4/26/2011 – Chris King Gives Lecture on Student Futures Project to UT Quest Program

On April 26, Dr. Chris King, director of the Ray Marshall Center, gave a lecture entitled “Keeping Austin Weird…or At Least Highly Educated: Results from the Student Futures Project” to members of the UT Quest Program. The presentation reviewed the background, overview and latest data from the Student Futures Project, an initiative that seeks to monitor and track student transitions from high school to postsecondary education or onto the labor force. The UT Quest Program provides individuals opportunities for continuing education and learning, regardless of age. The goal of UT Quest is to “provide its members, who reflect a very wide range of professional and life experiences, with continuing intellectual growth in a campus environment.