Alumni Questionnaire, Industry Professional Questionnaire
When Sarah Loner attended the UMaine Pulp + Paper Foundation’s Consider Engineering summer program in high school, she had no idea it would forever influence her future. “That one decision completely changed my life,” she says. “It set me up for an amazing experience...
Industry, Industry Professional Questionnaire
The world of pulp and paper is an exciting field with many opportunities—whether you’re a student just getting started or a seasoned professional looking to pivot. It’s also a tight-knit industry. Over many decades, we’ve built an expansive network of company members,...
Alumni Questionnaire, Industry Professional Questionnaire
Q: Are you an alumna of the University of Maine? A: Yes, I am a proud alumna of the University of Maine! Q: What was your course of study? Were you a UMPPF scholarship recipient? A: Chemical Engineering. Yes, I was honored to be a UMPPF scholarship recipient. Q: How...
Alumni Questionnaire, Industry, Industry Professional Questionnaire
Q: How long have you been involved with UMPPF and what do you do there? A: I attended Consider Engineering as a high school junior in 1994 and then applied for a Foundation full tuition scholarship to study Chemical Engineering. Now I’m the President of the...
Industry, Industry Professional Questionnaire
Q: What are the biggest challenges you face in recruitment? A: One of our biggest challenges has been to recruit skilled electrical engineers (EE). Because EEs are in such high demand, and they don’t make up a large portion of pulp and paper scholarship recipients, we...
Industry Professional Questionnaire
Q: What are the biggest challenges you face in recruitment? A: Casting a net wide enough to be able to recruit uniquely qualified people as well as still being focused on candidates with the skills we need. Some of the best candidates may not necessarily have the...
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