Tag: CTE

Bishop appointed dean of UAF Community and Technical College

Photo courtesy of Carl Bishop Carl Bishop.

Carl Bishop has been appointed dean of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Community and Technical College.

Bishop succeeds Bryan Uher, who has served as interim dean since the retirement of Michele Stalder last July. Bishop will assume the role on June 24.

With nearly 30 years of experience in higher education, Bishop most recently served as a vice president at South Piedmont Community College in North Carolina. During his tenure, enrollment increased and achievement gaps among student populations narrowed. His initiatives focused on enhancing learner access, offering flexible learning options, boosting retention, expanding apprenticeships and creating accelerated educational pathways.

Bishop emphasizes collaboration between education, industry, government and community partners, and aligning workforce education with labor market needs. 

I am humbled, grateful, and excited to join the University of Alaska Fairbanks and its Community and Technical College. The college’s talented faculty and staff are the heart and soul of an educational hub that uplifts and empowers individuals, fuels the workforce, supports economic development and transforms communities. I look forward to serving alongside them.

Carl Bishop, UAF Community and Technical College Dean

Learn more about UAF CTC.

Source: Kari Halverson, Marketing & Communications Coordinator, UAF Community & Technical College

Spread the Word — BEC Monthly Meetings

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Each month, the Alaska Safety Alliance hosts the Alaska Business Education Compact (BEC). This monthly meeting series provides a Zoom forum for educators and employers to discuss issues that are involved with developing the workforce and provide pathways for Alaskans into careers. The forum brings in employers from business and industry, educators from K-12 to post-secondary, as well as those representing other groups such as veterans, the disabled, and the diverse. Attendees connect in from all regions of the state, from Southeast to Southwest, and from Southcentral to the North Slope.

BEC meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at 8:00 am via Zoom. There will be an in-person luncheon and program on October 25, 2024 at O’Malley’s On the Green in Anchorage, AK.

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Source: Alaska Safety Alliance

Highlighting UA’s Reach: Community Campus Profiles

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In addition to the University of Alaska’s main campuses (Anchorage, Fairbanks, Southeast), UA’s community campuses and technical colleges are the main connection to the University for students across the entire state. 

The newly published Community Campus Profiles demonstrate the unique and significant roles of each community campus and technical college to provide Alaskans access to postsecondary education, whether for short-term Career and Technical Education programs, two-year associate degrees, or pathways into a bachelor’s or graduate degree program. 

Each profile highlights the mission being served and more specifically:

  • Academic Year 2023 student data
  • Wage growth of program graduates
  • Student success, program highlights, and community impacts

These profiles highlight UA’s role in producing Alaska Workers for Alaska’s workforce, and the community campuses and technical colleges are central to fulfilling this responsibility to the state.

Source: University of Alaska, Office of Workforce Development

UAF CTC: Responding to Community, Workforce Needs

UAF Community and Technical College offers a comprehensive welding program, where students can advance through various skill levels in hands-on welding classes, providing a pathway to mastery in the art and science of welding. UAF photo by JR Ancheta.

Responding to community and workforce needs, the UAF Community and Technical College (CTC) launched new — and refreshed existing —academic programs aligning with interests of partners and industry.

New and updated offerings include License Practical Nursing (LPN), wildland fire science occupational endorsements, construction management expansion, culinary arts, and many other high-demand areas.

One of CTC’s greatest strengths is its connection to the community and employers.

Bryan Uher, UAF CTC Interim Dean

Connecting students to employers is a mission that CTC holds in high regard, and it is through the dedicated and passionate staff and faculty of the college that this is accomplished.

Read the full article here.

Source: UAF News and Information