By Patricia Steele
HigherEd Insights
Research, data, and experience make it clear that helping adults complete degrees, certificates, and credentials of value is in the best interests of students, employers, the community, and the economy. As professionals seeking to help adults complete degrees, you already know how important it is to make a case for your work to key stakeholders. For some, those stakeholders are state or local policymakers and government agencies. For others, it may be funders, institutional leaders, campus faculty and staff, community-based organizations, or business and industry partners. And while for all of us, getting the message out to potential students is also important, the tips here are focused on securing buy-in and support from key stakeholders critical to the success of your work.
The Adult College Completion Network will host a webinar June 20, at 1 PM EST, on what implications FERPA has for efforts to identify and contact former students who stopped out of an institution or system short of a degree. 
Speaker: David Longanecker, president, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
The National Association of Workforce Boards hosts its annual forum in Washington, DC on March 9-12. This event brings together key stakeholders with an interest in adult credential completion efforts, including workforce leaders, education policymakers, government agencies, and private sector representatives. 
