Across the country communities are working to connect high school students to their careers of interest by creating internships. As you may imagine, connecting students to healthcare careers proves something of a challenge, given the various regulations. Lucky for us…
feat. Christiana Aguirre What initially called Christiana Aguirre to pursue a career in engineering was a deep interest in solving problems, and a love of applied learning towards the end of making the world a better place for all. Growing up…
feat. Ron FitzGerald from UnityPoint Health - Peoria "I had actually been out of school for about 10 years before I went back to become a lab technician," Ron smiled from across the table. "My uncle helped me get at…
feat. Bridget Booker As a child growing up in Peoria, Bridget Booker never imagined herself as a union tradeswoman, but career paths are rarely straightforward. "Growing up I always had a passion to own a business and play basketball," Bridget…
Havana High School sophomore, junior and senior students have the opportunity to explore a wide array of critical health careers through a new program being implemented for the 2016-2017 school year. The program is called Havana Health Career Opportunities and…
Make Yourself GP is all about championing the great work of our partners who are developing our future workforce, and it doesn't get more successful that the annual Construction Industry Career Expo! The most recent Expo, which concluded September 23rd, drew 1,130…
When you look at a traditional report card, you can see how your student performs in subjects such as Math, Science, and English. What you don’t see is if your student has good communication skills, proper timeliness, problem-solving skills, work…
Brandon Reynolds can't remember a time when he wasn't tinkering with computers. Growing up in his father's computer shop, he began pulling apart and rebuilding computers at the age of five. Some years later, Brandon became bored with tinkering, "I…
Methodist College is making it easy for students interested in nursing to explore the health care field with their Nurse In Action program. This programs allows anyone 16 years and older with an interest in pursuing a career in health…
The American Society for Materials, Peoria Chapter, otherwise known as ASM, just wrapped up their yearly Materials Engineering Camp for high school juniors and seniors who excel in math and science who also indicate an interest in engineering. This is the 12th…
