In his article for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Ron Cole discusses how higher education, particularly liberal arts, can meet employer and industry needs and close the disconnect between higher education and economic development.
“My college has the Allegheny Lab for Innovation and Creativity (ALIC), developed in partnership with local manufacturers and the Economic Progress Alliance of Crawford County. ALIC provides workshops and microcredentials as in-demand curriculum for traditional undergraduate students and for upskilling those already in the workforce,” President Cole writes. “It offers training in business leadership, 3-D modeling, editing and publishing, health anatomy and a range of other topics identified as real workplace needs, as a result of building relationships and asking employers what they need.”
