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Strengthening The Southern Nevada Workforce Pipeline, Katie M. Gilbertson Nov 2022

Strengthening The Southern Nevada Workforce Pipeline, Katie M. Gilbertson

Policy Briefs and Reports

This report analyzes the Southern Nevada employment ecosystem by utilizing occupational clusters recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor. The first section examines occupations in the tourism industry using three occupational clusters: hospitality and leisure; arts, audio/video technology and communications; and the transportation, distribution, and logistics. Next, this report utilizes the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance’s 2022 Workforce Blueprint to identify the top 15 in-demand occupations for Southern Nevada and occupational clusters. A case study of the MGM College Opportunity Program (COP) is presented to demonstrate an existing workforce training program that promotes upward mobility of leisure and hospitality employees …


Gaining Skills With Student Employment, Sarah Moss Jul 2022

Gaining Skills With Student Employment, Sarah Moss

The Voice

No abstract provided.


2021 Dordt Grads Achieve 100 Percent Career Outcome, Bethany Van Voorst May 2022

2021 Dordt Grads Achieve 100 Percent Career Outcome, Bethany Van Voorst

The Voice

No abstract provided.


Dordt Community Support Runs Deep, Alicia Bowar Nov 2021

Dordt Community Support Runs Deep, Alicia Bowar

The Voice

No abstract provided.


Covid-19_Umaine News_Harkins Discusses Remote Work Outlook On ‘Maine Calling’, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications Jun 2021

Covid-19_Umaine News_Harkins Discusses Remote Work Outlook On ‘Maine Calling’, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

Division of Marketing & Communications

Screenshot of UMaine in the News regarding Jason Harkins, associate dean of the Maine Business School at the University of Maine, appeared on Maine Public Radio’s “Maine Calling” to discuss the future of remote work as Maine employers and employees return to their offices.


Creating Cultural Capital: The Education Of Jewish Females At The Alliance Israélite Universelle (Aiu) School For Girls In The City Of Tunis, 1882–1914, Joy A. Land Phd Jun 2021

Creating Cultural Capital: The Education Of Jewish Females At The Alliance Israélite Universelle (Aiu) School For Girls In The City Of Tunis, 1882–1914, Joy A. Land Phd

Published Articles

Based on rarely viewed images from the fin de siècle, this article will contribute to the burgeoning field of Jewish women in the world of Islam. At the Alliance Israélite Universelle (AIU) School for Girls in the city of Tunis, 1882–1914, after a seven-year course of study, Jewish and non-Jewish girls acquired certification of their academic or vocational skills through a certificate or diploma of couture. Such credentials, according to Bourdieu (1986), constitute “cultural capital.” Furthermore, “cultural capital … is convertible … into economic capital and may be institutionalized in the forms of educational qualifications.” A young woman could create …


Employment Discrimination: An Efficacy Study Of African American Inequities In The California Utility Sector, Victor Baker Jan 2021

Employment Discrimination: An Efficacy Study Of African American Inequities In The California Utility Sector, Victor Baker

Doctoral Dissertations

Employment Discrimination: An Efficacy Study of African American Inequities in the California Utility SectorThe economic legislation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was designed a vigorous tool of law to address employment discrimination of African Americans and remedy economic disparity that unfavored African Americans. The energy utility industry served as the first Supreme Court defendant and loser of a Title VII employment discrimination challenge by a Black workforce. As a result, energy utility companies have served as the face of resistance to fair employment for African Americans despite the liberal popularity of diversity management programs. Prior …


Workout Routine, Valeria Sofia Maynez Dec 2020

Workout Routine, Valeria Sofia Maynez

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Hope Services is an agency that focuses on supporting the community of adults with developmental disabilities. The work there focuses on finding employment avenues for the clients. This population faces difficulty in finding employment opportunities on their own and rely on these services for these resources. Everyone deserves the right to build an income and experience working in their lives. A disability or any obstacle shouldn’t prohibit a person of this opportunity. Due to an overdue stigma towards this group, they have to constantly prove they are fit to work and be productive assets in the workforce. This leads to …


Careers Center_Checking In With Members Of The Class Of 2020 Email, University Of Maine Career Center Apr 2020

Careers Center_Checking In With Members Of The Class Of 2020 Email, University Of Maine Career Center

University of Maine Career Center

Email from the University of Maine Career Center to students in the Class of 2020 regarding their job search.


Careers Center_Online Services Webpage, University Of Maine Career Center Apr 2020

Careers Center_Online Services Webpage, University Of Maine Career Center

University of Maine Career Center

Screenshot of University of Maine Careers Center webpage detailing the Center's online services offered during the COVID-19 pandemic.


Careers Center_Resilience Badge Webpage, University Of Maine Career Center Apr 2020

Careers Center_Resilience Badge Webpage, University Of Maine Career Center

University of Maine Career Center

Screenshot of a webpage describing the University of Maine System's Resilience Badge, a Education Design Lab's "BadgedToHire initiative".


Endings And Beginnings: Two Sides Of The Coin, Amy Westra Jul 2017

Endings And Beginnings: Two Sides Of The Coin, Amy Westra

The Voice

No abstract provided.


What Are You Going To Do With That Major?: The Humanities, Jobs, And A Career, Patricia Counihan Jan 2015

What Are You Going To Do With That Major?: The Humanities, Jobs, And A Career, Patricia Counihan

Maine Policy Review

Based on years of experience in a universi­ty career center, Patricia Counihan outlines the value to both employers and future employees of the curiosity, flexibility, and open-mindedness that humanities majors develop through their coursework. A humanities education allows students to thrive in many careers and to be flexible, creative employees.


Mary Evelyn Thurman, 1921-2005 (Sc 2834), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2014

Mary Evelyn Thurman, 1921-2005 (Sc 2834), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2834. Business and personal correspondence, receipts, and ephemera of Mary E. Thurman, an elementary school teacher abroad in the 1950s and 1960s. She later became a librarian at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, and authored several children’s books. Includes paper valentines from students, a letter in Japanese,and two Japanese floral prints.


State Of The Urban Youth, India 2012, Professor Vibhuti Patel Apr 2013

State Of The Urban Youth, India 2012, Professor Vibhuti Patel

Professor Vibhuti Patel

State of the Urban Youth India 2012: Employment, Livelihoods, Skills Executive Summary Every third person in urban India is a youth. In less than a decade from now, India, with a median age of 29 years will be the youngest nation in the world. India’s demographic transformation is creating an opportunity for the demographic burden of the past to be converted to a dividend for the future. For this to happen the country needs to adopt a three-pronged policy that will address the issues of employment, livelihoods and the skill status of youth. The State of the Urban Youth India …


The Experience Of Domestic Service For Women In Early Modern London, Ed. By Paula Humfrey, Marisa Iglesias Apr 2013

The Experience Of Domestic Service For Women In Early Modern London, Ed. By Paula Humfrey, Marisa Iglesias

ABO: Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts, 1640-1830

No abstract provided.


Socio-Economic Profile Of Muslims: A State Profile Of Maharashtra, Professor Vibhuti Patel Mar 2013

Socio-Economic Profile Of Muslims: A State Profile Of Maharashtra, Professor Vibhuti Patel

Professor Vibhuti Patel

Chapter 1: Pages 4-18 An Overview Prof. Vibhuti Patel, Head, Department of Economics SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai Chapter 2: Pages 19-69 Socio Economic Status of Muslims in Maharashtra Shri. Prakash Chandra Mishra, Research Scholar, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai Ms. Amruta Bavadekar, Independent Researcher Dr. Ruby Ojha, Associate Professor, Department of Economics SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai Chapter 3: Pages 70-87 Case Study I: Gilber Hill, Andheri (W) Mumbai Smt. Lalitha Dhara, Vice Principal, Ambedkar College of Arts and Commerce, Wadala, Mumbai Chapter 4: Pages 88-100 Case Study 2: Parbhani, Maharashtra Shri. Sanjay Phad, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics SNDT …


Gender, Education, Background And Career Progression: Case Study Of Radcliffe College Graduates, Jennifer O'Connor Duffy May 2011

Gender, Education, Background And Career Progression: Case Study Of Radcliffe College Graduates, Jennifer O'Connor Duffy

Jennifer O'Connor Duffy

This study explores the professional development of female graduates of Radcliffe College, an Ivy League college in the USA. A secondary statistical analysis of the 1977 Radcliffe Centennial Survey shows how changing social, political, institutional, and economic forces influenced the post-graduate career pathways of female alumnae. Independent of era, a Radcliffe degree could propel most women to the second tier professional status level of managers. Regardless of social class background, the women experienced similar career trajectories. However it was extremely rare for these women to climb to the highest step on the career ladder, indicating the difficulties of overcoming institutional …


Facing Up: Managing Diversity In Challenging Times, Carol Hardy-Fanta, Paige Ransford Nov 2010

Facing Up: Managing Diversity In Challenging Times, Carol Hardy-Fanta, Paige Ransford

Publications from the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy

Since its launch in 2008, Commonwealth Compact has grown steadily, employing several strategies to promote diversity statewide. The Benchmarks initiative has collected data, analyzed in this report, on a significant portion of the state workforce. Guided by Stephen Crosby, dean of the McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at UMass Boston, Commonwealth Compact has conducted newsmaking surveys of public opinion and of boards of directors statewide. In addition, it has convened ongoing coalitions with its higher education partners, and established a collaborative of local business schools aimed specifically at increasing faculty diversity. The Compact has sponsored or co-sponsored …


Institute Brief: Effective Career Development Strategies For Young Artists With Disabilities, Heike Boeltzig, Rooshey Hasnain, Jennifer Sullivan Sulewski Jun 2008

Institute Brief: Effective Career Development Strategies For Young Artists With Disabilities, Heike Boeltzig, Rooshey Hasnain, Jennifer Sullivan Sulewski

The Institute Brief Series, Institute for Community Inclusion

One potential arena of employment for young people with disabilities is the arts. This brief reports on effective strategies that 47 young artists with disabilities used to gain access to arts-related experiences in order to further their educational and career pathways. Across program years 2002–2005, these young artists, all aged 16 to 25, were finalists in the VSA arts/ Volkswagen of America, Inc. Program, an arts competition that was intended to showcase their talents and accomplishments. As part of the overall evaluation, we were able to identify career development strategies based on a review of finalists’ program applications. This brief …


Privatization Pitfalls Update, 2008, University Of Maine Apr 2008

Privatization Pitfalls Update, 2008, University Of Maine

General University of Maine Publications

This briefing paper was an update to an earlier publication by the Bureau of Labor Education on the “pitfalls and problems” of privatization (1998). As with the previous paper, this update focused primarily on privatization as it concerns the provision of public services by states and localities in the U.S., rather than on federal levels or in other countries.


[Introduction To] Museum Careers: A Practical Guide For Students And Novices, N. Elizabeth Schlatter Jan 2008

[Introduction To] Museum Careers: A Practical Guide For Students And Novices, N. Elizabeth Schlatter

Bookshelf

This concise volume is the place to start for anyone considering a career in museums. Museum professional and author N. Elizabeth Schlatter outlines the nature of the profession as a whole, the rewards and challenges of museum work, types of museums, and jobs within museums, including salary ranges. She discusses options for education and training, and suggestions on how to secure a job and how to move up the career ladder. Interviews with museum professionals from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds demonstrate different career paths and offer unique and helpful advice . For novices in the field, students in …


Chipping Away At The Gendered Wall Implications For Being A Woman Sociologist, Rebecca Fogerty Grove Apr 2002

Chipping Away At The Gendered Wall Implications For Being A Woman Sociologist, Rebecca Fogerty Grove

Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate what factors may determine productivity among sociology professors and factors that-affect promotions and hiring. In today's academic institutions, the gender barrier is considered nonexistent; however, the actual existence of the gender barrier is often apparent in departmental hiring decisions and university tenure policies. With knowledge of current, often subtle, biased standards, the gender barrier can begin to be dismantled to offer true equality for all potential and current professors. The data was collected in 2001, during the fall academic semester from departments of sociology (n=2 l 8). This thesis looks at the …


Active Latter-Day Saint Working Mothers: Their Effect On Their Daughters' Future Plans, Nissa C. Bengtson Allred Jan 1994

Active Latter-Day Saint Working Mothers: Their Effect On Their Daughters' Future Plans, Nissa C. Bengtson Allred

Theses and Dissertations

This research looks at the effect employed active LDS mothers have on their daughters' future plans for education, career, marriage, and children. Mothers' educational level, type of employment, and daughters' attachment to the LDS church were taken into consideration. It was found that a majority of daughters are definite in their plans for education, career, marriage, and children regardless of the employment status of their mother. Daughters of employed LDS mothers are more definite in their plans for a career than daughters of unemployed LDS mothers. No effect was found for mothers' employment on daughters' future plans for college, marriage, …


The Ursinus Weekly, November 11, 1977, Ann Weibezahl, Robert Brancatelli, Stephen M. Lange, Jonathan Zap, Joel Meyer, Carolyn Graney, Benjamin Shapiro, Denise Davis Nov 1977

The Ursinus Weekly, November 11, 1977, Ann Weibezahl, Robert Brancatelli, Stephen M. Lange, Jonathan Zap, Joel Meyer, Carolyn Graney, Benjamin Shapiro, Denise Davis

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Task force in gear • The Medical Credentials Committee • Financial aid simplified • 16 selected for "Who's who" • After graduation • Ursinus news in brief: Ruby sellout; New Library service • Comment: Take a risk • Letters to the editor • Movie attack: Exorcist two; You light up my life; The Island of Dr. Moreau • Comment on the arts • Art and loneliness III • On killing blank space • Andy Campbell • Women's volleyball • Hockey wins • Bears edge Widener • 3 & 4 score more


Clarence Ramey, A B.A. And Former Umo Janitor, Was Fired Because He 'Tried To Initiate Change', Fred Rogers Oct 1972

Clarence Ramey, A B.A. And Former Umo Janitor, Was Fired Because He 'Tried To Initiate Change', Fred Rogers

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Clarence Ramey is black, college educated and former UMO janitor. But Ramey was fired last May, not because he was black but because the tried to initiate changes in a system where change may seem impossible.