Dear New England Region Colleagues:
The past couple years have presented unprecedented challenges in almost every aspect of society, but they have also provided an opportunity for our field to shine as our respective institutions have had to alter operations and meet student needs in non-traditional ways. Who better than professional, continuing, and online education units to rise to the occasion and share our expertise in meeting learner and institutional needs in innovative and flexible ways?
As we move forward, we are stronger and more agile than ever to meet the ever-changing needs of our students. Our institutions are already responding to the shifting demands of today’s learner, by offering new programs that target learning and earn credentials in more flexible formats. We must also focus on developing partnerships with business and industry to understand their workforce educational needs and to identify the potential programs to best prepare employees for growth and success.
In this upcoming year, we will continue the discussion from this year’s fantastic annual conference regarding alternative credentials and diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education as well as supporting the evolving needs of today’s learner.
I’m excited that we will have the opportunity to convene in-person again this October 26-28 in Providence for our regional conference.
Best wishes,
Michael Jones
University of Connecticut
Chair, UPCEA New England Region
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