For immediate release:
CSU and Entertainment Industry
Leaders to Examine Challenges of Workforce Preparation at Cal
State L.A. This Friday
Los Angeles, CAÂ California State University
Chancellor Charles B. Reed has asked leaders of the
entertainment industry to meet and discuss the challenges faced by
higher education in preparing students for the jobs of the future.
The event will take place on Friday, April 29, at Cal State
L.A.Âs Luckman Intimate Theatre, part of the Luckman Fine Arts
Complex.
ÂA goal of ours is to educate diverse talent and help them on
their way to success in the entertainment industry, Chancellor
Reed said. ÂWe look to you for suggestions on how we can better
prepare our students for success in the industry and how we can
facilitate their transition from college to work.Â
Industry decision makers, community leaders and educators will
gather for a forum from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., on Friday,
April 29 at Cal State L.A. The forum will focus on higher
educationÂs role in producing well-prepared graduates for jobs in
the radio, TV, film, entertainment, and digital media industries.
Speakers include Jaleesa Hazzard, executive director of
Workplace Hollywood, who will deliver the keynote address.
Barry Gordon, former president of the Screen Actors
Guild, and a Cal State L.A. alumnus, will moderate the panel with
the following speakers: Lizzy Moore, West Coast
Director, The Recording Academy
Dan Quarnstrom, Creative Director, Rhythm and Hues
Studios
Rick Rice, Undersecretary, California Labor and
Workforce Development Agency
Kathy Dossett, Director, Human Resources, Walt Disney
Company Gerald Alcantar, Vice President Diversity
Development, FOX Entertainment Group
Gavin Koon, International Representative, International
Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.)
Chancellor Charles B. Reed and Cal State L.A.
President James M. Rosser will speak on behalf of the
California State University.
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The California State University is the largest system of senior
higher education in the country, with 23 campuses, approximately
400,000 students and 42,000 faculty and staff. Since the system
was created in 1961, it has awarded about 2 million degrees, about
82,000 annually. The CSU is renowned for the quality of its
teaching and for the job-ready graduates it produces. Its mission
is to provide high-quality, affordable education to meet the
ever-changing needs of the people of California. With its
commitment to excellence, diversity and innovation, the CSU is the
university system that is working for California. See
www.calstate.edu
Working for California since 1947: The 175-acre hilltop campus of California State University, Los Angeles is at the heart of a major metropolitan city, just five miles from Los Angeles civic and cultural center. More than 20,000 students and 170,000 alumniÂwith a wide variety of interests, ages and backgrounds--reflect the cityÂs dynamic mix of populations. Six colleges offer nationally recognized science, arts, business, criminal justice, engineering, nursing, education and humanities programs, among others, led by an award-winning faculty. Cal State L.A. is home to the critically-acclaimed Luckman Jazz Orchestra and to a unique university center for gifted students as young as 12. Among programs that provide exciting enrichment opportunities to students and community include a noted alternative energy technology initiative; an NEH- and Rockefeller-supported humanities center; a NASA-funded center for space research; and a growing forensic science program, to be housed in the Los Angeles Regional Crime Lab now under construction. www.calstatela.edu
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