August 23, 2022 | Employer Talent Pipeline news from around the region
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Senior Focus Day: Businesses Presented with Opportunity to Make a Big Impact |
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On September 16 Mid Michigan College is hosting an event called Senior Focus Day that brings over 1,000 students and business representatives to the Harrison campus for learning more about business and career opportunities and experiences.
Senior Focus Day has been a highly successful event pre-pandemic. The event connects high school seniors from five area high schools to a wide variety of business, career and college opportunities. Businesses will be able to interact with hundreds of high school seniors, sharing career information and other details about their business. Senior Focus Day is held at a critical time for students making important decisions about their future, as the beginning of the school year is an exciting time and their motivation for career selection is high.
Businesses have another special invitation; to learn about the advantages of using industrial 3D printing, which is now available at Mid Michigan College. The industrial 3D lab will be open for students and business representatives to see the equipment, learn about the process, and how to make use of the technology for real-world applications at their organizations. The newly installed, state-of-the-art 3D printing technology and additive manufacturing at Mid brings career and business opportunities to Industry 4.0 levels throughout the region.
Expanding on the technology, Mid Michigan notes that “3D printing is transforming manufacturing and expanding how professionals in the industry utilize their cutting-edge skills. From creating models of human organs, to assisting in transplant surgery, to developing new, innovative parts and solutions for a greener world, 3D printing is providing better return on investment and allowing many businesses to better utilize employee time and skills."
Businesses who would like to participate in Senior Focus Day should contact Chris Pellerito at cpellerito@midmich.edu or (989) 386-6660.
Businesses who would like to observe and learn how Industrial 3D printing is being applied to advance the effectiveness and the efficiency of manufacturing processes should contact stroy@midmich.edu or (989) 386-6658.
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Marshall Plan Updates, Four Years Later – Middle Michigan Professional Trades Talent Consortium |
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On June 26, 2018, the Marshall Plan for Talent was signed into law to improve the State of Michigan’s talent pool. The Plan’s intention was to invest funds to create, expand and support educators and businesses who create innovative programs for high-demand, high-wage careers.
Grant awardees submitted five-year action plans to foster collaboration between business and education, evolve and expand competency-based learning, increase workforce planning, and enhance career awareness and exploration. So, how is the progress toward those goals 4 years after awards? How can businesses become involved at this point?
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The Middle Michigan Professional Trades Talent Consortium was awarded $1,254,000, the bulk of which was used to build new automotive labs at Harrison’s Magnus Center and Gladwin High School. Over the past four years these labs have trained many high school students with state-of-the-art technology to work in the automotive industry. There has been a consistently high need for diesel mechanics to date and the return on investment for these labs will continue for many years to come.
Business support placing students for work-based learning placements is always needed as well as vehicle donations. Contact Eric Johnson (Ejohnson@cgresd.net) to talk about vehicle donations, Ed Hubel (EHubel@cgresd.net) for placement information, or Katie Brewer (kabrewer@cgresd.net) for work-based learning placement information.
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The extended life of the Career Navigator position, beyond the original funding, has been a welcome result of the Marshall Plan grants across the region. Career Navigators were hired for Clare and Gladwin County schools to provide career support at the high school and middle school levels.
Career Navigators have direct contact with young talent and provide much needed service throughout Clare and Gladwin Counties, makoing great progress advancing students' use of Xello resources.
Michigan Works Region 7B continues to maintain positions and openings for Career Navigators. Business support is always needed to communicate career opportunities, employment and work-based learning opportunities, and share up to date information on wage and educational requirements for various positions.
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Upcoming Career Fair Opportunities |
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Talent Round-up Events
Below is a calendar of upcoming events where businesses can talk to, connect with and build career pipelines with area talent from high school age to adults looking for employment opportunities.
Contacts for each event are included but, as always, any assistance with contacts for career, training, or educational needs can be directed to Carol McCaul, Employer Talent Pipeline Lead at cmccaulsps@gmail.com. Anyone with knowledge of other upcoming events is encouraged to contact Carol as well.
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CMU - Meet the Recruiters: Career Fair for Accounting, Finance, Information Systems |
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Mid Michigan College Senior Focus Day – Harrison Campus Career and College Fair for high school seniors |
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STEM Career Fair: All Sciences, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Engineering Technology, Math, and other College of Science & Engineering majors |
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Mid Michigan College Job Fair - Mt. Pleasant Campus |
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Professional Sales Networking Event, CMU |
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Alpha Kappa Psi Career Fair: All Majors, Largest Career Fair at CMU |
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Logistics / Supply Chain Networking Event, CMU |
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MiCareer Quest Middle Michigan, SVSU |
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Kristen Wenzel, COO, Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works!
Robert Caillier, Deputy Director, Michigan Works! Region 7B
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Shepherd High School Career Fair, morning |
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Chief Science Officer + Employer Talent Pipeline Spotlight
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The Great Lakes Bay Region Alliance is working to connect with students from the Chief Science Officer (CSO) Program to help fuel the talent pipeline. There is tremendous benefit in linking employers in the region to our future workforce through students with STEM interests and aptitude. As students are looking to focus on a particular area of study in college or for a career choice after college, development tools like internships, mentoring, job shadows, and site tours provide valuable context to both students and employers.
In support of this effort, over the course of the summer and fall, we are sending out CSO Spotlights to highlight these amazing students and connect our STEM talent to opportunities in the region via the Employer Talent Pipeline newsletter. CSO Spotlights include an overview of the student's background, interests and skills, opportunities desired, and past work experience to help you decide whether their interests and skills will fit what your organization has to offer.
CSO Spotlight: Emily Jaremba
Our CSO Spotlight this month is on CSO Alumni Emily Jaremba. Emily just finished her recent internship with the University of Tennessee and is completing her senior year at SVSU. Currently working as the GLBRA STEM intern, Emily is assessing at her options for pursuing a graduate degree . View and download Emily Jaremba's CSO Spotlight here.
We hope you take the time and enjoy reading about the future of STEM talent in the GLBR and maybe even find your next employee right here in your backyard! If you’re interested in learning more about the CSO Program, below are a few articles about some of the amazing things a few of the students have done.
About the Chief Science Officer Program
The Chief Science Officer Program began five years ago here in the GLBR and has provided an amazing opportunity for students in the region to not only experience STEM, but begin to educate others about it. As CSO’s, these STEM Ambassadors advocate for STEM learning and work with their team to complete an action plan within their school or community.
Our CSOs have done some extraordinary things including:
- Hosting flight nights with Jack Barstow Airport;
- Sending STEM Kits to Africa; and
- Putting together Teen Science Cafes for other students to become involved in STEM
These action plans and consistent participation in STEM learning have helped shape these young minds to take on and conquer anything in their way. The CSO Program has helped students develop into vocal STEM leaders, as well as helped build their communication, teamwork, time-management, and creative skills needed for the future.
Other articles highlighting CSOs:
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