Conference Program
Growing the Kansas Workforce
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Printable Program (PDF)
8:15 |
Registration, Coffee & More | |
8:45 |
Welcome & Introduction | |
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Barbara A. Bichelmeyer, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, The University of Kansas VIDEO of welcome & introduction [11:07] |
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9:00 |
Morning Keynotes State of the Kansas Economy and the Kansas Workforce | |
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Donna Ginther, Director, Institute for Policy & Social Research and Roy A. Roberts & Regents Distinguished Professor of Economics, The University of Kansas Slides VIDEO of presentation [55:27] | |
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Childcare Access and the Kansas Workforce | ||
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Misty Heggeness, Associate Researcher, Institute for Policy & Social Research and Associate Professor, School of Public Affairs & Administration, The University of Kansas Slides VIDEO of presentation [24:41] |
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10:15 |
Break | |
10:30 |
Introduction | |
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Arash Mafi, Executive Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, The University of Kansas | |
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Conversation: Workforce Development at State and Local Levels 
Moderator | ||
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Madeline Fox, News Editor, KCUR
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VIDEO of introduction & conversation [57:28] | ||
11:25 |
Break | |
11:35 |
Introduction | |
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Simon Atkinson, Vice Chancellor for Research, The University of Kansas | |
Conversation: Employer Perspectives on the Kansas Workforce
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Teri Finneman, Publisher, Eudora Times and Associate Professor, William Allen White School of Journalism, The University of Kansas
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VIDEO of introduction & conversation [55:01] | ||
| 12:30 | Luncheon | |
| 1:30 | Introduction | |
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Douglas A. Girod, Chancellor, The University of Kansas | |
Conversation: Policy for the Kansas Workforce
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Tim Carpenter, Senior Reporter, Kansas Reflector | |
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VIDEO of introduction & conversation including closing remarks [1:18:05] |
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3:00 |
Closing Remarks Donna Ginther, Director, Institute for Policy & Social Research and Roy A. Roberts & Regents Distinguished Professor of Economics, The University of Kansas |
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3:15 |
Adjourn | |