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UNO leaders tell regents they’re pivoting to a skill‑based economy with microcredentials and paid internships
Summary
University of Nebraska at Omaha leaders presented the STEM Trail Center and a system of skill‑based initiatives — Career Connect paid internships, microcredentials, competency‑based courses and an AI learning lab — as strategies to meet employer demand and adult learner needs.
University of Nebraska at Omaha leaders presented the Board of Regents with an overview April 11 of campus‑level initiatives aimed at aligning higher education with employer needs in a skill‑based economy.
Chris Moore, professor of physics and director of UNO’s STEM Trail Center, described modern teaching spaces, summer camps and the center’s outreach: nearly 2,000 UNO undergraduates used the new classrooms this year and the center reports direct impact on more than 16,000 youth through camps and planetarium programming. Moore said UNO faculty have produced curricula used by more than 1,000,000 students nationally and that the center is leading campus…
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