By: 蒂芙尼·维特菲尔德
10月星期二. 3 the 理学院 held the second annual Environmental Career Fair. bet8体育娱乐入口 undergraduate students majoring in Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Ocean & Earth Sciences were encouraged to attend and make meaningful connections with industry professionals.
This targeted career fair brought together students and representatives from regional organizations from across Hampton Roads.
Dean Gail Dodge kicked off the fair with opening remarks and encouraged students to stop by each table and have conversations with each of the representatives who made time to be at the fair. 在开幕式之后, every representative introduced themselves to Monarchs and the fair officially began.
More than 180 Monarchs attended the fair held at the Newport 网站登录/Hampton Room in the Webb Center from 12:00 p.m. 至下午二时.m. There were representatives from 15 environmental companies who talked to students about internships, jobs and gave professional advice.
“On behalf of our company, thank you for the Environmental Career Fair,” said Myles A. 的总裁 美图环保有限公司. 和ODU海洋 & 地球科学校友. “It was a very nice event with great participation and lively discussion. 就我个人而言, I always enjoy sharing and conversing with our students plus networking with our colleagues in the environmental arena.“Pocta, a 理学院 advisory board member, helped plan the first year’s event in 2022 and has been working on developing ways for ODU alumni to connect with current Monarchs.
理学院 Associate Dean Joshua Wallach said: “We truly appreciate these local environmental firms coming to campus to speak with our students about careers. Having many firms related to one field in the same room really allowed our students to learn about the breadth of opportunities available. Whether students are just starting out in their academic career and wanted to start building their network and exploring career paths or are approaching graduation and looking to land a job, this event gave them the chance to make connections in the field that will lead them to success.”
“It was encouraging for me to meet prospective employers and find out more about internship opportunities available to me,” said Stephanie Wilcox a double major in Biological Sciences and Civil Engineering, minoring in Environmental Engineering. “Talking to one of the engineers at HRSD who is designing and implementing aquifer renewal projects was just the inspiration I needed to keep working on my own engineering degree. She's literally doing my dream job, and she graduated from ODU just a couple years ago.” Wilcox is looking forward to graduating and moving on to a career that makes the Hampton Roads community “healthier and stronger and this event helped motivate her to continue to pursue her degrees.”
Additional Monarchs were enthused about the opportunity to network with environmental sciences professionals. “The sea has many opportunities, and I found quite a few at the Environmental Career Fair,” said Morgan Stawski a Marine Biology undergraduate student.
Representatives from the various organizations all commented on coming back to ODU to 分享 information and meet with more Monarchs.
The full list of organizations that were present at the Environmental Career Fair were:
- 切萨皮克湾基金会
- 切萨皮克市
- 伊丽莎白河项目
- Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD)
- Institute for 沿海适应 and 弹性 (ICAR)
- 美图环保有限公司.
- 诺福克植物园
- Sierra Club Virginia Chapter
- 美国陆军工程兵团
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District
- Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center
- Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
- Virginia Marine 资源 Commission
- 湿地的研究 & 解决方案公司.
- ODU Biological Sciences Department
- ODU Kaplan Orchid Conservatory
- ODU Science 辅导 Centers
