In this episode host Marc Goldberg interviews Clark State College nursing graduate Lemohang Mokhalinyane and then a follow up conversation with both Clark State College President Dr. Jo Blondin and Higher Learning Commission (HLC) President Dr.

Treasure Valley Community College (TVCC) Student Jessica Schooley, TVCC President Dr. Dana Young & Head of Design Programs at Education Design Lab, Dr. Leslie Daugherty

Jan 4th, 2024 1h 11m

In this episode host Marc Goldberg interviews Treasure Valley Community College student Jessica Schooley, Treasure Valley Community College president Dr. Dana Young, and the head of design programs at Education Design Lab, Dr. Leslie Daugherty.

Grand Rapids Community College graduate Kwame Presley, College President, Dr. Charles Lepper & Corporation for a Skilled Workforce Director of Competencies and Credentials, Melissa Goldberg

Nov 14th, 2023 1h 3m

This episode features interviews with Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) graduate Kwame Presley, GRCC President Dr. Charles Lepper and Melissa Goldberg, the Director of Competencies and Credentials at Corporation for a Skilled Workforce, a n

Season Three - An Introduction to Non-Degree Credentials of Value and Quality Career Pathways, Dr. Michelle Van Noy, Director of the Education and Employment Research Center at the Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations

Oct 30th, 2023 36m 14s

In this introductory episode for season three, host Marc Goldberg interviews Dr. Michelle Van Noy, the Director of the Education and Employment Research Center (EERC) at the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations. As a leading scholar

Season Two Finale - Panel discussion with Oregon workforce development leaders on Future Ready Oregon state investments & job quality -- Oregon State Senator Michael Dembrow, Dr. Jessica Howard, Marin Arreola III and Todd Nell

Aug 24th, 2023 48m 1s

In this season finale episode, host Marc Goldberg moderates a panel discussion with four key workforce development and higher education leaders in Oregon discussing the topics of job quality, college and industry partnerships and the Future Rea

Tillamook Bay Community College graduate and employee Jude Schlotzhauer, college President Dr. Ross Tomlin & COWS Associate Director Laura Dresser

Jun 15th, 2023 1h 3m

In this episode, host Marc Goldberg interviews Tillamook Bay Community College graduate and current college Success Coach and adjunct welding faculty Jude Schlotzhauer, college President Dr. Ross Tomlin and Laura Dresser, associate diirector at

Clatsop Community College student Taylor Falconer, Astoria Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director David Reid & Clatsop Community College President Chris Breitmeyer

May 9th, 2023 58m 12s

In this episode, host Marc Goldberg interviews Clatsop Community College student Taylor Falconer, Astoria Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director David Reid and Clatsop Community College President Chris Breitmeyer. Taylor is a wor

Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) Center for Policy and Practice Director Steve Jurch: A discussion on transforming workforce development policy and practice to improve job quality, equity and college & industry partnerships

Apr 7th, 2023 29m 17s

This special episode features an interview with Steve Jurch, Director of Center for Policy and Practice at the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) and continues the dialogue with workforce development leaders aiming to transform po

Job Quality, Racial Equity & Systems Transformation - a Conversation with Clair Minson, Founder & Principal Consultant at Sandra Grace LLC

Mar 28th, 2023 30m 10s

This special episode features an engaging and thought-provoking discussion with Clair Minson, a leading voice and expert on workforce system transformation and the Founder and Principal consultant at Sandra Grace LLC, a change management firm t

Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) - Sheri Warnock, BMCC graduate & St. Anthony Hospital employee; St. Anthony Hospital CEO Harry Geller; BMCC President Dr. Mark Browning

Feb 7th, 2023 1h

In this episode, host Marc Goldberg interviews Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) graduate and current CHI-St. Anthony Hospital employee, Sheri Warnock, St Anthony Hospital Chief Executive Officer Harry Geller and Blue Mountain Community Co

2022 Oregon Adult Basic Skills Conference: Going the Extra Mile - Live Recording

Nov 8th, 2022 45m 8s

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 wit

Oregon Coast Community College (OCCC) - Cameron Vasquez, OCCC graduate and current Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital employee; Samaritan North CEO Dr. Lesley Ogden & OCCC President Dr. Birgitte Ryslinge

Oct 11th, 2022 1h 1m

In this episode, host Marc Goldberg interviews Oregon Coast Community College graduate Cameron Vasquez who shares more about his experience in the nursing program at OCCC and now working as a registered nurse at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital

Columbia Gorge Community College (CGCC) - Brian Irwin, Colby Williamson & Tyrel Quantrell, CGCC grads and current GE Renewable Energy employees; CGCC President Dr. Marta Yera Cronin

Aug 10th, 2022 59m 29s

In this episode, host Marc Goldberg interviews three graduates from Columbia Gorge Community College’s Electro-Mechanical Technology program, who are all currently employed at General Electric (GE) Renewable Energy. Brian Irwin, a site supervis

Klamath Community College (KCC) & Cascade Comprehensive Care (CCC); Emily Geise, KCC grad and CCC employee; Cascade Comprehensive Care CEO Tayo Akins & KCC president Dr. Roberto Gutierrez

Jun 15th, 2022 59m 59s

In the next episode of the All In: Student Pathways Forward podcast, host Marc Goldberg interviews Klamath Community College (KCC) graduate and current Cascade Comprehensive Care employee Emily Geise, Cascade Comprehensive Care CEO Tayo Akins a

Season Two - An Introduction to Job Quality, Maureen Conway, VP and Executive Director of the Aspen Institute's Economic Opportunities Program

May 24th, 2022 42m 12s

The All In: Student Pathways Forward season two launches with an introductory episode featuring a conversation with Maureen Conway, the Executive Director of the Aspen Institute’s Economic Opportunities Program. This season will continue to ele

Season Finale - Panel discussion with Oregon leaders who shaped state Benefits Navigator policy -- Venus Barnes, Elizabeth Guzman Arroyo, Dan Haun, Emma Kallaway & Kate Kinder

May 5th, 2022 1h 17m

In the season finale of the All In: Student Pathways Forward podcast, host Marc Goldberg facilitates a panel discussion with leaders in Oregon who were instrumental in landmark legislation that funds Benefits Navigators at all 24 public communi

Southwestern Oregon Community College (SWOCC) & the The Hope Center - SWOCC Student Zac Warner and President Dr. Patty Scott; The Hope Center Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield

Mar 16th, 2022 1h 9m

In the next episode of the All In: Student Pathways Forward podcast, host Marc Goldberg interviews Southwestern Oregon Community College (SWOCC) student Zac Warner, college president, Dr. Patty Scott, and The Hope Center for College, Community

Part II Portland Community College (PCC) & Lumina Foundation - PCC Student Shalease Williams and President Mark Mitsui; Lumina Foundation Strategy Director Kermit Kaleba

Jan 6th, 2022 51m 53s

This is part II of this All In: Student Pathways Forward episode that includes the second half of an interview by host Marc Goldberg with Portland Community College (PCC) President Mark Mitsui and then a conversation with Kermit Kaleba, the Str

Part I Portland Community College (PCC) & Lumina Foundation - PCC Student Shalease Williams and President Mark Mitsui; Lumina Foundation Strategy Director, Kermit Kaleba

Dec 13th, 2021 46m 15s

In the latest All In: Student Pathways Forward podcast episode, host Marc Goldberg interviews Portland Community College Career Pathways student Shalease Williams as well as President Mark Mitsui. Shalease speaks passionately about the value of

Federal Policy Episode - Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici & National Skills Coalition Managing Director of Government Affairs, Katie Spiker

Nov 22nd, 2021 46m 12s

This special edition of the All In: Student Pathway Forward podcast is focused on federal policy with a featured guest who is one of the strongest legislative champions in Congress for community colleges and workforce development, Congresswoman

Clackamas Community College, Metallica All Within My Hands Foundation and American Association of Community Colleges - CCC Student Jacob Sieler & President Dr. Tim Cook; AWMH Foundation Assoc Director Renee Richardson & AACC Senior VP Jen Worth

Oct 25th, 2021 54m 59s

This episode features an interview with Clackamas Community College student Jacob Sieler who is studying Machine Tool Technology as a parenting student at the college. Jacob talks about how different staff and faculty at the college have helped

Rogue Community College & Kansas State University John E Roueche Center for Community College Leadership - RCC Student Lynne Hamblin & College President Dr. Cathy Kemper-Pelle; KSU Center for Community College Leadership Exec. Director Dr. John E Roueche

Sep 15th, 2021 59m 40s

This episode features an interview with Rogue Community College (RCC) student Lynne Hamblin who returned to school to get her GED and enroll in the college’s award winning co-enrollment/integrated education and training program that offered sim

Central Oregon Community College (COCC) & SJI - Student Dray Aguirre, COCC Instructional Dean Jenni Newby & Pathways College & Career Success Coach Marcus LeGrand; SJI Senior Consultant Bri Nguyen & Research & Project Consultant Natasha Bennett

Aug 9th, 2021 57m 35s

This episode features an interview with Central Oregon Community College (COCC) student Dray Aguirre, who offers great insights from his advocacy work at the local, state and national levels focused on student basic needs insecurity. Dray empha

Lane Community College & NCTN/World Education - Student Maria Cristina Cruz & College President Dr. Margaret Hamilton; NCTN/World Education, Inc Senior Technical Advisor Judy Mortrude

Jun 23rd, 2021 58m 46s

This episode features Lane Community College (LCC) student Maria Cristina Cruz, who is enrolled in an innovative Early Childhood Education program that integrates Career Technical Education coursework with foundational skills leading to a colle

Mt. Hood Community College & ACCT - Student Bakr Alkarawi & President Dr. Lisa Skari; Association of Community College Trustees Director of Government Relations, Katie Brown

Jun 8th, 2021 58m 45s

This episode features a conversation with Mt. Hood Community College student Bakr Alkarawi, who shares how his own experience as a student facing housing insecurity has propelled him to take action and work with college leadership, policymakers