On Wednesday, February 28th, BEST Center was pleased to welcome scholars and staff of the San Francisco Bay Area Fulbright Visiting Scholars Enrichment Program to Laney College. The two Visiting Fulbright Scholars were: Jasmina Husanovic from Bosnia + Herzegovina who is currently conducting research on Cultural Studies at Stanford University, and Pradip Swarnakar from India who is hosted by the University of San Francisco where he is conducting Environmental Sociology research. Both scholars and other guests met with Laney College President Tammeil Gilkerson and BEST Center leadership for a dialogue on the role of community colleges within the higher education in the US, and specifically, the role that career technical education plays in addressing industry needs while helping adult learners prepare for careers in high demand.
Our guests also toured Laney’s BAS lab where Instructor Hadley Hartshorn described how students engage and learn about energy management through lab installations. Lastly, the group enjoyed lunch at Laney Bistro where student chefs prepared and served a meal that was to everyone’s delight. We encourage faculty in the BEST Center network to also consider welcoming onto your respective campuses/labs educators from around the world and varied academic disciplines to learn about the important role that technician education holds in US community colleges.
