Tag Archives: workforce

BBJ: Why this Baltimore pastor thinks broadband internet should be a public utility

Posted on June 30, 2020
Yeary spoke to nearly 200 businesspeople during a June 26 webinar hosted by Greater Baltimore Committee focused on structural racism and closing racial wealth gaps. Covid-19 and the recent killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in Minneapolis police custody, have spurred a new wave of critical discussions around how...
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BBJ: Here’s where employers can start in addressing structural racism in the workplace

Posted on June 26, 2020
Bell-McKoy shared some of these essential questions with an online audience of nearly 200 Baltimore businesspeople June 26 during a Greater Baltimore Committee webinar largely focused on the role that structural racism plays in perpetuating wage and other achievement gaps between white and Black folks in America, and in...
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Harford Community College Receives Grant for New P-TECH Program in Computer Information Systems and Cybersecurity

Posted on April 30, 2020
Harford Community College (HCC) received a $33,961 Career and Technical Education (CTE) Perkins Innovation grant from the Maryland State Department of Education to support their current Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) program. Continue reading →
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CCBC awarded $213,000 grant by the Stulman Foundation to support scholarships for nursing assistant students

Posted on April 29, 2020
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Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC)  is pleased to announce it has recently received a three-year, $213,237 grant from the Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Foundation to support scholarships for Continuing Education students pursuing a Certified Nursing Assistant or Geriatric Nursing Assistant Certificate. Continue reading →
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Morgan State University’s Master of Science in Project Management program earns international accreditation

Posted on April 28, 2020
The Master of Science in Project Management program at Morgan State University was recently accredited by Project Management Institute's (PMI) Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Education Programs. Continue reading →
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CCBC names Dr. David A. Volpe new dean of Enrollment Management

Posted on April 14, 2020
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Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) has appointed Dr. David A. Volpe the new dean of Enrollment Management effective May 4, 2020.  Continue reading →
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Baltimore Sun: Gov. Hogan issues stay-at-home order for Maryland to stop spread of the coronavirus

Posted on March 31, 2020
Marylanders may only leave their homes for essential work or urgent medical care, to get food or prescriptions or for other “absolutely necessary” reasons, Gov. Larry Hogan said March 30  under a new “stay-at-home” directive to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Continue reading →
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Statement of Donald C. Fry, GBC President & CEO, regarding Gov. Hogan’s March 30 Stay-At-Home order

Posted on March 30, 2020
While Governor Hogan’s Stay-At-Home Executive Order may create more hardship for businesses, employers and employees, it is meant to ensure that Maryland can respond aggressively to the COVID-19 pandemic and enable us bounce back when the crisis subsides. Continue reading →
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Baltimore Women’s Advisory Board’s advice to the next generation of women in the workforce [Video]

Posted on February 18, 2020
The GBC met with several Baltimore Women's Advisory Board members to hear about the importance of the #bWomen initiative in advance of the group's March 18, Fearless Leadership: Take Risks and Abandon Your Comfort Zone event, hosted by the GBC. Continue reading →
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