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Tax Payers Want Universities to
Give a Good Return on Investment
The Obama Administration is placing a high priority on supporting academic and research communities to spur economic growth with important investments in the higher education enterprise. As unemployment reaches its highest rate in 25 years and state governments are trying to do more with less, leaders at public universities agree that it has never been more important to strategically engage in communities to meet the challenges of the 21st century together.
The Marcellus Shale Natural Gas field discovery prompted Penn State Cooperative Extension to create educational and research materials to help landowners in make decisions when leasing their land. Through Penn State’s program, more than 100,000 people have been reached through various media venues. Barto Well in Hughesville PA (pictured above) is a chief oil and gas site.
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‘The Creative Economy’ May Be
Best Hope to Spark Recovery
As the worldwide economic crisis deepens and the ripple effects continue to spread well beyond the housing, financial and auto industries, it’s hard to find much good news. In March 2009, the National Endowment for the Arts released research showing that artists are now unemployed at about twice the rate of other professional workers. Some 129,000 artists were out of work nationwide in the fourth quarter of 2008–—up 63 percent from the year prior. The NEA estimated that the figures might have been worse, had thousands of artists not left the workforce due to retirement or to pursue outside opportunities.
But artists “pursuing outside opportunities” might be just what the overall economy needs. The influx of artists into business can provide the creative spark needed to help spur overall recovery.
Against the backdrop of the Great Depression, the U.S. government created the Public Works of Art Program—the first federal government program to support the arts nationally. The exhibition “1934: A New Deal for Artists” is now on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC. The selection of paintings, all created with support from the New Deal, will be on display until January 3, 2010 before beginning a three-year tour of the United States. Photo credit: Julia Eckel, Radio Broadcast, 1933-1934, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum,Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor.
Jason Schupbach of the Massachusetts Office of Business Development, believes firmly that “the world has changed.” He says “parents need to quit telling their kids they can’t grow up to be artists…and also stop telling their kids to quit playing video games…Video gaming is a growth industry.” |
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Meetings and Resources
UCEA Summer Institute
San Francisco, July 5-7, 2009
Online Registration is Still Open
Program, Registration and Hotel Details ...
UCEA Executive Assembly
September 10-11, 2009
Chicago, IL
Over the Horizon:
The New Landscape for
Professional and Continuing Education
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UCEA Workforce Forum
January 13-15, 2010
Scottsdale, AZ
UCEA Marketing Seminar
February 11-13, 2010
Tampa, FL
UCEA 95th Annual Conference
Leading Innovation in
Higher Education
April 7-10, 2010
San Francisco, CA
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- Download the Call for Proposals
- Read 50 Reasons to Come to
San Francisco in 2010
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Letter From Kay Kohl,
UCEA Chief Executive Officer
Education as a ‘Stepping Stone’ to a New Future for the Unemployed
Letter From Patricia Book,
UCEA's President
Leading Innovation in Higher Education
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Trends and Announcements
Call for Proposals for
UCEA 95th Annual Conference
2009 Edition
of
Lifelong Learning Trends
Now Available
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The 10th edition of UCEA'sLifelong Learning Trends focuses on The New Face of Higher Education. The publication includes graphics, analyses, and the latest statistics of relevance to college and university professional and continuing education.
Download an Order Form
Study Abroad Programs Respond
to Need for Global Competencies
According to the Institute of International Education (IIE), the number of U.S. students studying abroad increased almost 70 percent from the 1999-2000 academic year to the 2006-07 academic year, from about 144,000 students to nearly 242,000 students. However, this is still a small proportion of the nearly 18 million higher students that were enrolled in the U.S. higher education system in the 2006-07 academic year. This discrepancy represents a significant need to expand opportunities for U.S. students to study overseas.
Learn about top factors that increase
number of U.S. studying abroad
New GI Bill Will Significantly Boost
the Number of Veterans in College
The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 goes into effect August 1, 2009, and
is expected to provide more money for veterans than older educational assistance programs. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is anticipating that the total number of veterans enrolled in college will increase 20 percent.
Learn about military undergrads receiving aid.
UCEA Marketing Award Winners
Download the winners list:
http://ucea.edu/pdfs/awards/UCEA2009marketingawardswinners.pdf
Most U.S. Colleges Offer Distance-Education
Classes for Credit
The National Center for Education Statistics report is based on the findings from a survey on distance education offered at 2-year and 4-year Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions. Sixty-five percent of the institutions reported college-level credit-granting distance education courses.
Read the report Distance Education at Postsecondary Institutions: 2006-07
Read the article in the Chronicle of Higher Education:
http://chronicle.com/news/index.php?id=5724&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en
Read about the NCES report and download it here:
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009044
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