In my previous post I spoke about integrating our universities into a renewable energy center. To take that thought one step further, why not bring the universities to the table in our cities, our communities and into our businesses.
Many schools offer internships, but few companies are really able to maximize this resource. In my Utopian Denver all the schools and their students would have places to express their wares or services.
As an example we have some incredible schools and offerings in the Denver area, here are a couple of examples: i.e.:
The Colorado Art Institute: here is a school that has chefs, graphic designers and every type of artist. Yet, where are their tie-ins with the city, or Santa Fe Boulevard.
CU Denver, Metro and CCCU: The city and the school have done a good job of tying the campus to the city, but with the largest enrollment in the State you would think that there would be a bit more crossover into the local workforce.
These are just my thoughts on an under-utilized workforce and those are only two examples from a pool of Private, Public, Community and Faith-based schools.
What do think? Are schools and undervalued resource or do they serve a need and so be it?
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