England employers consistently claim that they can’t find sufficient numbers of skilled workers\, especially in key tech-intensive and growth-oriented industries like information technology\, healthcare and advanced manufacturing. Is higher education to blame? Are our colleges and universities still operating in “old economy” modes\, in terms of services\, practices and strategies for preparing students for career transitions and employability? \nThose were key themes when NEBHE convened a group of 300 education leaders\, employers and state and national workforce development experts to share ideas on how New England colleges and universities can better align with the speed\, orientation and demands of a “gigged” economy. \n \n\nSession video\nTo view all session videos in one continuous playlist\, please click here. \nWelcome & Introduction\nNEBHE President & CEO Michael K. Thomas welcomed the audience and outlined key themes to be addressed in upcoming sessions. Thomas asked: “How do we ensure that our colleges and universities continue to be the primary engines and most effective source of talent for our cities\, states and region?” He prepped the audience with a working definition of “employability” in a quickly changing world. \n \n\nLabor Market Trends in New England\nFederal Reserve Bank of Boston Vice President and Economist Robert K. Triest offered an update on New England’s economic recovery. He noted that the Boston Fed and NEBHE are natural partners in their concerns about higher education and labor quality in the region. Triest pointed out that “education and health services” was the one economic supersector where employment grew during the Great Recession. \nClick here to view and download the slides Triest describes in the video. \n \n\n\n\nSustaining State Talent Advantages: Policies\, Programs and Partnership\n“The words ‘entry level’ are not dirty words. There’s nothing wrong with entry level said\,” John Beauregard\, president and CEO of the Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board. The dirty words are “dead end\,” he said\, urging listeners to craft sound working pathways. \nBeauregard made is observation as a member of a panel moderated by Michael Goodman\, executive director of the Public Policy Center at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and co-editor of Mass Benchmarks\, and featuring: Rhode Island Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor; Virginia Community Colleges Chancellor Glenn DuBois; Massachusetts Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Ronald Walker; and New Hampshire Commissioner\, of Resources and Economic Development Jeffrey Rose. \n \n\nCareer Now: The Future of Experiential and Work-Integrated Learning\nPeter Stokes\, managing director of Huron Group and author of Higher Education and Employability\, presented on new models for integrating study and work. Philip DiSalvio\, dean of the College of Advancing and Professional Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston\, moderated reactions from Lynn Pasquerella\, president of the American Association of Colleges and Universities and former president of Mount Holyoke College\, and WACE CEO Paul J. Stonely. \n \n\nPreparing Students for the Jobs of Tomorrow: What Higher Education Must Learn in Order to Teach It to Students\nNew England College of Business President Howard Horton interviewed keynote speaker Jeff Selingo\, a professor of practice at Arizona State University\, former editor of the Chronicle of Higher Education and author of There is Life After College. \n \n\nBuilding a New Credentialing System: A Path Forward\nLumina Foundation COO and Executive VP Holiday Hart McKiernan presented on the future of credentialing. Patricia Brewer\, Midwest regional liaison at the American Council on Education’s College and University Partnerships program\, moderated reactions from Marcus Kolb\, assistant vice president of academic policy and assessment at Ivy Tech Community College System; Pamela Luckett\, associate dean of operations and enrollment management at Barry University’s School for Professional Career Education; and Nan Travers\, director of collegewide academic review at SUNY Empire State College. \n \n\nCredentials\, Pathways\, Degrees\nCarol Vallone\, CEO of Meteor Learning\, moderated a panel featuring: Southern Maine Community College President Ronald G. Cantor; James Rianhard\, executive vice president of sales & marketing at Full Measure Education; Community College System of New Hampshire Ross Gittell; Felix W. Ortiz III\, founder and CEO of Viridis Learning; and Jonathan Keller\, associate commissioner at the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education. \n \n\nWhat Credentials Do Employers Really Care About?\nKathy Mannes\, vice president of the Building Economic Opportunity Group at Jobs for the Future\, moderated a panel featuring: Brandon Busteed\, executive director of education and workforce development at Gallup Education; Larry Good\, chair and co-founder of the Corporation for a Skilled Workforce; David Leaser\, senior manager of strategic initiatives at IBM; Steve Lynch\, director of workforce and economic development at Burning Glass Technologies; and Patrick Reuss\, director of staffing at Electric Boat\, General Dynamics. \n\n\n“What the whole world wants is a good job\,” according to Busteed. “That comes ahead of everything else that is important to human beings: health\, happiness\, safety\, family.  … We see accomplishing all of those things through having a good job.” \nBusteed told the audience that the planet’s real unemployment number is 1.8 billion\, because that’s how many people want a good job and don’t have one. Even in the U.S.\, many people have stopped looking for work. And a lot of people lost high-skilled jobs and took lower-paying jobs. “One of the fundamental mission statements that ought to be part of higher education\,” he said\, “is helping people find meaningful work.” \nBusteed asked who in the NEBHE audience had a college degree. Almost everyone did. “This is a very elite group\,” he warned. “If you step back\, you realize that only 40% of U.S. adults have one of these things that pretty much everyone in the room has.” Busteed added\, however\, that firms such as Goldman Sachs have moved away from hiring Ivy-only\, because they worry about missing out on diverse talent pools. Moreover\, few employers care about what discipline a prospective employee studied in college. They care much more whether the prospective employee had a job or internship related to the job they were seeking\, according to Busteed. \n\nLeaser noted that the computer giant used to sell its software on CDs and deliver it every 18 months; now with cloud development\, that turnaround has dropped to 60 days. “So how is it possible that you could train someone in college or even in a code school and have them stay up to date if the changes are every 60 days?” asked Leaser. When thinking about credentials\, he said\, we need to look at “making sure people have verifiable achievements and marketable skills.” He proposed “liquid skills” be added to college degrees. \n\nLynch noted that the Burning Glass Technologies goal is to crack and map the genome for jobs. Despite attention paid to the proliferation of “badges” and “microcredentials\,” Lynch reported that among  job ads that explicitly request credentials\, most requested just one of 50 specific creds. “It’s really challenging to create and grow a credential that has labor-market demand.”\n \n\nCareer Services 4.0\nSusan Brennan\, associate vice president of university career services at Bentley University\, moderated a panel featuring: Adam Newman\, founder of Tyton Partners; Christine Yip Cruzvergara\, executive director and associate provost for career education at Wellesley College; and Andrea Dine\, executive director of the Hiatt Career Center at Brandeis University. \n \n\nThe Demand for Tech Skills: What it Means for Higher Education\, Careers and Public Policy\nNick Ducoff\, vice president for new ventures at Northeastern University\, moderated a panel featuring: Susan Buck\, an instructor of computer science at Wellesley College and Harvard University Extension and founder of the Women’s Coding Collective; Jeff Forbes\, an expert in the National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering; Tom Ogletree\, director of Social Impact at General Assembly; and Pat Yongpradit\, chief academic officer at Code.org. \n\nThe panel on tech skills and careers focused significantly on the hot fields of computer sciences (CS) and coding. \n\n“Seven or 10 years ago\, everybody needed to know word processing in order to convey your thoughts and what you were working on. Today\, the equivalent is basic web publishing\,” said Buck. “The internet just makes it so easy to put our your research and ideas and opinions. It touches every field.” \n\n\nAt NEBHE’s recent Talent 4.0 conference\, a panel on tech skills and careers focused significantly on the hot fields of computer sciences (CS) and coding. \n\n“Seven or 10 years ago\, everybody needed to know word processing in order to convey your thoughts and what you were working on. Today\, the equivalent is basic web publishing\,” said Susan Buck. “The internet just makes it so easy to put out your research and ideas and opinions. It touches every field.” \nBuck knows this from three very different teaching jobs. Web publishing skills\, by any name\, are prized by her undergrad students at Wellesley College as well as her continuing ed students at Harvard University Extension School and those sometimes-dislocated workers at the Women’s Coding Collective\, which she cofounded to get women and other underrepresented groups involved in tech. She called the coding collective a SPOC (Small Private Online Courses) in contrast to the better-known MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses). \n\n\n\nForbes\, a Duke University professor in CS and expert with the National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering\, added: “You really want a computationally empowered workforce\,” he said. “If I’m doing work in science\, if I’m doing work in social sciences\, if I’m just trying to publish\, I need to be able to use the tools that are available … and really adapt those tools to do more.” \nForbes recommended that early CS programs engage students with more relatable problems such as varying temperature readings in their town. He also suggested that even non-CS majors consider taking not simply a single Intro to Computer Science course\, but rather a few courses as a sort of CS-pathway. \nYongpradit agreed that not every single kid needs to become a coder or programmer or software engineer\, but should be empowered as a “computational thinker.” That\, he said\, is someone who can figure out how to design a solution to a problem\, so a computer can help solve it. “Just inputting data into a spreadsheet is not computational thinking\, but creating formulas or writing equations [or] scripts that allow you to automate the process so you can tackle larger problems and larger data-sets” is computational thinking. Yongpradit also suggested that higher ed institutions count CS as an admissions requirement and core credit. \n\nDucoff\, vice president for new ventures at Northeastern University\, noted that Northeastern is among an increasing number of higher education institutions (HEIs) starting their own bootcamps. He asked the panel which so-called “soft skills” accompany the technical skills that prepare a student for computational thinking.\n\n\nOgletree noted that General Assembly (GA) has been successful with its accelerated training to “re-skill” liberal art graduates who are looking to change careers into the tech sector.  As GA’s “Director of Social Impact\,” Ogletree said his focus is on access and socioeconomic mobility for students students who have not finished four-year degrees. He said students need to be taught not only CS-oriented soft skills but also emotional intelligence and professionalism which may be foreign to young people who faced barriers to opportunity. He added that c-suite mandates to increase tech diversity sometimes break down at the level of hiring managers. \n“What we’ve really struggled with is how do we make the type of training and experiential learning that we’re offering at General Assembly relevant within a four-year degree ecosystem?” said Ogletree. GA is a good solution for career-changers\, he said. But it doesn’t make much sense of a fresh high school graduate to choose a coding bootcamp instead of college\, he added. Bootcamp may\, however\, be preferable to a more expensive master’s program in CS\, the panelists suggested. \n\nBuck added that some CS graduates are disgruntled that they don’t have the skills companies are looking for. One solution\, she said\, would be to have more cross-pollination from industry outside the academic walls. \n\n\n\n\n \n\nSkin in the Game: Public Policy Strategies for Expanding Industry/Industry Connections for Work-Integrated Learning\nBridgewater State University (BSU) President Frederick Clark facilitated a panel featuring: Marjorie Cohen\, senior policy analyst at the National Governors Association; Maria Flynn\, recently elevated to president and CEO of Jobs For the Future; Richard Porter\, former vice president of cooperative education at Northeastern University; and Maureen Dumas\, vice president for experiential education and career services at Johnson & Wales University (JWU). \n\n“Traditionally\, in experiential education\, if you think of coop and internships\, you think wow\, that’s great for engineering … that’s great for students in business [but] how about English\, philosophy\, history?” \n\n\nThat was one question raised by Richard Porter\, former vice president of cooperative education at Northeastern University\, during a panel discussion on work-integrated learning at NEBHE’s recent Talent 4.0 conference. “We have to change the perception of experiential education so it’s for everybody\,” Porter said. \n\n\nMarjorie Cohen\, senior policy analyst at the National Governors Association\, similarly reminded the audience that the gold standard of work-based learning used to be “registered apprenticeships”–which are not restricted to construction and traditional trades. Almost any industry can offer the work-and-learn piece at once\, said Cohen. \n\n\nPorter and Cohen served on the panel with Maria Flynn\, recently elevated to president and CEO of Jobs For the Future; Maureen Dumas\, vice president for experiential education and career services at Johnson & Wales University (JWU); and Bridgewater State University (BSU) President Frederick Clark. \n\n\nClark said BSU’s focus on internships has taken on special significance at a time when the college-educated pipeline is strained and graduates need to be adaptable enough to change careers. \nWith large numbers of students being low-income or first-generation\, many couldn’t afford to do internships\, said Clark\, so BSU created a full internship office right down to helping students “dress for success” and worked hard to fund paid internships\, which now number 400\, up from 12 three years ago\, Clark said. \n\n\nHe noted that the Bay State’s recent significant efforts in workforce development focused on community colleges. But while about half of recent community college graduates transferring to four-year programs\, often in liberal arts\, no one talked about the role of the liberal arts or the need for adaptable worker. Is there something we could do as a consortium across New England\, he asked\, to focus on the trajectory of an entire career\, not just the first job? \n\n\nDumas said that before she began at JWU\, experiential and career services reported to student services\, but now she has a voice at the table as an academic unit (a recognition that a speaker in a separate session also noted). JWU has 4\,000 students annually in internships that are for-credit\, faculty-driven and done with an industry partner. She added that JWU asks students to express the “soft skills” they acquire in terms that employers recognize such as public speaking\, conflict resolution\, adaptability. Like Clark at BSU\, Dumas noted the importance of offering students a stipend because many could not afford to do the internships. \n\nAsked about policies\, Dumas noted that graduates who completed internships were more likely to stay in the state\, Seeing the economic payoff\, the state began offering a financial incentive for companies to host interns. Flynn noted that Year Up and other programs have instituted a kind of “money-back guarantee” to offer hires or interns whose technical or soft skills don’t cut it\, a chance to close the gap with “upskilling.”\n  \n \n\nCreating Effective Institution-Industry Partnerships and Connections\nUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell Chancellor Jacqueline Moloney moderated a panel featuring: Julian L. Alssid\, chief workforce strategist at the College for America\, Southern New Hampshire University; Kelli Vallieres\, president and CEO of Sound Manufacturing; and Steve Barkanic\, senior vice president and chief program officer at the Business Higher Education Forum. \nMoloney told NEBHE’s recent Talent 4.0 conference that her university is the ninth-fastest growing in the country and the second fastest-rising in the U.S. News and World Report rankings. The rise has come about largely because of the topic of the panel Moloney was moderating at the conference: higher ed-industry partnerships. \nUMass Lowell offers thousands of opportunities from the day students enter to the day they graduate and many are grounded in experiential opportunities developed in cooperation with industry. But\, added Moloney\, “We know when we go out to these companies\, it’s not always a fit … you have to kind of develop a chemistry … to really get at effective partnership.” \nAlssid noted that when he headed the Workforce Strategy Center\, the consulting firm he founded\, “It was so hard to get employers and education to speak the same language.” Then he merged the firm with where CoA. Alssid notes the some of the key is personal relations. CoA’s most successful partnership is with Anthem New Hampshire whose president is on the board of the university. Alssid praised the “stackable” nature of COA’s offering\, noting that a certificate in healthcare equals half an associate degree\, which equals half of some bachelor’s programs. \nVallieres runs Sound Manufacturing\, her family’s sheet-metal business in Connecticut\, and directs NEBHE’s Problem-Based Learning work. Among her stories: “Working with Electric Boat\, you would think they would come into the room and demand everything. But it really wasn’t that way. It was really interesting to work them through the EAMA [Eastern Advanced Manufacturing Alliance] organization where there are a lot of competitors. But when we get in the same room together\, we’re not so much competitors as in it for the same things. We looked at what are the 80% of the competencies that we all need … we looked at building a program that addressed those 80%\, and we said that extra 20% is every organization’s “special sauce” … you’re going to learn that on the job.” \nBarkanic spoke of matching Boeing engineers with St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley in Ferguson\, Mo. and the University of Missouri St. Louis and Washington University. Boeing engineers are involved in every step of the way\, advising students\, developing internships and helping with co-curricular offerings. As a major employer in St. Louis\, Boeing is realizing it can grow its human resources in its own backyard. \n \n\nMaterials and presentations\n\nClick on each speaker’s name below to view and download a PDF version of their PowerPoint presentation featured at the conference: \n\nSteve Barkanic\, Senior Vice President and Chief Program Officer\, Business Higher\nEducation Forum\nRonald G. Cantor\, President\, Southern Maine Community College\nPhilip DiSalvio\, Dean\, College of Advancing and Professional Studies\, University of Massachusetts Boston\nRoss Gittel\, Chancellor\, Community College System of New Hampshire\nLarry Good\, Chair\, Co-founder & Senior Fellow\, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce\nJonathan Keller\, Associate Commissioner\, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education\nDavid Leaser\, Senior Manager of Strategic Initiatives\, IBM Corporation\nSteve Lynch\, Director or Workforce and Economic Development\, Burning Glass Technologies\nHoliday Hart McKiernan\, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President\, Lumina Foundation\nLynn Pasquerella\, President\, American Association of Colleges and Universities\n\nEmployer Support for High-Impact Applied Learning Practices\nFalling Short: College Learning and Career Success (Full Report)\nFalling Short: College Learning and Career Success (PowerPoint presentation)\n\n\nMichael K. Thomas\, President and CEO\, New England Board of Higher Education\nNan Travers\, Director of Collegewide Academic Review\, SUNY Empire State College\nRobert K. Triest\, Vice President and Economist\, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston\n\nClick below to download various other materials from the conference: \n\nThe conference agenda\nThe attendee list\nThe list of speaker biographies\nInformation about NEBHE’s programs and services\n\nInformation from NEBHE’s sponsors and partners: \n\nRiipen: Brochure\nTyton Partners: Integrated Planning and Advising and Evaluating Courseware\nMeteor Learning: White paper report and brochure\nNew England College of Business: Brochure\n\n\n 
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LOCATION:Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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SUMMARY:Re-Envisioning Higher Education Economic Models
DESCRIPTION:A University Executive Lunch Briefing\nMonday\, April 4\, 2016\n 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.\nRSM Offices\n80 City Square\, Boston\, MA 02129 \nThe business and economic models of numerous industries and organizations are undergoing tremendous change and reinvention. From Amazon to Uber\, new models are transforming industry landscapes. \nBut what do such forces and changes mean for higher education? \nColleges and universities-long viewed as largely insulated from drastic change or industry shifts-increasingly face a world of fast-moving\, technology-fueled forces that are altering the value propositions and value-creation chain of higher education. \nWhereas institutions used to “do it all\,” new entrants and service providers that offer reconfigured credentials\, outsourcing options for academic and administrative functions and revenue-generating partnerships are changing the way higher education’s business gets done. \nWhat does the future hold? What implications do these changes portend for the fundamental economic models upon which many higher education institutions are premised? What new revenue-generating opportunities do these dynamic institutions present? And given the changes underway\, what will competitive\, sustainable college and university economic models of the future look like? \nJointly hosted by RSM and The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE)\, this executive lunch briefing for senior higher education executives and board leaders will focus on helping colleges and universities develop greater understanding of their respective business/economic models and of possible changes\, alternatives and strategic responses. \nSpecific topics will include: \n\nBetter understanding and interpreting institutions’ economic models and how they are changing;\nFrameworks for thinking about economic models and future states\, informed by data and case studies;\nHow senior leaders make strategic and well-informed decisions-engaging trustees\, faculty\, staff and other stakeholders in examining appropriate strategies and solutions;\nHow to stimulate change and innovation.\n\nFeatured speakers include: \n\nBob Shea\, Senior Fellow\, Finance and Campus Management\, National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO)\nCarol Vallone\, Chief Executive Officer\, Educate Online\nJacalyn Askin\, Economic Models Project Manager\, National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO)\nMichael B. Alexander\, President\, Lasell College\nRick Beyer\, Managing Principal\, Association of Governing Boards (AGB)\, Institutional Strategies\nKasia Lundy\, Managing Director\, Parthenon-EY\nKyle Pochini\, Technology and Management Consulting Manager\, RSM\nElla Grekov\, Technology and Management Consulting Manager\, RSM\n\n  \nPlease click here to view the Agenda.
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LOCATION:RSM Offices\, 80 City Square\, Boston\, MA\, 02129\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Case for Competency-Based Education: A New Age of Teaching and Learning?
DESCRIPTION:Oct. 20\, 2014\n Federal Reserve Bank of Boston \nWhy today’s interest in competency-based education (CBE)? “Number one\, the degree completion agenda period is driving this—the fact that so many states are moving to performance funding\, and colleges are feeling drive to help students be successful\,” says Pamela Tate of the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL). In addition\, “A lot of employers are really pushing for having a clearer idea of what people know and can do in the workplace.” \n\n Introducing NEBHE’s CBE Conference\n \nNEBHE President and CEO Michael K. Thomas introduces NEBHE’s October 20 conference on CBE. \n\n Understanding Competency\n \nThe opening panel of the NEBHE CBE conference featured Pamela Tate along with Nick Lee of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Holly Morris of Educause; Alison Kadlec of Public Agenda; moderator Paul Fain of Inside Higher Ed; and Amy Laitinen of the New America Foundation. \n\n The Future of CBE\nAmy Laitinen \nspeaks about future of CBE (with Paul Fain and Pamela Tate.). \n\nWhat the Research Shows about CBE\n \nDuring a session on “What the Research Shows about CBE”\, Robert Lytle\, partner and co-head of the education practice at the Parthenon Group\, offered a taxonomy of the CBE student market. In addition to “career accelerators” and “industry switchers\,” Lytle noted\, a market of “low-cost online folks” who gravitate toward the “faster\, cheaper” aspect. \nExcelsior College President John Ebersole and Northeastern University VP and Dean John LaBrie gave responses. Educate Online CEO Carol Vallone facilitated. \n\nAgainst the Grain: Perspectives of Accreditors and Authorizers on Institutions’ Pursuit of CBE\n \nA session on “Against the Grain: Perspectives of Accreditors and Authorizers on Institutions’ Pursuit of CBE” featured: David Soo\, senior policy advisor in the U.S. Department of Education; Barbara E. Brittingham\, president of the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education at the New England Association of Schools and Colleges; and Michael Milligan\, executive director of the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET). David Bergeron\, vice president for postsecondary education at the Center for American Progress\, facilitated. \n\nBeyond Competency: What CBE Means for Critical Skills\, Liberal Education and the Future of Authentic Assessment\n \nA session on “Beyond Competency: What CBE Means for Critical Skills\, Liberal Education and the Future of Authentic Assessment” featured: facilitator Alison Kadlec\, vice president at Public Agenda; Carol Geary Schneider\, president of the Association of American Colleges and Universities; Linda Schott\, president of the University of Maine at Presque Isle; and Christopher E. Hopey\, president of Merrimack College. \n\nBuilding a CBE Approach on Campus: Faculty Empowerment and Buy-In\n \nA session on “Building a CBE Approach on Campus: Faculty Empowerment and Buy-In” featured: facilitator Philip DiSalvio\, dean of the College of Advancing and Professional Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston; Raymond J. Rice\, provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Maine at Presque Isle; professor James Kennedy\, chair of the Academic Committee\, Faculty Advisory Council at the University of Maryland University College; and Iris Palmer\, senior policy analyst at the National Governors Association. \n\nAn Expert Witness Puts It All Together\n \nA keynote session featured Southern New Hampshire University President Paul LeBlanc\, introduced by New England College of Business President Howard E. Horton. \nLeBlanc’s key message: “The credit hour is really good at telling us how long someone sat\, not particularly great at telling us what they learned.” \n“Five years ago\, even on our traditional campus\, we rarely heard people ask about that do your graduates do afterwards. They sort of gave us the benefit of the doubt\, but not post 2009\, not with all the articles people are seeing about graduates being malemployed or underemployed\,” added LeBlanc. \n\nAssessing Direct Assessment\n \nA “Master Class” offered participants the opportunity to learn in depth about specific models and institutions that offer CBE. One such session featured: Kate Kazin\, chief academic officer at the College for America at Southern New Hampshire University; Scott Kinney\, president of Capella University; and Sally M. Johnstone\, vice president for academic advancement at Western Governors University. \n\nOnline or Offline? Or Both?\n \nAnother “Master Class” session featured James E. Selbe\, assistant director for distance education at the Kentucky Community and Technical College System\, and Charla Long\, dean of the College of Professional Studies at Lipscomb University. \n\nInterview with Paul Fain of Inside Higher Education\n \nPaul Fain speaks with NEJHE‘s John O. Harney. \n\nClick on each speaker’s name below to view and download PDF versions of their PowerPoint presentation featured at the summit: \n\nSally M. Johnstone\, Vice President for Academic Advancement\, Western Governors University\nKate Kazin\, Chief Academic Officer\, College for America at Southern New Hampshire University\nScott Kinney\, President\, Capella University\nPaul LeBlanc\, President\, Southern New Hampshire University\nRobert Lytle\, Partner and Co-Head of Education Practice\, The Parthenon Group\nHolly Morris\, Director of Postsecondary Model Development and Adoption\, Educause\n\n\nClick below to download various other materials from the conference: \nThe conference agenda \nThe list of speaker biographies \nInformation about NEBHE’s programs and services \nWatch the short video featured in Scott Kinney’s presentation here.\n \n\nWe once again would like to thank our sponsors for their generous support:
URL:https://nebhe.org/event/the-case-for-competency-based-education-a-new-age-of-teaching-and-learning/
LOCATION:Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
CATEGORIES:Events,Homeslide,The Journal
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