Engineering and CIS open house teaches technology degree importance
Prospective high school and college students learned about local and statewide engineering, surveying and computer information technology opportunities at an open house event hosted last week in the Danny Lang Center. About 200 guests attended.
The Explore Engineering & Surveying & Information Technology event hosted UCC students, high school students, instructors and others interested in learning about a variety of fields of study and lines of work related to the title of the event.
Oregon State University and the Oregon Institute of Information representatives explained their transfer programs, UCC alumni told their stories of accomplishment and leaders explained the importance of the event’s featured skills.
“I think a lot of you who are just getting into starting your education are in a pretty good spot,” John VanWinkle, human resources director for the city of Roseburg, said. “I think, two years from now – four years from now, things will really start to break and we may have […] some opportunities for folks to be looking for jobs.”
UCC alumni Jim Baird, engineering and operations manager for Roseburg Urban Sanitary Authority, explained how his civil engineering education from UCC helped him.
“UCC really launched me into the career I have now,” Baird said. ”It really gave me an opportunity to get a better income and to have the wonderful job I have today.”
While the event was marred by a few minor technical difficulties, such as trouble with previewing the new UCC website and loading a PowerPoint, guests were actively involved with the 29 exhibitors from local transportation, engineering, timber, surveying and government employers.