ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss President Bush's Job Training Initiative.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE) TOPIC: President Bush is making stops in Ohio, Arizona and New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). to expand on proposals and initiatives discussed during yesterday's State of the Union address “State of the Union” redirects here. For other uses, see State of the Union (disambiguation). The State of the Union is an annual address in which the President of the United States reports on the status of the country, normally to a joint session of Congress (the , according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an article by Reuters. Bush will discuss the $500 million community college and job-training initiative at Owens Community College Owens State Community College is a comprehensive community college with campuses in Toledo and Findlay, Ohio, United States.[2] Owens was founded in 1965 in Toledo, was chartered in 1967, and opened its Findlay campus in 1983. in Perrysburg Township, Ohio. Some critics are skeptical that the proposal can solve the problems concerning higher education. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Dr. Christa Adams is president of Owens Community College, which is one of the country's fastest growing two-year community colleges. She and OCC OCC See: Options Clearing Corporation OCC See Options Clearing Corporation (OCC). are among the most advanced in the country at devising programs to train displaced workers and return them to the workforce. Dr. Adams can provide insight into President Bush's community college funding program, its national ramifications ramifications npl → Auswirkungen pl (especially as it relates to funding versus traditional four-year schools) and the potential economic impact of creating effective training programs to improve America's workforce. Since 1965, OCC has grown from a technical institute with 200 students to a Community College with two campuses (Perrysburg in the Toledo area and Findlay, Ohio) and more than 40,000 credit and noncredit non·cred·it adj. Of, relating to, or constituting an educational course that does not offer credit toward an academic degree. students. OCC offers more than 160 programs in Agriculture, Business, Fine and Performing Arts, Health, Public Service, Skilled Trades and Industrial and Engineering Technologies. OCC has an established Workforce and Community Services Division that provides customer-driven training that meets the needs of community employers. It specializes in training in computer applications, allied health education, apprenticeship training and skilled trades. PR Contact: Brad Leone 419-893-9600 bleone@hartinc.com Dr. Irving McPhail, Chancellor of The Community College of Baltimore County The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) is an accredited community college located in Baltimore County, Maryland in the United States with three main campuses and two extension centers. , is one of the few people in the country who is an expert in K-12 education, higher education and business training. He can discuss K-12 literacy learning, the African-American learner, developing a learning-centered community college, and matching cultural styles to the learner. PR Contact: Jennifer Davis 410-869-7153 hhdavis@ccbcmd.edu Dr. Antonio R. Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the , of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, has extensive professional experience in higher education. He has taught at private and public institutions, both community colleges and comprehensive research universities. He has conducted research and policy studies, published and unpublished, on higher education issues and has been an administrator of campus-based and statewide program. Flores has done extensive advancement work at the state and national levels and has provided public service at the local, state, national, and international levels. Flores' longstanding career in higher education includes diverse and challenging responsibilities suitable for a senior executive and leadership role. 210-692-3805 ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. 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