Rhode Island’s independent colleges and universities are seeking greater collaboration in the areas of entrepreneurial education and venture development, according to Brown University Social Innovation Initiative Director, Alan Harlam.
“We are happy to share our knowledge, we are happy to collaborate, and we see an opportunity both in the social impact space and also outside of it to use Brown’s model of entrepreneurial education and venture development to launch more businesses,” said Harlam.
BRISTOL, R.I. — Classes don’t start until Wednesday for freshmen at Roger Williams University, but already more than 800 have fulfilled one of their graduation requirements, a day of service at one of about 40 local nonprofits.
Some of them planted trees, did landscaping, cleared grounds and lots, removed trash from a waterfront, moved hay, cleaned books, took down bird boxes and more.
Monday was the 10th Annual Community Connections Day, in which freshmen work on projects coordinated for them by the university’s Feinstein Center for Service Learning and Community Engagement.
At New England Tech, the Career Services Center works diligently to ensure all their students are hired within their field.
Pat Blakemore, the Director of Career Services explains that they custom create a plan for each student. “We’ll meet with students one on one. We’ll work out a job search plan for that student, because no two students are the same,” she said.
The Career Services Center teaches students how to write resumes and cover letters and even teaches proper interview techniques. They work with each student until they secure a job. Most students acquire employment before they walk out of the doors at NE Tech.
The Career Services Center holds five formal recruiting events. However, that isn’t the only time an employer can get in contact with one of their students. The center is happy to organize class presentations to show off what their students have to offer whenever an employer expresses interest.
The Center has created a community of contacts and opportunities for all of their students to succeed.
New England Institute of Technology (NETech) has a new opportunity for the unemployed of Rhode Island. A new program, Shipbuilding/Marine and Advanced manufacturing Institute (SAMI), provides students with a cost free educational experience that provides them with skills necessary to enter and succeed in the 21st century job market.
On Monday NETech officially launched the new program at NETech’s Post Road campus. Numerous government officials, NETech professionals, and industry leaders attended the event to wish the program success.