EDPA Northeast Chapter Shines a Light on Events Industry for Champlain College Students
On Wednesday, October 18, members of the EDPA Northeast Chapter coordinated a road trip up to Burlington, Vermont, armed with banner stands, promo materials and a wealth of industry knowledge to share, and headed to Champlain College’s Fair Career Fair.
As a small, not-for-profit private college with 2,000 undergraduate students, Champlain College offers attentive staff and a diverse range of majors and career-focused programs. From staples like accounting, applied sustainability, business administration, marketing and communication, to new age disciplines in game design and animation, creative media, game art and programming, undergraduate students at Champlain College have their pick of programs built with career options in mind. It was a great opportunity for us to open their eyes to atypical applications of their degrees to various fields in the events and customer experience industry.
In a collaboration with the EDPA Future Workforce, Tom Gardner (VP Human Resources of Access TCA), Mike Vallone (VP, Creative & Brand of Hill & Partners) and Rob Mickiewicz (Director of Business Development of 2XL Imaging) represented the EDPA Northeast Chapter and the events industry during the College’s Fall Career Fair. And what a rewarding experience it was!
In total, the three met with about 30-40 students who stopped by our table to learn more about the EDPA and what our lucrative industry could offer them in work and salary experiences, post-graduation. The trio shared relevant industry information like job roles and paths to career development, and salary guides to highlight the financial stability this industry can offer right out of college. They also brought examples of what type of work could be expected from degrees in multimedia, communications, business administration and more.
‘All in all, it was a successful career fair,” says Tom Gardner. “After talking with us, several students showed a genuine interest in the industry and said they could see a future for them in the events/tradeshow/face-to-face marketing space.”
We collected the resumes of those who brought them along, and are glad to be able to uphold our mission for industry advocacy and education by sharing our knowledge, experience and example career opportunities to this newest generation of the workforce.
As we head into 2024, this will certainly not be the EDPA Northeast Chapter’s only opportunity to get in front of students, and we’re always looking for ways to engage the industry’s future professionals. Check back regularly on our list of events for an upcoming career fair near you, or if you know one you’d like to attend on behalf of the EDPA Northeast Chapter, let us know by emailing info@edpanortheast.com.
If you want to learn more about Future Workforce and Future Leaders, including how you can get more involved with on behalf of your EDPA Chapter, click here: https://www.edpa.com/future.