{"id":4734,"date":"2011-09-22T12:19:25","date_gmt":"2011-09-22T18:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=4734"},"modified":"2011-09-23T10:20:09","modified_gmt":"2011-09-23T16:20:09","slug":"white-house-highlights-chancellor-uccs-as-%e2%80%9cchampions-of-change%e2%80%9d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=4734","title":{"rendered":"White House highlights chancellor, UCCS as \u201cChampions of Change\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Chancellor<\/a>Each week the White House highlights \u201cChampions of Change\u201d who are making an impact in communities and helping America rise to meet the challenges of the 21st century.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, UCCS Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak, was selected as a \u201cChampion of Change\u201d and\u00a0 participated in a roundtable discussion on the positive impact of many community colleges across the nation. Shockley-Zalabak talked about the Southern Colorado Education Consortium, a partnership between two and four-year colleges in southern Colorado to improve student success in the region.<\/p>\n

In an increasingly competitive global economy, America\u2019s economic strength depends upon the education and skills of its workers. In the coming years, eight in 10 new jobs will require higher education and workforce training. To meet this need, President Obama set a goal for America: to have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020. America\u2019s community colleges are essential to reaching that goal, and the president is working to support community colleges in graduating an additional 5 million students by the end of the decade.<\/p>\n

See a video of the roundtable at the White House here: http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/photos-and-video\/video\/2011\/09\/21\/champions-change-community-colleges<\/a><\/p>\n

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