By Kevin Reagan | East Valley Tribune
Arizona State University President Michael Crow warned Chandler community leaders they need to hold themselves accountable for how unprepared the state’s workforce is for the future.
“We have big issues in Arizona,” Crow said at a talk sponsored by the Chandler Chamber of Commerce last Thursday at Chandler-Gilbert Community College. “We grow and we think that’s economic growth – that’s not a sustainable economy.”
Crow, who has been leading ASU for the last 17 years, ticked off many achievements the university reached during his tenure; more students, more programs, more degrees.
The number of undergraduates annually earning engineering degrees has grown by about 15,000 over the last decade.
But these successes won’t matter much, Crow advised, in a rapidly-changing economy.
