At age 33 and with child in tow, Jasper Hawkins arrived in Portland, Ore., last year with a bachelor's degree in graphic design and painting and a growing interest in Web site design. It was all she needed to earn a free ticket back to school. When she walked through the doors of Aquent Partners, a staffing agency with a hip twist, she soon found herself enrolled in their Springboard program, which offers selected employees a crash course in Web design. Now, Hawkins says, clients are lined up and waiting. Every day, she works with creative people and hot technology.
Life is good.
Hawkins has learned early what many learn late. Life is learning. Education is not just for the young. Dealing with that change is creating change of its own. Universities are modifying their programs and delivery systems, Kohl says.