Brian Paskvan, Ph.D., a longtime Bowling Green resident and higher education administrator, is seeking a seat on the Bowling Green City Schools Board of Education and will be on the ballot Nov. 8.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This op-ed is a collaboration on the value of the area’s community colleges by Dr. Ron Schumacher, President, Terra State Community College; Dr. Bill Balzer, Interim President, Owens Community College; and Dr. Michael Thomson, President, Northwest State Community College.
Ohio’s community colleges remain the critical linchpin to workforce development for our state. The Covid-19 pandemic significantly disrupted Ohio employers and employees. Many Ohio businesses retrenched but recognized the need for upskilling the continuing workforce to survive.
Employees who lost their jobs found themselves needing new skills for a secure career in Ohio’s future economy. The realities of the soon-to-be post-Covid-19 economy indicate a shortage of needed skills for Ohio’s future workforce as businesses grow and rebuild a thriving state economy.