Tag: Rosemary Costigan
McKee pushes for $60M bond proposal for CCRI workforce training center...
WARWICK – Gov. Daniel J. McKee is touting a proposed $60 million general obligation bond to build a Workforce Innovation Center at the Community...
Build a resilient workforce
Rosemary A. Costigan | Community College of Rhode Island president
Resilience is not something that happens by chance. It is cultivated deliberately through foresight,...
PBN summit: Workforce readiness starts before graduation
Rhode Island’s workforce challenges are no longer confined to unemployment rates or post-pandemic churn.
Instead, educators and industry leaders say the pressure point has shifted...
PBN summit: Skills gaps, demographics challenges linger for R.I. workforce
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s labor market is stable by the numbers, with unemployment below 5% for more than four years, yet for many employers,...
PBN’s 2026 Workforce Development Summit slated for Feb. 19
PROVIDENCE – Emerging workforce trends, including the impact of technology and automation and innovative approaches to upskilling and reskilling employees, will be among the topics...
2 colleges join forces to clear path for nurses
When Patricia Kelling’s son was born with severe heart problems years ago, she struggled to understand what was wrong.
“I didn’t know what the doctors...
CCRI partners with RIC to launch online RN to BSN program
PROVIDENCE – The Community College of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College recently announced a fully online Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in...
CCRI, Partnership for R.I. launching work-based learning pilot this fall
PROVIDENCE – The Community College of Rhode Island and The Partnership for Rhode Island are teaming up to create a work-based learning pilot program...
$5M gift helps CCRI, Bally’s form workforce development partnership
LINCOLN – A landmark partnership between the state’s community college and a prominent gaming conglomerate looks to both enhance higher education and provide employment...
Costigan appointed as CCRI’s interim president
WARWICK – Rosemary Costigan, currently the Community College of Rhode Island’s vice president of academic affairs, has been voted by the R.I. Council on...
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