On Tuesday, March 26, the Senate CTE Caucus hosted a reception at the Dirksen Senate Office Building for Members of Congress and their staffs, titled “CTE Success: Student Leaders in Action”. The reception tied into ACTE’s National Policy Seminar and was attended by Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Todd Young (R-IN), who both made remarks pro cv . ACTE coordinated the reception and all the CTSOs participated. National officers Preston Prince and Ula Uluiviti were at the SkillsUSA table to network and Preston made brief remarks. Also attending were SkillsUSA executive director Tim Lawrence, Courtney Ferrell and Hayley Uffelman.
SkillsUSA has partnered with Aerotek, a leading staffing and services provider in the manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation and facility management industries, to provide 62 “Make Your Mark” scholarships to SkillsUSA members toward tuition for the spring 2024 semester. The scholarships were awarded in December 2023.