December 13, 2016 - Washington, DC - ​The below statement can be attributed to Steve Gunderson, president and CEO of CECU:

​Outside of studying and coursework, University of Advancing Technology (UAT) student Andrea Brown* engages in equally important work: advocating for adoptee citizenship rights.  

December 2, 2016 - Washington, DC - This month the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 7.4 million Americans are unemployed, while at the same time 5.5 million jobs remain unfilled in America. This crisis exists because employers demand "job-ready" employees and prospective employees are simply not able to bridge the skills gap without appropriate career education and training.  At the same time, the government reported a labor-force participation rate of 62.8% - meaning that 37.2% of the labor force is not engaged in meaningful work.  For many, they have dropped out of the workforce because they do not have the skills that are necessary to obtain meaningful employment.