WHAT: In advance of the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative’s third annual West Virginia Legislators’ Forum, the WVPEC will host a Kickoff Dinner to convene legislators, policy experts, corporate leaders and educational practitioners. Using West Virginia Forward as a blueprint, speakers will address the current landscape of public education in West Virginia and how best to prepare students for the demands of an evolving workforce environment. The Forum is sponsored by West Virginia University, the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation and numerous community partners.
WHEN: Monday (Dec. 3), 6 - 8p.m.
WHERE: Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place, Two Waterfront Pl, Morgantown
WHO:
Dr. E. Gordon Gee, President, West Virginia University
Jennifer Giovannitti, President, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
Joyce McConnell, Provost, West Virginia University
Ted Dintersmith, Educational Innovator
Stephen Pruitt, President, Southern Regional Education Board
Donna Peduto, Executive Director, WVPEC
Rochelle Goodwin, Senior Associate Vice President for Academic and Public Strategy, West Virginia University
RSVP: Members of the media who are interested in attending the dinner should RSVP to Katie Farmer at katie.farmer@mail.wvu.edu or 315.256.8509.
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CONTACT: Katie Farmer, Office of the Provost
Katie.farmer@mail.wvu.edu; 315.256.8509
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