Wednesday, October 8, 2014
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (CT)
110 JHSW
Event Type
Featured Event
Contact
Beth Janetski
7152321420
Department
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Link
https://calendar.uwstout.edu/EventDetails.aspx?EventDetailId=15707
Bridget Burns is the American Council
on Education Fellow for 2013-14 and the Chief of Staff at the Oregon University
System. She is an advocate for increased access to higher education. In 2012,
she created the Oregon Social Business Challenge a student business competition
to solve some of the world's social challenges. Her activism to empower
students to solve challenging problems facing the state is impressive. Ms. Burns will address the need for better access to higher education and the role higher education plays in solving community and society's problems.