Higher Education & Workforce Development

Senator Terri E. Bonoff, Chair Tuesday, March 5th, 2013, 3:00 p.m.- 5:30 p.m., Room 123 AGENDA 1. Call to Order

2. Citizens League Policy Work in Higher Education Completion Conversations a. Presentation by Sean Kershaw, President

3. The Center for Policy Studies From Lagging to Leading: Making MN Postsecondary Education a National Model a. Presentation by Curtis Johnson, Senior Fellow

4. S.F. 899 Labor market information publication by DEED a. Chief Sponsor Senator Bonoff b. Presentation by Amy Walstein, Director, Education & Workforce Development Policy at the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce c. Andrea Ferstan, Director of Income Strategies, Greater Twin Cities United Way

5. S.F. 721 Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) undecided students assistance requirement a. Chief Sponsor Senator Wiklund b. Presentation by Cheryl Coulter, Former President of Faculty Union, Normandale Community College

6. S.F. 518 Higher education workforce development plan and mental health issues summit requirement a. Chief Sponsor Senator Clausen b. Presentation by Sue Abderholden, Executive Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness Minnesota (NAMI MN) c. Grace Tangjerd Schmitt, President, Guild Incorporated

d. Keith Kozerski, Senior Director, St. Josephs Home for Children e. Trisha Stark, Ph.D., MN Psychological Association

7. Adjourn

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