Makingthe Connection Thursday October 17 2019Thursday December 5 2019 Macomb Community College

MACOMB COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Students parents invited to learn about 21st Century manufacturing

There is expected to be a 25 percent increase in ad-vanced manufacturing jobs in Macomb County over the next few years according to the countyrsquos ofce of Plan-ning and Economic Devel-opment Those include jobs in tool and die making ma-chining mechanical engi-neering and computer nu-merical control all of which will be topics for discussion this evening Dec 5 at Ex-plore Careers in Manufac-turing 530 to 8 pm at Macomb Community Col-legersquos Sports and Expo Cen-ter on South Campus

Held in conjunction with the collegersquos Auto STEAM Days Dec 4-5 which is attended by thousands of middle and high school students the evening event is also open to parents and guardians In addition to visiting all of the interac-tive Science Technology Engineering Art Math and Manufacturing (STEAM) tiveness of its own cyberse-

SUBMITTED PHOTOS

Macomb global supply chain management students toured the Meritor facility in Troy on Oct 11 seeing how the processes they are learning about in the classroom are used in the workplace

engaged in during the day lishment of a Cybersecurity students for internship comb students had to ofer evening participants will Center a virtual and onsite and direct employment op- semester Organized by the col-also hear from industry in- repository of information portunitiesrdquo said Greek legersquos Career Services Of-siders about the job skills on cybersecurity practices who has arranged previous Interested in cybersecu- fice students participat-that are in high demand to- and resources tours to Meritor for his stu- rity or global supply chain ing in the showcase were day ndash and are expected to ldquoI am proud of the cy- dents ldquoThe students were management Or a career coached on presentation still be in high demand to- bersecurity program we impressed with the testing in science engineering skills and resume writing morrow have built at Macomb The environment work environ- or math Macombrsquos win- prior to the event Part of

Students will be intro- Center of Academic Excel- ment and culture at Meri- ter semester begins Jan each studentrsquos presenta-duced to a variety of career lence designation from the torrdquo 6 and there is still time tion was a 30-second ldquoel-pathways leading to jobs in National Security Agency Connor Juretich president The students toured the to apply andor register evator speechrdquo designed the manufacturing industry and Department of Home- of Macombrsquos Cybersecurity facility and heard from the for classes in any of these to pitch themselves to em-and have the opportunity to land Security validates the Club for students had his director of supply chain or in another of Macombrsquos ployers as a potential job ask questions of recent Ma- hard work we have put into opinion of the education management manager of nearly 200 programs candidate comb graduates Informa- the programrdquo said Keith he is receiving at Macomb testing and Judy Tighe se- Admitted students may Macomb ofers seven IT tion will be available about Nabozny Information Tech- validated when the college nior buyer and procurement register for classes on- programs ranging from the Michigan Apprentice- nology faculty who devel- was recently named a Center co-op mentor line anytime at macomb Cloud Computing to Web-ship Program Plus (MAP+) oped Macombrsquos cybersecu- of Academic Excellence in ldquoThese feld trips are a edu with the exception of site Programming Mack-and how it can bridge the rity program ldquoThe desig- Cybersecurity Education great opportunity to share from 12 to 130 am daily enzie Ripari of Chester-gap between school and nation tells employers that by the National Security what Meritor does and to and from 6 am to noon feld Township who holds career There will also be students are receiving a Agency and Department of have students experience on Sundays when the a bachelorrsquos degree in psy-free refreshments and the strong education in cyber- Homeland Security Meritorrsquos work culture so system is down for reg- chology from the Univer-chance to win a laptop com- security at Macomb and that we are top of mind as ular updating Comput- sity of Michigan is in the puter they will be prepared to put At Macomb Juretich ap- a potential employer before ers and staff are avail- Programming program

For more information on their skills to workrdquo preciates the ldquono fufrdquo ap- they graduaterdquo said Tighe able for assistance with pursuing a skill-specific Explore Careers in Manu- Macombrsquos cybersecurity proach to teaching and ldquoOne of the principal ben- My Macomb self-registra- certifcate in C++ facturing contact Ashley program one of seven of- learning and the opportu- efts of these trips is not tion in the Student Ser- ldquoIrsquom hoping I can land Schloss at 5864457117 fered by the college in In- nity to hone practical job only creating a relationship vices Labs located in G an internship or part-time

Federal designation is formation Technology in- skills by competing along with local schools but also Building on South Cam- IT jobrdquo said Ripari of his good news for Macomb cy- cludes both certifcate and with other club members in building brand awareness pus and H Building on reason for signing up for bersecurity students associate degree options the National Cyber League with emerging talent Local Center Campus Records the IT Showcase

For Connor Juretich re- The program was designed ldquoPracticalrdquo in fact is a word schools like Macomb ofer and Registration staf also Ripari created a story-cent recognition received for transfer to Walsh (cred- he uses frequently to de- us a good talent pool and are available to assist stu- board showing the dif-from the National Security its also transfer to other scribe Macombrsquos cyberse- we aim to pull from that tal- dents with lobby comput- ferent IT projects he has Agency (NSA) and the De- colleges and universities) curity program ent to help launch careersrdquo ers in G Buildings on both worked on at Macomb partment of Homeland Se- which offers a bachelorrsquos ldquoThe professors donrsquot The feld trip was inspir- campuses which he displayed on an curity (DHS) indicating degree in Information Tech- drown the students in ing for Richard Recor a Ma- Students who have not eight-foot table along with that Macombrsquos cybersecu- nology and is a National Se- countless hours of home- comb global supply chain yet applied for the winter copies of his resume and rity program meets the rig- curity AgencyDepartment workrdquo he said ldquoInstead student who hopes to ob- semester may do so at ma- business cards identifying orous standards of the na- of Homeland Security-des- they prioritize so that stu- tain one of the many in- combedu Click on the Ap- him as a programmer and tionrsquos own cybersecurity ignated Center of Academic dents are learning practical ternships that Meritor has ply tab at the top right of database designer Com-experts confrms his belief Excellence in Information skills they can take into the to ofer A cartruck enthu- the page All of Macombrsquos panies sending represen-that the program is chal- Assurance workforcerdquo siast who has worked on ve- 2020 winter class offer- tatives to the IT Talent lenging and practical The Walsh in fact is where hicles his ldquowhole liferdquo Re- ings can be found at ma- Showcase to talk to Ripari Global supplier makes impressive stamp of ap- Juretich is transferring to cor is nevertheless drawn combedu and the other students in-proval it adds to his resume after he graduates from Ma- sense of supply chain to the logistical side of the For more information cluded All State Fastener is an unexpected beneft comb in December Presi- automotive industry When call 5864457999 BPI Ina Comp TSG In-

Students completing Ma- dent of Macombrsquos Cyber- More than 20 students his high school business trepid IT Techie Gurus Students offer talents combrsquos IT ndash Network Secu- security Club for students in Patrick Greekrsquos Supply teacher suggested he con- and Tempered Network rity Professional (Cyberse- the 2018 Henry Ford II High Chain Management course sider supply chain man- at IT Showcase But regard less of curity) Program will have School graduate says it was got a close-up view of how agement Recor thought it whether the showcase a notation on their tran- a mixture of ldquocuriosity and the processes they are sounded like a perfect ft It was the reverse of a netted them an employ-scripts indicating that they surpriserdquo that steered him learning about work in the And after his visit to Mer- career fair where students ment ofer or not most stu-are graduating from a Na- toward a career in cyberse- real world this past Octo- itor hersquos even more con- traditionally approach ta- dents saw it as a signifcant tional Center for Academic curity ber when they visited Mer- vinced that he has chosen bles of prospective employ- learning experience Excellence in Cyber Defense ldquoNot only was I curious itor a global supplier of ax- the right career ers to learn about job op- ldquoThere was no good rea-Education Program (CAE- as to what kind of security les drivelines brakes and ldquoI found the inside very portunities at their respec- son not to attendrdquo said CDE) Associate Level The vulnerabilities there are in other products for commer- inviting and the open tive companies Instead Connor Juretich cyberse-designation was received the worldrdquo said Juretich cial vehicles workspace is a great idea at the IT Talent Showcase curity major ldquoWhether itrsquos by Macomb in September ldquobut surprised as to how ldquoOur goal was to provide Itrsquos more like a museum held at Macombrsquos South a new job an internship or following an updating of its many there are I wanted the students an overview of and less like an officerdquo Campus on Nov 15 com- the experience of selling cybersecurity curriculum to be a part of securing the heavy truck and mili- said Recor ldquoMy frst im- panies in the market for in- yourself you only stand to to conform to federal stan- those critical information tary industries Meritor was pression of Meritor left me formation technology (IT) gain from participating in dards evidence of the efec- systemsrdquo a good ft because it hires a speechlessrdquo graduates sent represen- an event like thisrdquo

exhibits that the students curity practices and estab- supply chain management tatives to learn what Ma-for MCC winter

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