This is the first in a series of BHEF playbooks intended to assist companies, higher education institutions, private philanthropies, membership associations, professional societies, government agencies, and other stakeholders seeking to understand the potential value of investing in coordinated strategic, long-term partnerships to increase the persistence of undergraduate students, particularly women and minorities, toward degree attainment and entering the 21st century workplace.
BHEF has compiled a set of tools and materials that enables business and higher education to move from
BHEF CEO Brian Fitzgerald is moderating the session "Business and Higher Education: Responding to STEM Workforce Needs."
Despite the weak national economy, many well-paying jobs requiring STEM degrees are going unfilled. Business and industry are not finding the talent they need in key fields, and many recent college graduates seeking jobs are frustrated that their skills and academic backgrounds do not align with workforce needs. This session will focus on strategies to align STEM undergraduate education with the highest demand jobs and increase the number of STEM graduates.
Co-hosted with BHEF, Battelle, Case Western Reserve University, The Ohio State University, and The Council of Graduate Schools, this event showcased the progress made in implementing the BHEF-led regional higher education and workforce projects with IBM since the launch last June. It included presentations by BHEF members Gordon Gee, Barbara Snyder, and Jeff Wadsworth. In their presentations, the members set forth their visions for the role these projects can play in transforming the Ohio workforce, while serving as key national examples of successful BHEF projects.
Washington (April 18, 2013) —Members from the Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF), as part of the Business Coalition for Student Achievement (BCSA), joined Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and other luminaries for a two-day event at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. There, the group called upon policy makers to reform to the U.S. education system.
Global economic integration places a premium on
BHEF is committed to aligning education and the workforce to create the talent and capacity for innovation necessary to keep regions, states, and the nation economically competitive. As part of that work, BHEF strives to analyze the factors that contribute to effective business and higher education partnerships that align education and the workforce. To reach this deeper understanding, BHEF periodically examines exemplary “innovative communities” already in existence.
One such center of innovation is in Houston, where leaders in the energy industry collaborated with the University of Houston
Washington, D.C. (March 5, 2013) – The Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) launched its National Higher Education and Workforce Initiative (the “Initiative”) at its Winter Meeting, where featured sessions centered on action-oriented solutions for enhancing business-higher education collaboration and scaling, improving 21st century workplace competencies, and adopting disruptive technologies.
Brian Fitzgerald will speak at the Business Summit for Education Reform, an event hosted by the Greater Des Moines Partnership. The goal of the summit is to create "strong and united business voice from across the State to take a leadership role in advocating for transformative reform in education this legislative session," and Fitzgerald will join other national and local experts who have successfully improved education systems.
Learn more on the Greater Des Moines Partnership website.
Experts from Government, Business, and Higher Education Unite on a Key Workforce Need
Washington (December 17) — The Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) launched its National Undergraduate Cyber Network at an elite gathering at the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Washington (September 13, 2012) —The Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) was awarded $50,000 from USA Funds to engage corporate and higher education leaders to support improved education outcomes.
Washington (August 28) —The Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF), with a $25,000 grant from the Principal Financial Group Foundation, will support their effort to promote the alignment of education outcomes with the needs of the 21st century workforce in Des Moines.
In Des Moines, college and career readiness has been recognized as an essential element to increase the number of the city's talent
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