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Policy and a Pint: ULM Prepping Workers For Growing Industries

Workforce Development is something The University of Louisiana Monroe is always working to accomplish.  Roslynn Pogue, Director of the ULM Office of Career Connections, says our area is growing and there are shortages of employees in many areas.  

"Accounting, nursing and other medical fields are in high demand," says Pogue.  She says many employers are looking to ULM to ask about potential graduates. ULM Career Connections helps student with skills to land these lucrative jobs. 

Policy and A Pint: Workforce Development will feature leaders in education and business in an open public forum. The event will be held at Monterrey Grill, 3601 DeSiard Street, Monroe, Louisiana. The "Meet and Greet" begins at 5:30 and the "LIVE" radio discussion begins at 6:00. The event is FREE and open to the public. 

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Originally from Monroe, Cory has worked in a variety of media. He has worked in television news and spent seven years as a TV sports play-by-play announcer. He was also creative director for a television advertising department and worked extensively as a photojournalist. Cory has lived in both Dallas and New Orleans.