California Competes hosts events to convene experts in higher education policy and engage changemakers in important discourse focused on a double bottom line to achieve equity for students and grow our regional economies. Our staff also travels to events across the state to collaborate with experts in the field and present on critical policy issues facing California's higher education system and workforce.
California Competes convened key higher education leaders for a two-day retreat to strategize on the future of online education in California.
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California Competes: Higher Education for a Strong Economy, Blue Shield of California Foundation, The Michelson 20MM Foundation, Tipping Point Community, Ascend at the Aspen Institute, and The Education Trust—West hosted Forging Equitable Futures for Student Parents in California: A Virtual Statewide Summit to support an emerging movement of student parents, educational leaders, and advocates focused on driving systems change for the student parent population.
On Monday July 11, California Competes and panelists of stakeholders across the education-to-work continuum convened to discuss the main factors that hinder meaningful education-employer partnerships from happening and what practices can create better alignment and effective collaborations for all parties involved.
On April 14, California Competes hosted a brown bag session with Will Doyle, PhD, Professor of Higher Education, Vanderbilt University to examine the factors behind rising college costs and discuss opportunities for collaboration among advocates, partners, and legislative staff.
California Competes hosted its annual California Higher Education Policy Institute for Legislative Staff on Friday, March 11, 2022. This two-hour event educated and engaged legislative staff on key higher education issues that are crucial to informing state policymaking.
California Competes celebrated its 10th anniversary celebration event on March 1, 2022 to commemorate a decade of igniting change through higher education.
On January 26, California Competes and the California Community Colleges Women's Caucus presented a discussion on student parents.
California Competes Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Jez participated in the summit's opening panel to share how California got to where it is today with the Cradle-to-Career Data System.
On November 15, California Competes Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Jez joined Godfrey Gibbison of at CSU San Marcos and Sabrina Sanders of CSU Dominguez Hills to present the session "Student Success for ALL Students – Re-engaging Students with Some College, No Degree to Degree Completion" at the 2022 NASPA Western Regional Conference in Anaheim, California.
On Tuesday, November 8, 2022, California Competes Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Jez presented an opening keynote at the Future of Work Conference, discussing the current challenges to strengthening the connection between education and work and solutions to overcome these barriers to success.
California Competes Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Jez served as part of the panel for the Education and Workforce workgroup at the 2022 California Economic Summit held in Bakersfield on October 27-28.
On September 29, California Competes Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Jez and former fellow Kenya Abner joined a panel of students and experts at the EdSource roundtable to discuss what it will take to solve the college housing crisis.
At Edtrust-West's Education Equity Forum, California Competes Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Jez joined a panel of partners to discuss advancing cross-sector collaboration for student parent success. Kenya Abner, California Competes summer fellow also joined the panel to share her experience and perspective as a student parent (and grandmother).
California Competes Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Jez participated in the opening panel for Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's two-day hybrid event Short Term Credentials: Dynamics, Returns, and Funding.
The two-day event, hosted by Ascend at the Aspen Institute and Imaginable Futures, fostered connection and collaboration on the policy, research and practice change needed to advance the postsecondary success of student parents.
Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Jez delivered a keynote address on the use of data systems to improve equitable outcomes in postsecondary education at the State Higher Education Executive Officers association (SHEEO)'s 2022 Higher Education Policy Conference.
On Tuesday, August 9, Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Jez provided a keynote at ProjectAttain!'s Summer Summit on Adult Learner Success. The program was held at American River College and covered education and workforce initiatives, adult attainment and re-engagement strategies, and new investments that support education in the region.
California Competes Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Jez participated in the Creating Inclusive Career Pathways: Skills Training and Holistic Supports that Expand Opportunity panel discussion at the Skills for California Summit.
California Competes Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Jez presented her keynote on the adult demand for higher education at Western Governors University's Adult Learner Symposium in Los Angeles.
California Competes Senior Researcher David Radwin presented at the 2022 IPEDS Coordinator Workshop and State Data Conference. He discussed the data and metrics that populate the California Postsecondary to Prosperity Dashboard, including how California Competes staff selected and developed metrics and how they addressed the challenges they encountered along the way.
On April 29, 2022, California Competes Senior Researcher David Radwin presented to the 2021–22 Middle Leadership Academy of the California State University's Student Success Network and shared the challenges faced by students who want to return to finish their degrees at CSU campuses and the toolkit the team developed to facilitate student reentry and completion.
On April 19, California Competes Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Jez provided public testimony in support of AB 2881, which would provide priority registration for student parents as well as increase access to basic needs resources.
Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Gatlin Jez shared California Competes research on the demand for higher education among working-age adults.
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