A Bolder Way Forward Higher Education Attainment Spoke

Scholarship application deadline for single mother’s is approaching at Live Your Dream! If you want to apply, now is the time!

A Bolder Way Forward is proud to partner on this free event with the Utah Valley Women Leadership Collaborative. Be inspired by local women and girls and their journeys.

Utahns overwhelmingly believe that education is worth the investment. Find out more about this stat and other info from our 2024 Fall Survey Results in this white paper! https://lnkd.in/emcfMtvP

Come joint this event for one of our sister spokes! Bring an ally!

Every Tuesday we feature community resources related to the statewide movement, "A Bolder Way Forward," and its 18 areas of focus (spokes). Today we feature the Workforce Development Spoke. Did you know Utah has 44 available workers for every 100 open jobs, ranking the state as the “Most Severe” on the Worker Shortage Index?? ? To help raise awareness of this issue we have two new resources: ? First, we have created a two-pager, titled “What Utahns Need to Know” (https://lnkd.in/gBkh9era) that will help you learn more about workforce development.?? ?? And second, we have a short introductory overview (https://lnkd.in/gw_yC92d) produced in partnership with Utah Education Network. Susan R. Madsen Brieanne (Brie) Sparks, MBA Robbyn Scribner Samantha Aird Utah Women & Leadership Project Utah State University - Jon M. Huntsman School of Business Utah Education Network Marta Nielsen

Tuesday, March 25th is Equal Pay Day in the U.S., and the Utah Gender Pay Gap Spoke of A Bolder Way Forward is hosting a fabulous gathering at the Kiln in SLC. Panelists include Ryan Westwood (Chairman & CEO, FullCast), Scott Cuthbertson (President and CEO of Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah), Richard Hawkes (Director, Programs and Operations, Northrop Grumman), Roger Pimentel (SVP at Boncom), and Nancy Sylvester (Employment Attorney). This inspiring event is on March 25 from 11am-1pm. Thanks so much to the BWF spoke leaders and coordinator Stacee Pedersen, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CM-Lean, Bill Prisbrey, Latonya Howell, SHRM-CP, and Emily Martin Prisbrey, MPA, CFRE for their amazing leadership! Learn more today as this gathering is coming up fast! https://lnkd.in/g7HxqgKU

Learn more about entrepreneurship in Utah and what A Bolder Way Forward movement is doing to lead the nation with the highest concentration of women-owned businesses. https://lnkd.in/gmBYihHr Susan R. Madsen Brieanne (Brie) Sparks, MBA Utah Women & Leadership Project

This is a hard but necessary topic to address in our state. Please take the time to learn about and share what the Child Sexual Abuse Spoke is trying to accomplish.

Here is the legislative update for week 6 on the Hill—the session is almost done! One notable bill that passed (HB 142) will hopefully improve affordability and accessibility of Higher Ed. It removes the residency requirements for active military service members, veterans, and their families so they may attend Utah all public institutions for in-state rates! https://lnkd.in/g95_XNVJ

The legislative session is rolling forward. The base budget for public higher education has passed, but there are many other bills still in process. Here is the latest update from USHE on the state of Higher Ed on the hill. https://lnkd.in/gtcr4zRU