Future of Work - A Skills-Based Approach for a Future-Ready Workforce
A critical dialogue about work, workforce, and the workplace hosted by Dr. Joanne Li (Chancellor, UNO) and Dr. Jaci Lindburg (Associate Vice Chancellor Innovative & Learning-Centric Initiatives).
Date: September 24, 2024
Time: 1 - 4 P.M.
Location: Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC)
Register HereEvent Schedule:
1:00–1:10 PM – Welcome (Dr. Jaci Lindburg & Dr. Erin Bass)
1:10–1:35 PM – Keynote (Dawn Karber)
1:35–2:15 PM – National Leader Panel (Kate Giovacchini, Krissy Collins, Meena Naik & Dawn Karber, facilitated by Jaci Lindburg)
2:15–2:25 PM – A Local Focus for Omaha and Nebraska (Dr. Joanne Li, Chancellor, UNO)
2:25–3:00 PM – Local Leader Panel (KC Belitz, Heath Mello, CJ Jackson, Harnoor Singh, facilitated by Dr. Erin Bass)
3:00–3:10 PM – Transition to Breakout Rooms
3:10–3:55 PM – Breakout Room Discussions
4:00 PM – Reception in Downstairs Lobby
Parking Information:
Meetings and event guests park in Lot E. Please use the information provided here to ensure you get to Lot E and not another location or parking lot on the side or back of the building.
Get to Lot E Traveling East on Dodge:
- The best access point for traveling this route is just after 67th and Dodge Street. You will turn right after UNO's Thompson Alumni Center, on University Dr W.
- Then turn left on South University Dr Rd N.
- This will lead you to the entrance for Lot E (on your right).
Get to Lot E Traveling West on Dodge:
- The best access point for traveling this route is just after 67th and Dodge Street. You will turn left near Elmwood Park on University Dr E.
- Then turn left on S University Dr R North.
- This will lead you to the entrance for Lot E (on your left).
Download CEC Guest Parking Map
Keynote, Panelists & Facilitators:
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Keynote Speaker & Panelist: Dawn Karber, MPA
Director of SkillsFWD, a groundbreaking pilot to test Digital Learning and Employment Records within the skills-first movement
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A Local Focus for Omaha and Nebraska: Dr. Joanne Li Chancellor University of Nebraska at Omaha |
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Panelist and Breakout Facilitator: Kristine Collins, MA Dean Division of Continuing Education at the |
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Panelist: K.C. Belitz Director Nebraska Department of Economic Development |
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Panelist and Breakout Facilitator: Harnoor S. Dhaliwal, Ph.D. Co-Executive Director Scott Scholars Program at the University of Nebraska Omaha and University of Nebraska Medical Center |
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Panelist and Breakout Facilitator: Meena Naik Director Skills First Design and Lifelong Learner at Jobs for the Future
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Panelist: Heath Mello President & CEO Omaha Chamber Commerce |
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Panelist and Breakout Facilitator: CJ Jackson, PMP, PMI-PBA Director Organizational Development Human Capital at Omaha Public Power District |
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Panelist and Breakout Facilitator: Kate Giovacchini, MS Executive Director Digital Trust Technologies and Enterprise Technology Engineering at Arizona State University
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