Adult Workforce Opportunitiies

Public Utility Workforce Support

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We partner with the Environmental Finance Center at Wichita State University to help link research discoveries to community-level implementation. These partners help turn the outcomes of the ARISE project into practical resources–like Resiliency Tabletop Exercises–to train utility staff and decision-makers. A key focus is on where to invest resiliency dollars for water utility and local government organizations.

Contact: Tonya Bronleewe, tonya.bronleewe@wichita.edu

Data Science Support, Training

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Kansas Data Science Consortium - launched in 2022 by Kansas NSF EPSCoR, KDSC drives both workforce and economic development. Businesses, nonprofits, and other organizations partner with the KDSC, sharing data for class projects. College students then work on those projects as part of a course. As they learn to wrangle and analyze data, students glean insights for their partner organization and gain training for in-demand careers. 

Contact: Emma Howard, e.howard@ku.edu.

Involving Local Communities

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Community partners play a key role in guiding our current research toward practical, equitable outcomes. While not all researchers interact directly with local residents, we believe that building the skills to do this type of work is critical for Kansas scientists and engineers.

Contact: Alej Martinez, alej@ku.edu