Details
- In Person
- June 12, 2024
- $49.00
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Bally's Atlantic City Hotel & Casino
1900 Pacific Ave
Atlantic City, NJ 08401 - [email protected]
NJ Pathways to Career Opportunities Summit
June 12, 2024
Focusing on student outcomes, embedding industry credentials in all education and training, and advancing collaboration between academia and workforce development is driving equity at higher education institutions in our state and nationwide. Please join us at the New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Summit taking place June 12 at Bally’s to continue to plot the course for transformation and innovation.
With the New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative (NJ Pathways), New Jersey joins leading states that are transforming their statewide education and workforce development and resources to better and more equitably serve students and workers. This transformation includes an intentional commitment to shared goals across the ecosystem of high schools, colleges and universities, employers, unions, nonprofits, the public workforce system, and others.
NJ Pathways invites you to join us on June 12 for a full day of national experts on more equitable education and training pathways. Have conversations with thought leaders about how New Jersey can emerge with an education infrastructure that ensures all students and workers are prepared to thrive in an innovative economy because ALL EDUCATION IS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT!
Over the day, we will learn about trends and innovations in education and training, which will inform our future work together.
WHO ATTENDS | This is your opportunity to join together to help create a more prosperous and equitable New Jersey:
- Community College Presidents & Trustees
- Executive College Staff
- Faculty
- Student Leaders
- Business & Labor Union Leaders Government Officials
- Education, Community, & Workforce Leaders
- Philanthropic Leaders
Summit Speakers
AARON FICHTNER
President of the New Jersey Council of County Colleges
Michele N. Siekerka, Esq
President and CEO, New Jersey Business & Industry Association
Micheal J. Bzdak
Global Director of Employee Engagement in the Office of Global Community Impact, Johnson & Johnson
Annelies Goger
Fellow, The Brookings Institute
Maria Heidkamp
Chief of Innovation & Partnerships, New Jersey Council of County Colleges
Terence Kelly
Manager, External Affairs at Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, LLC
Rachel Lipson
Former Director, The Project on Workforce at Harvard
Dr. Micheal McDonough
President, Raritan Valley Community College
Iris Palmer
Deputy Director of Community Colleges, New America
Catherine Starghill, Esq
Executive Director, NJ Community College Consortium for Workforce & Economic Development
Holly Zanville
Research Professor and Co-Director of the Program on Skills, Credentials & Workforce Policy at George Washington University
Summit Program
10:30 AM Registration and Networking
11:30 AM Lunch
Opening Remarks:
Dr. Michael McDonough (President, Raritan Valley Community College)
Michele Siekerka, Esq. (President and CEO, New Jersey Business & Industry Association)
The Importance of Pathways and the NJ Pathways to Career Opportunities Initiative
Aaron Fichtner, Ph.D. (President, New Jersey Council of County Colleges)
America’s Hidden Economic Engines
Speaker: Rachel Lipson (Co-Author, America’s Hidden Economic Engines) (Former Director, The Project on Workforce at Harvard)
Moderator: Aaron Fichtner, Ph.D. (President, New Jersey Council of County Colleges)
1:00 PM Networking Break
1:15 PM Pathways in a Changing World: Session 1
Stackable Credentials
Speaker: Holly Zanville (Co-Lead, Credentials As You Go) (Research Professor and Co-Director, Program on Skills, Credentials & Workforce Policy, George Washington University)
Moderator: Catherine Starghill, Esq. (Vice President, New Jersey Council of County Colleges)
2:30 PM Networking Break
2:45 PM Pathways in a Changing World: Session 2
Work-Based Learning and Apprenticeships
Speaker: Annelies Goger (Fellow, The Brookings Institution)
Moderator: Maria Heidkamp (Chief, Innovation and Partnerships, New Jersey Council of County Colleges)
4:00 PM Break
5:00 PM Reception / Dinner
9:00 AM Opening Remarks:
- Catherine Starghill, Esq. (Executive Director, NJ Community College Consortium for Workforce & Economic Development)
- Michele Siekerka, Esq. (President and CEO, New Jersey Business & Industry Association)
Breakfast: Delivering High Quality Non-Degree Workforce Community College Programs
Speaker: Iris Palmer (Deputy Director, Community Colleges, New America)
Moderator: Maria Heidkamp (Chief, Innovation and Partnerships, New Jersey Council of County Colleges)
10:30 AM Networking Break
10:45 AM Pathways in a Changing World: Session 3
One-on-One with NJ Employers
Speakers:
- Michael J. Bzdak (Global Director of Employee Engagement in the office of Global Community Impact, Johnson & Johnson)
Terence Kelly (Manager, External Affairs, Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, LLC)
Moderator: Christopher Emigholz (Vice President, Government Affairs, New Jersey Business & Industry Association)
11:45 AM Networking Break
12:00 PM
Lunch: The Future of Work and Where We Go From Here
Aaron Fichtner, Ph.D.(President, New Jersey Council of County Colleges)
The Second Annual NJ Pathways to Career Opportunities Summit will Focus on How We Can Drive Equity at Higher Education Institutions in Our State by:
- Focusing on student outcomes;
- Embedding industry credentials in all education and training, and;
- Advancing collaboration between academia and workforce development.
Meet National and State Experts
Join us on June 12 for a full day of national experts who will present on more equitable education and training pathways. Have conversations with thought leaders about how New Jersey can emerge with an education infrastructure that ensures all students and workers are prepared to thrive in an innovative economy because ALL EDUCATION IS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT!
Event Registration
Please use our official Eventbrite registration page to register yourself and any other individuals you are planning on registering. You will be able to add multiple attendees during one session.
Accommodations at Bally's Atlantic City Hotel & Casino
Room registration deadline is NOW through MAY 18, 2024
NJCCC has worked closely with Bally’s to guarantee you a competitive room rate of $99. The special room rate will be
available until Saturday, May 18, 2024, or until the group block is sold-out, whichever comes first. Book early!
To expedite your hotel reservation, be sure to complete the following steps:
- Click on the booking link here to access the hotel reservation link (the link will pre-populate with the conference group rate).
- Select dates between Tuesday, June 11th – Thursday, June 13th.
- Click Done.
- Click View Rooms and Select Your room under the $99 rate.
- Complete your guest information.
You can also inquire about a reservation by calling 609-340-200.
Reservations for rooms accessible to guests with disabilities may be made in the same manner.
Directions & Parking
1900 Pacific Ave.
Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401
The Summit will be located on the sixth floor of the hotel in the Rotunda, the program will begin in the Grand Ballroom on the same floor (Map).
Bally’s offers a self-park garage for all attendees. The cost to park is $10 (pick up your voucher at the registration desk).
FAQs
Where do I register for a room?
PLEASE NOTE: The NJ Pathways Summit is a part of a larger three-day New Jersey Community College Opportunity Summit (NJCCO Summit), taking place at Bally’s from June 11-13, 2024. If you’re registering for the NJCCO Summit, you don’t need to register for the NJ Pathways Summit (it’s included on Day 2).
To register for the full 3-day NJ Community College Opportunity Summit (which includes the NJ Pathways Summit on Day 2),
Where do attendees park?
We understand that circumstances may change, and we strive to accommodate attendees to the best of our ability. Please review our refund policy outlined below.
For tickets that were paid through Eventbrite, a refund of the full registration fee will be given for cancellations made by May 12, 2024. To cancel your registration and request a refund, log into Eventbrite, go to tickets, find your order you want refunded, then select “Request a Refund”.
The following applies for all attendees: badge sharing, splitting and reprints are strictly prohibited.
NJCCC regrets that refunds will not be given for no-shows. NJCCC is not responsible for any change/cancellation charges assessed by airlines, travel agents, hotels or other vendors.
Payment in full is required at the time of registration, with the exception of New Jersey’s Community College attendees. If this applies to you, please reach out to your president’s office prior to registering for further instructions.
You will receive an email confirmation of your registration from Eventbrite (please add [email protected] to your safe senders list). If you have not received a confirmation within 10 business days after registering, please contact [email protected].
Registration, attendance at and participation in NJCCC events constitutes an agreement by the registrant to the use and distribution (both now and in the future) of the registrant or attendee’s image or voice in photographs, videotapes, electronic reproductions and audiotapes of such events and activities by NJCCC and other third parties, including but not limited to the venue. Registration for this event may include technology that monitors your activities throughout the conference, such as session attendance and booths visited.
Please email Megan Hutton ([email protected]) if you have any dietary restrictions.
Please email [email protected] if you have any further questions about the NJ Community College Opportunity Summit.