Thursday, September 25, 2014

My Future Career Website

Alexis Nolt, Manheim, PA
At Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, we have created a website to aid high school students make career choices.  The website is called My Future Career , myfuturecareer.us , and it was made possible through donations made by supporting businesses.

When a student visits the site, they will be asked questions to determine what some of their interests are and are then directed to a career they are likely to find interesting.  Included in the site are numerous videos with both graduates and present students explaining their career and why they chose it.
We have just completed another video that has yet to be added to the site so I am premiering it here. Alexis Nolt is the student in this video and she is from Manheim, PA.
Let me know your thoughts.

Video Link

Monday, September 22, 2014

Student Sponsors Recognized at Annual Banquet

Mr. Enterline from N.N.B. and Taylor Geib
    The Future Machinist Sponsorship Program (FMSP) was made official this past week when all of the company sponsors were recognized at an annual scholarship banquet.  Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology (TSCT) holds an annual banquet to recognize scholarship donors and this marked the first year that the FMSP was included. 
    In its first year, nine companies stepped forward to sponsor an incoming freshman and a total of ten students received a sponsorship ranging from $1000 to $1500.  Also included with the monetary award is a guarantee of employment during the summer months between semesters. 
    Sponsored students also received company shirts that are worn in place of the required uniform worn in the Machine Tool Program.  With many of the students wearing company shirts in the lab, it emphasizes to visitors the ongoing participation of local companies and the Machine Tool Program at TSCT. 
Tom Frick from Intricate Precision and Dylan Bekheiser

 The sponsoring companies for 2014 are as follows: 
  • Arcobaleno/Gam Precision, Lancaster, PA
  • Intricate Precision Mfg., Lancaster, PA
  • PRL Inc., Lebanon, PA
  • Astro Machine Works, Ephrata, PA
  • National Novelty Brush Co., Lancaster, PA
  • TE Connectivity, Mount Joy, PA
  • Weaver Industries, Denver, PA
  • Mold Base Industries Inc., Harrisburg, PA
  • Flex/Cell Precision Inc., Lancaster, PA