In looking to plug the incessant drain that happens each spring when newly minted college graduates flee Rhode Island for bigger metropolises, this state might do well to take a lesson from Philadelphia, experts say...

...“We’re looking to use Philly as a template for building on our strengths,” Daniel P. Egan, president of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Rhode Island, said at a “knowledge retention symposium” held Friday at Brown University and sponsored by the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce’s “Innovation Providence” program...

...But in a panel discussion during Friday’s symposium, young entrepreneurs and current students stressed that while jobs are critical, the state must not underestimate the personal side of where graduates settle: the importance of social outlets, friendships and even the opportunity for romance.

 

Full Story: Providence looks to Philly to stem ‘brain drain’ Source: Providence Journal, October 31st, 2009 Author: Cynthia Needham Added on November 2nd, 2009 at 10:08 am, by Matt Mikula