In our present moment, when the value of higher education is increasingly questioned, it is important to step forward with a bold answer: higher education is more valuable than ever, because higher education produces graduates ready for success in our changing, challenging world. This session will define world readiness -- which encompasses career, life, and civic domains -- and will explore how work-integrated learning is a powerful strategy for attaining world readiness. Watch recording: https://youtu.be/1t2x-fjGhNM
Speaker
Jennifer Dobbs-Oates
Clinical Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Science and Associate Vice Provost for World Readiness
Purdue University
Jennifer Dobbs-Oates is a scholar, practitioner, and leader of experiential education. A clinical professor of human development and family science at Purdue University, she was the founding director of the university's Office of Experiential Education. She now serves as the inaugural Associate Vice Provost for World Readiness, providing strategic direction for Purdue's work to ensure student success beyond graduation. Her portfolio of responsibilities includes experiential education, undergraduate research, and career success. Dr. Dobbs-Oates was previously recognized with the Experiential Education Rising Leader Award from the Society for Experiential Education. She now serves as the Vice President of the Society.
