This special episode was recorded live at the
2022 Oregon Adult Basic Skills Conference in Salem, Oregon on October 24 organized by the
Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission. Podcast host
Marc Goldberg moderates a panel discussion with
Rogue Community College (RCC) student and past GED graduate
Lynne Hamblin and
Columbia Gorge Community College president
Dr. Marta Yera Cronin.
Lynne shares her own journey through the adult education programs at RCC and what supports have been most helpful to her in continuing her education towards a college certificate and degree.
Dr. Cronin speaks to the importance of adult education students and programs as core to the mission of community colleges and describes her past work leading and championing adult education programs. Both panelists answer questions from the live audience of over 200 adult education faculty, staff and administrators from the seventeen Oregon community colleges.
The
All In: Student Pathways Forward podcast is a part of Oregon’s participation in the
National Skills Coalition SkillSPAN network.