shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com December 13, 2016 • Page 3 The Need For A Strong Military Job Hunting? Universities Tackle Workforce Shortage Problem An estimated 33,000 new jobs are expected to be created in South Dakota between 2012 and 2022, based on state labor department projections. The state’s challenge is to supply an adequate pool of skilled workers to fill those positions. New data confirm a robust majority of students who graduate from South Dakota’s six public universities remain in state after completing a degree, but that efforts must intensify to boost graduate production going forward. Looking at the 2014 graduation cohort, the public universities retain about 72 percent of their home-grown graduates in state the year following college graduation, either to work or to pursue additional postsecondary education. For out-of-state students completing degrees at the same institutions, the percentage that remained was just over 29 percent. “The supply of new jobs is growing, and those new jobs will be increasingly knowledge based,” said Mike Rush, the regents’ executive director and CEO. “Public universities can and will play a critical role in meeting the state’s skilled workforce needs.” To address human capital demands across the state, Rush said the regents have adopted a statewide attainment goal of 65 percent of South Dakotans, ages 25 to 34, holding some type postsecondary credential by 2025. Even as larger cohorts of students graduate from the public universities, Rush noted that the number of graduates placed in state has climbed steadily since 2006. Nearly 650 additional graduates were placed in 2013-14 in South Dakota, compared to the number placed eight years earlier. The top-two industries where graduates found employment in South Dakota were health care (29.9 percent) and educational services (19.6 percent). Several of the highest-ranked employment sectors that South Dakota graduates entered also correspond to industries projected by the state labor department to be in high demand for employment through 2022. The placement study examined data sets from the South Dakota Board of Regents, the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation, and the National Student Clearinghouse to determine the extent to which public university degree completers were retained in state after graduation. The full study can be found online at: https:// www.sdbor.edu/theboard agendaitems/2014AgendaI tems/2016-December/6_N_ BOR1216.pdf. CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE In-Weave coupon PRICES GOOD MARCH 9 TROUGH MARCH 29 There’s something for everyone in the Shopper! Place your ad now: 605-665-5884 100% QUILTER’S COTTONS By Sen. Mike Rounds The number one responsibility of the federal government is to provide for the defense of our country. One way we do that is by passing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) each year. The NDAA, which has passed the Senate every year for more than 55 years, is a vital piece of legislation that shows our service members and their families that they have the full backing of Congress. I am pleased that the NDAA for fiscal year 2017 passed the Senate with overwhelming support and now heads to the president’s desk to be signed into law. Like years past, this year’s NDAA includes policies to support our wounded warriors, our troops and their families. It also provides our armed forces with the tools needed to deter our adversaries and combat our enemies around the globe. It increases the Department of Defense (DOD) operations and maintenance authorized budget which will allow for more ground and aviation training, additional flight hours to train pilots and better ship maintenance to keep our fleet in good condition for years to come. It also stops the Pentagon’s proposed drawdown of 15,000 soldiers, 2,000 marines and approximately 4,000 airmen. This is important at a time when our military is the smallest it has been since World War II. As a member of the Senate Armed Services and Veterans’ Affairs Committees, providing our troops and veterans with the tools they need and care they’ve been promised are top priorities. The NDAA includes amendments that I offered this year, including language from my Cyber Act of War Act that would require the president to submit a report to Congress defining when an act in cyber space requires a military response. It also includes provisions to improve DOD’s monitoring of prescriptions dispensed at military treatment facilities for the treatment of PTSD and legislation to require training of DOD hiring officials so they can hire qualified civilian cyber security professionals in an expedited manner. As we mark the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor this December, we are reminded of the need to protect our homeland from devastating attacks at the hands of our enemies. Pearl Harbor marked a pivotal turning point in the United States’ approach to national security strategy, and our success in World War II established the United States as a world superpower. In recent years, the size of our armed forces has shrunk to levels that increase the risk that we may not be able to deter adversaries or, with deterrence having failed, defeat them in combat. This year’s NDAA begins to reverse that trend. 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