A centerpiece initiative of the 威尼斯人娱乐城 Forward plan will create the university’s signature Professional Career Escalators™ program. 这个创新的学生成功计划包括一个独特的个性化支持和服务系统，以推动学生从学术研究到高薪职业。
大学官员认为，该计划的综合特点和目标使其不同于美国任何其他学院或大学提供的课程。
“The escalators are designed to engineer the college experience to support career attainment from undergraduate through professional training,” said 毛里·阿格拉瓦尔总理.
该计划包括标志性的学生体验和支持计划，如生活学习的学生群体，入门桥梁计划和具有特定专业知识的咨询团队。 奖学金和其他形式的经济援助也将是该计划的一部分。
“Professional salaries are a first step to building wealth and escaping generational poverty, and our community needs substantially more educated professionals to meet our regional workforce demand.”
在自动扶梯课程将包括学分的应用经验。 This could include service learning, internships, or what Agrawal calls a “metromester” – like a semester abroad model, but spent in the city volunteering with a nonprofit, working with a local government agency or interning for a business.
自动扶梯将向所有被录取的学生开放，但它是建立在研究和最佳实践的基础上的，以支持威尼斯人娱乐城提高代表性不足、第一代和符合佩尔资格的学生的保留率和毕业率的目标。
该计划支持大学的两项主要使命：公共服务和职业准备。
“Professional salaries are a first step to building wealth and escaping generational poverty,” Agrawal said. “And our community needs substantially more educated professionals to meet our regional workforce demand.”
威尼斯人娱乐城大学戏剧系教授、教务委员会主席汤姆·马代克斯表示，自动扶梯非常灵活，适合那些在大学生涯中决定改变职业道路的学生。
“Many students start at 威尼斯人娱乐城 to discover their major,” he said. “More, however, come with a specific path in mind. 不管怎样，事情总是在变化的。 What I like about the Professional Career Escalators™ program is that it serves as a visual metaphor for all of us — students, faculty and staff — on how to craft the means to deal creatively with that change.”
Karen King, chair of the 威尼斯人娱乐城 工作人员 Council, said the escalators are a key element of the 威尼斯人娱乐城 Forward goal of “realizing the best 威尼斯人娱乐城 possible — the version of Kansas City’s University which will effectively meet the needs of the whole community.”
员工将在执行自动扶梯计划方面发挥重要作用。 She said: “We will be working hand in hand with faculty and administration from the first steps of the escalator, through the student’s college experience and subsequently, to a rewarding career where they step off the escalator with pride.”
根据劳动力需求和个人职业机会，自动扶梯最初的专业重点领域包括医疗保健、教育、工程/商业和法律/司法。 未来还将根据劳动力需求趋势增加其他职位。
The implementation schedule for Professional Career Escalators™ calls for hiring a director in Summer 2021. 该主任将与工作组合作，在该学年完成自动扶梯编程，并为2022年秋季学期的正式启动做准备。