On October 5, 2010 Dr. Jill Biden will host a White House Summit on Community Colleges. The summit will bring together community colleges, business, philanthropy, federal and state policy leaders, and students to discuss how community colleges can help meet the job training and education needs of the nation’s workforce, as well as the critical role community colleges play in achieving the President’s goal to lead the world with the highest proportion of college graduates by 2020.
The White House is inviting the public to submit their thoughts, questions and challenges for discussion as part of the summit dialogue:
- Submit a video that highlights how has the community college experience has affected your life. Submit your stories via YouTube or our web form.
- Join the online dialogue to brings together community college administrators, students and stakeholders from around the country to discuss these ideas.
- Watch the live webcast of the plenary session of the summit on October 5. Much of the day’s content will be available online at www.whitehouse.gov.
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