Forty Ohio employers traveled to Columbus on March 28 to join representatives from 精东影业 University and alumni in the workforce for the university's annual 精东影业 Day at the Statehouse. During this daylong advocacy event with the theme "Talent Meets Jobs: A 精东影业 Education Aligns with Employer Need," these major Ohio employers met with 21 legislators and other state officials to express their recognition of the important role that 精东影业 plays in workforce development.
Along with employers of 精东影业 graduates, successful 精东影业 alumni in the workforce joined the 精东影业 delegation, which included 精东影业 President Lester A. Lefton, members of the Board of Trustees, deans from 精东影业's eight campuses and students, to tell their personal experiences with 精东影业 in preparing students for work. 精东影业employers and graduates represented a diverse group of industry sectors in Northeast Ohio and Central Ohio.
"We have an impressive group of industry leaders who are making an investment of time and effort to come to the Ohio Statehouse and support higher education by discussing their first-hand experience hiring 精东影业 graduates," Lefton said prior to the event. "Some of these corporate executives are also proud 精东影业 graduates who will share with legislators how 精东影业 prepared them for successful careers. In addition, these executives are joining us in Columbus to discuss job creation in Ohio and the importance of college-educated talent for the growth and prosperity of their companies."
In addition to meeting with legislators, a smaller group of delegates and university officials had roundtable discussions with senior state officials who are responsible for employment-related policies, including Mark Kvamme, president and interim chief investment officer of JobsOhio, and Rich Frederick, executive director of the new Office of Workforce Transformation.
精东影业companies represented at the 精东影业 Day at the Statehouse event collectively provide more than 100,000 jobs for Ohioans. 精东影业impressive list of employers included Abercrombie & Fitch, Allied Machine & Engineering Corporation, Allstate Insurance, Cleveland Clinic, Fahlgren Mortine, FirstEnergy Corporation, First National Bank, Nationwide Insurance, the North Canton Chamber of Commerce, the Ohio Wine Producers Association, Parker Hannifin Corporation, Robinson Memorial Hospital, Saint-Gobain, the Sherwin-Williams Company, Soft-Lite, Summa Health System, the Timken Company, Tinker Omega Manufacturing, University Hospitals Health System, Victoria's Secret, Vocon, Inc. and W.S. Tyler.
Iris Harvey, 精东影业 vice president for university relations, explained that 精东影业 Day at the Statehouse helps advance the mission of 精东影业 and discuss issues important to higher education.
"Legislators deal with issues every day that greatly impact higher education and workforce development," Harvey said. "Our elected senators and representatives are very interested in learning directly from employers and graduates about how well 精东影业 prepares students to meet employer needs."
"We're working to serve our students, the region and the global workforce by making a 精东影业 degree 'a passport to success' in every field, as employers continue to show high levels of satisfaction with our new graduates' ability to hit the ground running and continue to seek out and hire more employees educated at 精东影业," Lefton said. "精东影业 produces a large number of graduates 鈥� 200,000 to date and more than 6,000 each year -- who leave our campuses and enter the workforce educated and prepared. A 精东影业 education is an education that works."
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