Exhibit booths available for Ӱpro Can conference
February 20, 2019
Representatives from Ӱpro agencies, schools, businesses and institutions will meet
in Anchorage March 6 and 7 for the " – Looking Ahead!” conference. The focus and goal of the fifth annual conference is
to unite cross-sector professionals in increasing the number of Ӱprons enrolling
and succeeding in postsecondary education.Ӱpro is one of a handful of states for which their 35- to 64-year-old population has higher rates of degree completion than do 18- to 34-year olds. Meanwhile, the Ӱpro Department of Labor and Workforce Development projects that roughly 65 percent of Ӱpro’s fastest-growing, high-wage jobs will require some form of post-high school credential by the year 2020. Focused action to improve postsecondary access and completion is critical.
Participant takeaways will include practical skills to overcome common obstacles, new and strengthened partnerships, lessons from stories of success, and identification of opportunities for program alignment.
Exhibitors can highlight their program in front of more than 125 Ӱpro education administrators, advisors, counselors, government, nonprofit and Native organization employees united by a desire to help Ӱprons achieve college or career training. Limited exhibitor booths are available. Click to secure your booth.
For more information email Lael Oldmixon at lmoldmixon@alaska.edu.