Students and Schools Show the Relevance of Education to Work
Summary
Their efforts are providing much needed assistance for healthcare workers and patients, as well as showing students the relevance of education to work. In addition to student volunteer organizations, universities are showing how creative problem solving increases the relevance of education to work. At State University of New York at Stony Brook, the chemistry department pulled together materials that faculty members had in their labs to develop hand sanitizer using the World Health Organization’s formula. The veterinary diagnostic lab at Oregon State University manufactured a fluid to create a sterile environment for transporting COVID-19 test swabs. ACE states, “learning by doing can be a source of economic growth and opportunity.” Everyone who has been touched by the Coronavirus will benefit from the skills of students who have worked and volunteered through this pandemic.