Beyond Pipelines of People: Humanizing Skill Development and Hiring

Beyond Pipelines of People: Humanizing Skill Development and Hiring

Monday, August 9, 2021 4:00 PM to 4:45 PM · 45 min. (America/Los_Angeles)
Solana Beach A/B, Level 3
Sponsored Session: In-Person and Virtual
Higher ED

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Despite significant investment and the best efforts of scores of innovators, the path to opportunity is blocked for many—and efforts to connect diverse talent to opportunity often put them on an assembly line rather than a path of exploration and informed career decisions. Join a panel of pathbreakers to explore new paradigms to connect diverse talent to opportunity, including WGU’s Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, Jason Thompson; Sarah Burns, Director of Learning at the San Diego Workforce Partnership; Katie Franco, Executive Director of Girl Develop It; and Michael Morris, Executive Director of GERE and Head of Strategy for WGU University Development.

 *This is an in-person session and will be available for on demand viewing - check back soon!

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Access & JusticeEqualityHireEd
WGUWGU - Virtual BoothAs the most student-centric university in the world, WGU goes beyond convention to identify, develop, and implement programs, systems, and technologies that pave the path to opportunity for all. Our mission is to change lives for the better by creating pathways to opportunity. Too many people have felt that education was out of their reach. Distance, cost, and life situations led them to believe that education was unattainable. From our inception we have taken these barriers to education head-on so our students have access to the surest way to change their lives for the better—a degree.   Although our university has grown and our focus has widened, our single commitment to our students has not. Our ambition to help individuals bridge the gap from talent to opportunity will never rest.   

Registered attendees

Anne Wicks
Anne Wicks
The Ann Kimball Johnson Director of Education ReformGeorge W. Bush Institute
Autumn Gupta
Autumn Gupta
CofounderUSC
Carmita Semaan
Carmita Semaan
Founder & PresidentThe Surge Institute

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