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Save the Date: November 13, 2009
On Friday, November 13, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, the Campaign for College Opportunity will hold an important regional briefing in San Diego to discuss the findings of two critical reports that project the imminent crisis California will face if it fails to produce the college graduates necessary in a knowledge-based economy.
Southern California Regional Briefing
November 13, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
Board Room
402 West Broadway, Suite 1000
San Diego, CA
Hans Johnson, Associate Director and Senior Fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California and author of Closing the Gap: Meeting California’s Need for College Graduates will be discussing the report which highlights the need for one million more college graduates by 2025 in order to keep pace with California's demand for a highly skilled workforce.
Also presenting is Jeremy Offenstein, Research Analyst at the Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Policy at CSU Sacramento and co-author of Technical Difficulties: Meeting California’s Workforce Needs in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Fields. Offenstein, who co-authored this report, will address the critical shortage of college graduates and the troubling pipeline problems within the STEM fields.
In addition to the report authors, representatives from higher education, business and industry will join us as panelists to share solutions to the education challenges California faces. We hope you will add your voice to this important dialogue and share this information with your colleagues and networks!
Please click here to RSVP for this event. If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact Christine Jerian at 213-817-6034.
Phone briefing to explore new statewide higher education survey
The Campaign for College Opportunity will be joining with the Public Policy Institute of California for a phone briefing to discuss a new PPIC statewide survey,"Californians and Higher Education," to be released November 2009. The briefing will explore the results of the survey, which is the third in a series of surveys of state residents on higher education. The surveys seek to inform state policymakers, encourage discussion, and raise public awareness about issues affecting higher education. Presenters will inlude PPIC President Mark Baldassare, Research Associate Jennifer Paluch, and Campaign Executive Director Michele Siqueiros.
PPIC Statewide Survey,"Californians and Higher Education," Phone Briefing
November 18th, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Please click here to RSVP for this event. If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact Maria Luisa Figueroa at 213-817-6034.
To read last year’s survey findings, please follow this link: http://www.ppic.org/main/publication.asp?i=848
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