State University System Chancellor Frank Brogan and Florida Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Mark Wilson discuss higher education governance, aligning goals and resources in the latest edition of The Florida Chamber’s Bottom Line.
A leading advocate in education reform, the Florida Chamber believes that a talented workforce is Florida’s best economic development tool toward ensuring businesses can successfully compete in the global marketplace.
“Economic development is all about talent and a skilled workforce,” said the Florida Chamber’s Wilson. “The future of America and the future of private-sector jobs is going to be based largely on our education system and higher education system.”
In this brief interview, Brogan and Wilson discuss:
• The future of higher education,
• Accountability and aligning higher education goals and resources, and
• The Blue Ribbon Task Force on State Higher Education Reform.
During the 2012 Legislative Session, lawmakers passed 22 Florida Chamber-backed bills, including a higher education governance and STEM emphasis bill that creates a critical link between high-wage jobs of the future and student outputs from Florida universities.
The Florida Chamber’s Bottom Line is a web-based program featuring key figures from Florida’s corridors of power. Serving as host is Alia Faraj-Johnson. View this brief program by clicking The Florida Chamber’s Bottom Line.
