As we head into the long Labor Day weekend, it's hard to relax. Next week seems like a big week and I feel a buzz of excitement that I expect to linger.
Part of the jitters comes from knowing I'll have to squeeze a week's worth of work into three days because the college is not only closed Monday but also Tuesday for the annual all-staff, in-service day.
Wednesday the Lake Havasu campus, along with those in Bullhead City and Kingman, will host two orientation sessions to tell people about a program that will use federal stimulus money to pay for students to complete five high-demand vocational certificate programs. (See my previous post.)
Organizers from the Mohave County Workforce Development office admit they have no idea how many people to expect at the sessions. I made several calls this week to people I've talked to who expressed interest in these particular certificates and all said they'd come.
While not everyone who shows up will make it through the process of assessments and applications to become part of the five planned cohorts, the program still feels like a life-ring being thrown to people who have found themselves with the rug pulled out from under them by our country's changing economy.
Those who don't enter the fast-tracked cohorts will have made significant progress toward entering MCC as regular students. Any way you look at it, it's a great opportunity for everyone involved.
About the blogger
- Diana Parker
- I'm in my second year as the College Recruitment Officer, and it's gratifying to see so many of the people I helped get started here in classes and moving toward brighter futures. I'm a true education advocate, having earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of New Mexico and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Utah. I've also worked in public relations and as a newspaper reporter and a librarian.
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