2015 Academic Affairs Winter Meeting_Barbara Vacarr
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EncoreU From Innovation to Revolution Barbara Vacarr February 6, 2015
Transcript of 2015 Academic Affairs Winter Meeting_Barbara Vacarr
EncoreU
From Innovation to Revolution
Barbara Vacarr
February 6, 2015
A national non-profit building a social
movement to:
• Re-conceptualize retirement.
• Tap the skills and experience of those at mid-life and
beyond to improve communities and create a better
future for future generations.
The Economic & Demographic Imperative
Where is Higher Education?
A Perfect Storm of Opportunity
Concurrent realities:• Aging population
• Longer work lives expected
• Dwindling national market of college aged students
• A growing set of national and global problems
The Economic & Demographic Imperative
• Economy grew by 5% in Q4 2014
• Human capital needed to keep going*
• Education system is unprepared for workforce
needs
• “We are not going to produce enough people to fill
jobs”**
*Assid, HuffPost, Jan. 9, 2015
**Rose as cited in Assid, HuffPost, Jan. 9, 2015
Coming of Age in America:
The Big Idea in 4 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOA1v4-2Fos
A Compelling Call to Action
“Change is happening quickly. The clock is ticking.
The alternative [for higher education]
is not business as usual—it’s obsolescence.”
(Vacarr, Chronicle of Higher Education, Dec. 8, 2014)
Our Mandate
1. Higher education holds a unique role in our social
contract.
2. A response to this challenge fits squarely into the
educational, research and public service missions of
higher education.
Recent Job-Seeking Adults 50+ Say They Lack…
1. the right skills for the available jobs……….40%
2. the right degree or education………………..35%
+2/3’s Strong interest in education and training (2014) Penn Schoen Berland online U.S. interviews of 1,694 people ages 50-70
Interested in certificate or credentialing programs
Want both in-person and online components
Want preparation for continued or supplemental income
Most interested in part-time programsKey findings report responses of the 728 (43%) with some postsecondary education
Encore Movers
University of Washington – relying on retired staff talents to bring encore
opportunities to alumni, current employees, donors and community members
Tulane University - tapping all constituent interests on the way to becoming an
Encore University
Pace University – reaching a new corporate audience with multiple sessions of
The Encore Transition Program
University of Connecticut - training unemployed professionals for nonprofit
management roles through Encore!Hartford
EncoreU:
A Catalyst for Change
EncoreU Summit for Senior Leaders
March 20 & 21, 2015
New York University
• 25 higher ed leaders from a diverse range of institutions
• Shape Fall 2015 launch of the EncoreU Presidents’ Pledge
• Develop framework for EncoreU/age-friendly institutions
President’s Leadership Pledge
• Engaging senior leadership to create age and encore
friendly institutions.
• Encore U president leaders will pledge to create
pathways and policies that serve older adults who
want to engage in an encore stage of work that
addresses important social needs.
How to Take ActionBegin a conversation on your campus!
Send your provost to the March Summit:
Contact Jennifer O’Neil, [email protected]
Resources
ACE Report: http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Faculty-Retirement
Transitions.aspx
Change Magazine: http://www.changemag.org/Archives/Back%20Issues/2013
November-December%202013/next_act_abstract.html
Chronicle of Higher Ed: http://chronicle.com/article/An-Aging-America-Higher
150425/
Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julian-l-alssid/three-reasons-
why-2015-wi_b_6432868.html
