GENERAL
INFORMATION
Meeting Time:
2nd & 4th Thursdays; 4:00pm @ the Chamber Office
Mission Statement: The
Education Committee serves to advise Chamber members on matters of education
that relate to the business community and promote a quality educational
system.
Committee
Members:
| Kurt
Newman (Chair)
Honeywell Building Solutions |
Rick
Caulfield
University of Alaska, Tanana Valley Clinic |
Ann
Ringstad
University of Alaska, Tanana Valley Clinic |
Lynda Sather
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. |
Kerry Boyd
Yukon-Koyokuk School District
|
Alice
Palen
UAF Career Development |
Bill Bailey
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District |
Steve Laroe
FEA |
Betsy Turner-Bogren
Boys & Girls Club of the Tanana Valley |
Jenae Campanelli
Denali State Bank |
Joni Scharfenburg
Fairbanks Soil & Water Conservation District |
Lori
Wilson
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alaska |
2010
PROGRAM OF WORK
Goals
for the Year
- Promote collaborative educational efforts in the community by participating
with the FNSB School District, the University of Alaska Fairbanks,
UAF/Tanana Valley Campus, the FNSB Assembly, Legislators, and GFCC’s
Governmental Relations Committee to advocate for adequate support
and funding for education programs
- Tie-in community involvement in public education
- Promote awareness by general Chamber
membership about education and workforce development issues by periodically
arranging engaging GML Presentations, contribute current information
about committee issues and concerns to Chamberline, and keep Chamber
members informed about community meetings, conferences, and legislative
hearings relating to Education and Workforce Development through use
of 30-second and 5-minute spotlights
Programs &
Projects for the Year
- Positive Picketing: Promote and organize a positive picketing session
for FNSBSD teachers as they return to school
- GFCC Scholarship: Promote and organize award of GFCC scholarship
for graduating high school senior planning to attend UAF or UAF/Tanana
Valley Campus
- Promote FNSB School District’s
School-Business Partnership Program: Sponsor Annual Recognition Breakfast
for School-Business Partners
- Welcome New & Returning UAF Students and their Families &
Friends: Provide electronic copy of a welcome sign for businesses
to print and display in their place of business at the beginning of
the academic year during new student orientation. UAF Orientation
will design a sign based on the year’s theme, leaving space
for the business to customize it to their organization, and the GFCC
will distribute the sign with a message from the Education Committee
- Provide 2 – 3 GML program recommendations
RESOLUTIONS
& LETTERS
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