ATE Project Talks: How Community College Technician Programs Impact Regional Economic Development and the NOBLE Project
InnovATEBIO Event
Event Details
Recent
- Fri, May 1 2026, 1:30 - 2:30pm EDT
Event Description
Talk 1: How Community College Technician Programs Impact Regional Economic Development
Project PI: Michelle Van Noy, PhD, Rutgers University, NJ
Description: This presentation will provide an overview of the research study conducted at Rutgers investigating the role of community college technician programs in economic development. The research included interviews with NSF ATE project personnel, in-depth case studies of technician programs at eight colleges across the country, labor market studies, and regional employer surveys. The presentation will also share tools developed for colleges to help them better understand and articulate their impact and, ultimately, strengthen their technician programs and their role in the regional economic development activities.
All presenters:
· Michelle Van Noy, Director, Education and Employment Research Center (EERC) at Rutgers University (mvannoy@smir.rutgers.edu)
· Alysa Hannon, Researcher, EERC Rutgers (Alysa.Hannon@rutgers.edu)
· Marilyn Barger, FLATE Senior Educational Advisor, FLATE, retired (mbarger@usf.edu)
Talk 2: The NOBLE Project
Project PI: David Fernandez, PhD, Northern Virginia Community College Biotechnology program
Additional presenter: Xin Zhou, PhD