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Follow this link for statistics related to employment in California:

http://www.ppic.org/content/pubs/jtf/JTF_FutureEconomyJTF.pdf

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  State employment will reach almost 20 million jobs by 2025.
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  Employment will shift from manufacturing to service-related industries.
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  California’s future economy will likely prove less taxing on infrastructure.
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  Education needs of the workforce will rise substantially.
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  Workforce education needs exceed projected educational attainment.

The full report and press release are available on the PPIC website:http://www.ppic.org/main/publication.asp?i=750

Thanks to Sandy Feder for pointing us to this data provided by the:

PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA; 500 Washington Street, Suite 600; San Francisco, CA 94111; tel 415-291-4455 ; fax 415-291-4428; web www.ppic.org

Please mark your calendars for the next CPATH Grant Advisory Board Meeting:

A small group of CPATH Grant members met on January 25th at Folsom Lake College to discuss further details regarding the upcoming Symposium on March 28th.

A summary of the discussion:

I. The group determined that 60 to 65 attendees at the Symposium would be an effective number.

II. Various sources of attendees were suggested.

III. Agenda Items for this coming Friday's (Feb. 1) Advisory Board Meeting


For complete minutes of today's meeting please click:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dm5k5cm_219nxxhbcb

If you are new to our CPATH Blog, please keep reading for a summary of what we are all about, as well as a description of what will take place at our Symposium on March 28, 2008:

The CPATH grant is a National Science Foundation project focused on revitalizing undergraduate computer education. Since last summer, a dedicated group of educators, students and private industry representatives have worked on plans to provide an approach to offering computer education which is attractive to students, relevant to industry and interdisciplinary in nature. We believe that the future of computer education lies in continued dialogue and partnership between these groups.

The CPATH activity thus far has included the work of a steering committee, an advisory board and seminar groups, working to sift through the various issues that both created and sustain the problems computer education currently faces: demand for these skills in the workplace continues to rise, while enrollment in related college classes is flat or declining. NSF funded a small number of partnerships for one year of planning activity, with a view to creating a plan that will raise computer and technology education to a place of prominence in college and university offerings.

The CPATH Symposium event, held in Folsom at Intel's Campus on Prairie City Road March 28, 2008 from 7:30am-noon, is an opportunity to become informed about and involved in this project. A keynote speaker, panel of experts and group discussion will form the basis of the CPATH project’s work throughout the 2007-08 academic year. More information is available on the CPATH BLOG at http://cpathgrant.blogspot.com or by contacting Gary D. Hartley, Dean of Instruction and Technology, Folsom Lake College.

e-mail: hartleg@flc.losrios.edu
Phone: 916.608.6615

Gary D. Hartley
Dean, Instruction and Technology
Folsom Lake College
916.608.6615

Click this link to read "Flagging economy needs science investments" :

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/20/EDFDUHP1I.DTL

Feel free to post comments in response to this post!

(Thanks, Dan for sending this our way.)

Please click the link to the right (blue panel under "Meeting Notes") for a detailed description of today's planning session.

Summary of today's discussion:

I. Schedule proposed

II. Some suggestions for keynote speaker....please email Gary, Omid, Walt or Sandy with more suggestions

III. Invitees limited to 60 or 70; coming from various groups for a good cross section

IV. Panel members--who? what is the goal?

Next planning meeting will take place January 25th at FLC, Aspen Hall, Room 8, 10AM

Sorry, we have cancelled the January 4th meeting because of inclement weather conditions. We WILL meet next Friday January 11th at Folsom Lake College, Aspen Hall Rm 008 at 10AM.

Please join us:

January 11th, 10AM
Folsom Lake College, Aspen Hall, Rm 8
Purpose: Symposium Planning Session

We look forward to seeing you there!

The CPATH Group