Tag: Shannon Gilkey
Junior Achievement holds career exploration fair for middle school students
PROVIDENCE – Junior Achievement of Rhode Island recently welcomed 5,600 middle school students to its JA Inspire career exploration fair.
Held from Dec. 10-12 at...
Curry College will offer graduates a job guarantee. Should local colleges...
PROVIDENCE – Less than a year after becoming Curry College’s new president, Jay Gonzalez needed to find a way to make his Milton, Mass.-based...
Five Questions With: Shannon Gilkey
Shannon Gilkey is the Rhode Island postsecondary education commissioner. He spoke with Providence Business News about the relocation to Providence of the Rhode Island...
Gilkey’s new 3-year contract extension includes annual pay raises
PROVIDENCE – Shannon Gilkey was awarded a three-year contract extension to remain as the state’s postsecondary education commissioner that runs through Jan. 31, 2027,...
R.I. postsecondary council approves Warner as RIC’s full-time president
PROVIDENCE – Jack R. Warner will stay on as Rhode Island College’s president.
In a meeting Wednesday morning, the R.I. Council on Postsecondary Education unanimously...
More Rhode Islanders are earning 4-year college degrees
You might call it a bachelor party: Rhode Island saw an almost 4% increase in bachelor’s degrees in 2022, according to new national data from a...
Class of their own: More employers partnering with local colleges
Although he had some experience working in construction, Kolby Gomes says learning the ins and outs of pipefitting was like studying a foreign language.
But...
RIDE gets $3.2M for data collection to better prepare students for...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Education on Wednesday was awarded a $3.2 million federal grant to enhance data collection related to college and...
RIC cybersecurity and tech institute launches
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island College's Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies officially launched on Monday with goals of boosting education, building a workforce pipeline...
Pilot program gives lift to hopeful health workers
Lori-Anne Wunschel has logged more than 15 years working in social services and addiction counseling, helping countless clients, many with major traumas and minimal...