Union University to host career expo March 30

JACKSON, Tenn. (March 20, 2017) — Union University will host “College to Career: Education and Professionals Expo,” a recruiting opportunity for area employers, March 30.

Undergraduate and graduate education students and professional studies majors, in addition to students in shortage areas such as math, biology, physics, chemistry, Spanish, French and teaching English as a second language are invited to attend.

College to Career 2017 provides a competitive platform for Union’s top students to network and market their talents and gifts to recruiters representing school systems and employers from a variety of organizations.

The event is sponsored by the Vocatio Center for Life Calling and Career, the School of Education’s teacher education program and Union’s business, nursing, computer science, engineering and social work programs.

Participating education partners and other organizations include:

Arlington Community Schools
Bartlett City Schools
Brinkley Heights Urban Academy
Capstone Education Group
Clarksville-Montgomery School System
Collierville Schools
Dickson County Schools
Fayette County Schools
Green Dot Public Schools
Haywood County Schools
Henderson County Schools
Jackson-Madison County School System
Memphis Business Academy School
Milan Special School District
Rocketship Education
Shelby County Schools
Tipton County Schools
Union University graduate school programs
West Tennessee Healthcare
Williamson County Schools

The event will take place from 1:30-3:30 p.m. in the Carl Grant Events Center.

Corporate sponsors include BancorpSouth, The Bank of Jackson, Edward Jones, Enterprise Holdings, First Bank, First Tennessee Bank, General Cable, Lifeway Christian Resources, Marvin Windows and Doors, Northwestern Mutual, The Partners Group, Pictsweet, Pine Cove, Regions Bank, Stanley Black & Decker, Teach for America, Town of Collierville, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Verizon Wireless and Youth Villages.

Keith Sherley

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