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Dr. Martinez completes First Year as President of The University council for Workforce & Human Resources Education
The University Council for Workforce and Human Resources Education (UCWHRE) is a nonprofit organization that is composed of the leading universities from all over the country offering doctoral programs our field. The Council promotes leadership, service, and research initiatives in career and technical education and in human resource development. The UCWHRE focuses on the the promotion of graduate education and collaborating with professional partners to promote and advance the field.
Dr. Martinez serving current term as President
Our very own, Dr. Reynaldo Martinez is currently serving as the Council's President for a two-year teim ending in the Summer of 2010. He served as President-elect between 2006-2008. He was recently in charge of leading the Annual Summer Meeting that was held June 25-27, 2009 at the Hutton Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. . Dr. Martinez stated that the Council is made up of a great group of degree program administrators from the member institutionsand that he is honored and humbled to be serving as President . He wants to continue the work started during his leadership into this next year, and keep the Council as a major player at the national level. Dr. Martinez recognizes that his opportunity to serve as President reflects well on VSU's ACED graduate programs, both at the Master's and Doctorate level. He stated that it is truly an mark of distinction that our ACED program is a member of the Council in which are represented some of the best programs in the country. Dr. Martinez is professor and the Head of the Adult and Career Education Department here at VSU
The Annual Summer Conference
A meeting is held every summer to address current Workforce and Human Resource Education issues on a aational scale. Activities and actions of the council are discussed with all members. A "round robin" is held to give each institutional member a turn to keep others informed on recent developments at his/her own university, and suggestions are made by others to address issues of concern. A sharing of ideas occurs and issues of advocacy are discussed to promote programs at both the federal and state levels. This activity aids in supporting funding and legislation to support career and technical education (CTE) teacher preparation and HRD programs. The Council is currently looking into creating a national accreditation body for university programs for CTE teachers and is seeking professional partners for this venture.
The Mission of the UCWHRE
The UCWHRE seeks to be a recognized force in molding the future of career and technical education and human resource development by improving policy and practices of education nationwide in order to better individuals and the community as a whole. Purposes include, providing a forum to debate contemporary issues that are important to this field, develop and formulate positions on emerging trends and issues, improve the capacity of member institutions to shape the direction of this field in teaching, research and service, promote understanding of significant issues, increase visibility of higher education institutions concerned with the professional preparation of individuals preparing for roles in career and technical education and human resource development, and expand collaboration with individuals and organizations to focus on issues affecting this field. The maintenance, development, and operation of the UCWHRE is included in these purposes.
Institutional Members
The current membership of the UCWHRE include: University of Arkansas, Auburn University, Clemson University, Colorado State University, University of Georgia, University of Idaho, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Louisiana State University, University of Minnesota, University of North Texas, Ohio State University, Oklahoma State University, Pennsylvania State University, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Texas A & M University, Valdosta State University, Virginia Polytech Institute & State University, and Western Michigan University