PANELISTS: PATRICIA REILY, ED.D. (COMMANDER, USN, RETIRED) TROOPS TO ENGINEERS SERVICE DIRECTOR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY ALAN D. MUIR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES (COSD) GERALD V. KAPINOS DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS STUDENT VETERANS OF AMERICA (SVA)

Including Servicemembers and Veterans in Your College Recruiting Strategy

1200 student veterans on campus

120 student veterans in Engineering

Approximately 1/3 classified as Wounded Warriors

8 student veterans in Geosciences

More veterans leaving the military in San Diego than any other city in the country

Strong support through the SDSU Veterans Center and the Student Veterans Organization (first of its kind in the country)

Veterans are an excellent source of engineers,

technicians and scientists at a time when our country needs workers skilled in these areas.

Excellent technical experience

Excellent work ethic

Maturity and focus

Team players and self starters

“Can do” attitude

Tax incentives for companies that hire veterans

Veterans have “stood the watch”

1) Goal: Place 100% of SDSU student- veterans seeking career assistance into paid internships and/or full time, salaried jobs

2) Goal: Increase the numbers of veterans pursuing careers in engineering

3) Goal: Create a regional and national model of a premier Troops to Engineers SERVICE Program

4) Goal: Garner industry for the program (financial and internships)

Student Employer

Jason Schiedermayer Ambient and SPAWAR

Michael Chen Cubic

Sean Rathburn Cubic

Anthony Vela General Atomics

Victor Baca General Atomics

Casey Cleland General Atomics

Joshua Reece General Dynamics

Benjamin Hubert General Dynamics

Matthew Belden General Dynamics

Matt Kochevar General Dynamics

James Sparks Northrop Grumman

Jack Powell Qualcomm and Northrop Grumman

Justin Tapay Qualcomm

Sean Mott Qualcomm

Alan Williams SDG&E

Nick Apuzzo SDG&E

Benjamin Asawa Solar Turbines

Andrew Bonica SPAWAR

Taylor Doolittle SPAWAR

Mark McAuliffe SPAWAR

Clint Callanan SPAWAR

David Mendez NAVFAC

Roger Kelly Lockheed Martin

Frank Weidenbener Leighton & Associates

Jonathon Palmer NOVA Engineering & Environmental

David Rhiley Sony

Student Employer

Jeremy Avery SDSU Machine Shop

Brian Williams L3 (Graduate School, Clemson)

Kyle Dickerson L3

Shaun Hanson Kevcon

Charlie Belt Kevcon

Jacob Pepper SDSU/UCSD JDP & SERVICE Assistant

Jeromey Suko United Launch

Cliff Davies Dokken Engineering

Anthony Simmons Dokken Engineering

Jareb Fohne NAVAIR

Dan Cavanaugh Brady and Associates

Darren George Linear

Philip Moreno Linear

Deleon Thompson Linear

Courtnay Roland Secure Wireless

Ryan Conger Power Engineers

Jeremiah Cox Seabotix

Albert Fruner Rady Childrens' Hospital

Don Nguyen Assure Controls

Donald Shurtliff Navy (AOCS)

Erik Salmonson Inova

Dan White Inova and SPAWAR

Mitchell O'Neill VA

Manuel Rimando D3 Technologies

“This is a program that delivers results,”

Frank Flores, Northrop Grumman

“We love these guys. They are on step the minute they walk through the door,”

Dave Geier, SDG&E

“Could you just clone him and send me three more,” Kev Kutina, Kevcon

“The internship helped me realize how much I really know and confirmed that chose the right career path,”

Casey Cleland, intern at General Atomics and Invetech

1200 on campus

120 in the College of Engineering

(Photo of Andrew (EE) in Iraq, currently working at SPAWAR)

What do our student-veterans look like?

Matt and Matt, Electrical Engineering majors Interning at General Dynamics NASSCO

Jason, Electrical Engineering Major, interning at SPAWAR, Buick Scholarship winner

Anthony, Mechanical Engineering Major, General Atomics Bio-fuels Project Intern

General Dynamics NASSCO intern.

Jack, Electrical Engineering Major, Qualcomm and Northrop Grumman Intern

Casey, ME, GA bio-fuels project and Invetech

Deleon at Linear

SPAWAR, L-3, Northrop Grumman, Cubic, Kevcon, Nova, Dokken, Leighton, SDG&E, FBI, Hamilton Sundstrand, General Dynamics (NASSCO), Qualcomm, Solar Turbines,

Sony, NAVSEA, SDSU, Seabotix, Linear, General Atomics, Inova, Lockheed Martin

SAME Scholarship winners 2012

Justin and Jack, Qualcomm interns, with Patricia, Qualcomm sponsored Padres Game

Internships and new grad jobs

Financial support

Visibility

Mentoring

Theodore Roosevelt

"Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”

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Patricia Reily, Ed.D. (Commander, USN retired) preily@projects.sdsu.edu, (619)594-5849

Alan Muir, Executive Director COSD

Direct Employers Conference January 16, 2013

Including Servicemembers and Veterans in Your College Recruiting

Strategy

Mission of COSD

Increase the career employment rate of

college graduates with disabilities

Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities (COSD)

• National association focused on career employment of college graduates with disabilities

– 700 higher education institutions & 600 employers

• Resource to better prepare students to be competitive in their career search

• Helps employers create strategies to successfully recruit students

Annual National Conference

• November, 2013 in Chicago

• Career Services / Disability Services

• HR, EO, Diversity, Campus Recruiting

• Latest news and best practices

• Keynote speakers

• More details at www.cosdonline.org/cosd-annual-national-conference

• A nationwide recruitment site specifically focused on college students with disabilities

• Students disclose the presence of a disability with no further disclosure required

• Currently, more than 2000 students

• More than 400 employers posting jobs

• Employers and Students can access Career GatewayTM at www.cosdonline.org

• Regional education and networking events for up to 60 students with disabilities and 10 employers

• Two half-days including:

– Awareness and disability disclosure training

– Dinner for students to network with employers

– Other networking opportunities

– Three one-hour networking sessions on Saturday morning with one to two employer representatives

• April 5 and 6, 2013 in Raleigh / Durham, NC

– Sponsored by and Cisco Systems

• Hilton Raleigh Durham Airport at RTP

• Keynote Speaker – Victoria Maxwell

• More information – www.cosdonline.org

• Students

– Apply online and post resume on Career Gateway

– Provide top six choices of employers

Consulting

• Customized training either on-site or remote electronic presentation

• Consulting with campus recruiting and diversity professionals

• Consulting with an existing Employee Resource Group or assisting with creating an ERG focused on disability

• Assistance in outreach to college students and recent graduates with disabilities

• Information at cosdonline.org/n-the-know

Presenter Contact Information Alan D. Muir, Executive Director

Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities (COSD)

The University of Tennessee 100 Dunford Hall

Knoxville, TN 37996-4010 865-974-7148

E-mail: amuir@tennessee.edu Website: www.cosdonline.org