Dr. William Coplin, Syracuse University
Benchmarks for Career, College and Citizenship Readiness in American High Schools
May 18, 2010, 8:00 - 1:00
CNYRIC, Conference Rooms 1 & 2
Dr. Coplin is the Director and Professor of Public Affairs at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. He has advised thousands of college and high school students in getting the most out of college, and has been an advocate and practitioner of skill-based liberal arts curricula for more than 30 years. A panel discussion will follow Dr. Coplin’s keynote and will focus on the technology skills students will need to be successful as they transition from secondary to post-secondary education and beyond. Panelists include:
Colonel Kevin W. Bradley, 174th Fighter Wing Commander, New York Air National Guard
Jim Carey, Business Professor, Onondaga Community College
Peter Headd, Assistant Director of Extended Learning, Onondaga Community College
Kimberly Laxton, Junior, Le Moyne College, West Genesee Class of 2007
Please join us for a great opportunity to meet with our keynote speaker and network with other curriculum and technology leaders! Register here.
Bill Coplin has been the Director and Professor of the Public Affairs Program of the Maxwell School of Syracuse University and College of Arts and Sciences since 1976. He has published more than 110 books and articles in the fields of international relations, public policy, political risk analysis, social science education, citizenship and doing good. He co-founded and served as a senior consultant to the PRS Group LLC from 1979 to 2001, which forecasts political and economic conditions in 100 countries. Since 2000, has focused his effort on reforming high school and college. Throughout his career, he has written extensively on the need to reform both high school and college education to better meet the needs for the majority of students who see education as a path to better employment opportunities. He has consulted with more than forty high schools throughout New York State on curriculum. With his publication of Ten Things Employers Want You to Learn in College in August 2003, he has received numerous interviews and written extensively on how to bring about those reforms. He has worked off and on with the Syracuse City School District and is currently a member of the Advisory Committee for the Institute of Technology @ Syracuse Central, a new high school to combine career preparation and academic learning for the Syracuse City School District.
