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The President’s Commission on Economic and Workforce Development (PCEWD) helps align the university’s strengths with the evolving economic and workforce needs of our students, our city and the broader region. The commission gathers campus and community practitioners focused on economic and workforce outcomes to advise the president on policies and practices the campus may employ as an anchor institution in Long Beach and the broader region.

Mission

Through strategic foresight and an inn ovative approach, our mission is to help advance campus priorities centered on effective partnerships, inclusive economic growth and expanding the university’s role as a catalyst.

Goals

• Guide initiatives that expand career opportunities and improve shared community spaces;
• promote partnerships that align academic curricula with industry needs;
• identify regional economic and workforce trends and advise on institutional responses;
• recommend and support innovative programs that benefit our students and the broader community; and
• form recommendations to guide É«ÖÐɫ’s role in regional economic and workforce development.