Earlier this month the USW family and Hobbs lost a dear member of our communities. Joan Tucker, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and former college president passed on earlier this month after a hard fought battle with COVID.
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Honoring the Memory of Dr. Martin Luther King
Monday was Martin Luther King Day. MLK. A national holiday to take stock of how far we have come to move our country past racial segregation and discrimination. But few places could actually honor, much less celebrate, the memory of Dr. King due to the resurgence of COVID. Instead, many businesses opted to close and people who had the day off stayed home.
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The Value of a USW Degree
An article I read this morning referenced research from Kansas State University about the value of college degree completion compared to students who stop out and fail to acquire a bachelor’s degree. A peer-reviewed study by Economics Professor Dr. Amanda Gaulke found that college degree recipients immediately earn an average of $4,300 more in salary opportunity compared to those who drop out and don’t finish college. Furthermore, acquiring a bachelor’s degree nets the college grad $1,100 per year more in wages compared to the annual earnings of those who don’t finish.
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