CCA Hill Day and Policy Forum a Major Success
The Career College Association’s (CCA) Hill Day and Policy Forum took place March 8-12 in Washington, D.C., and CCA members made the most of the experience. Netting a record high of over 600 visits to elected officials by CCA members, students and employers, the events were a major success.
Globe University/Minnesota School of Business and Utah Career College students and staff members were among the attendees. Two students, Jennifer Dull from Globe-Woodbury, and Dawn Connor from Globe-Eau Claire, met with their legislators to discuss their positive career college experiences and the benefits their university has provided them. Jennifer and Dawn were accompanied by Shana Weiss, Regional Director for Globe, Tom Kosel, Director of Government Relations for Globe, and James Cox, Regional Director for Utah Career College.

Front row, from left: Shana Weiss, Jennifer Dull and Dawn Connor. Back row, from left: James Cox and Tom Kosel.
A special track for student visitors featured remarks by John Harris, Editor-in-Chief of Politico. Jake Kuhns, former CCA employee and now assistant to Rep. Tim Holden, presented on what life as a Hill staffer is like. Lastly, the students learned about the power of social media by CCA Communications Manager Luke Thomas and Andrea Michnik, an Adjunct Instructor at George Washington University. Following the event, one student signed up for twitter and said the following, “Just got back from Washington D.C. I learned more in 24 hours than I ever thought was possible…what an amazing city.”
Other Policy Forum events included Tom Kosel and Art Keiser, Chancellor of Keiser University, who together led a wonderful discussion about “How to Conduct a Campus Visit” with the elected officials that represent your community. These campus visits are an amazing way to show Members of Congress the powerful impacts our schools have in their districts!

