JAG Selects 2014-2015 Officers

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Created: Tuesday, 09 December 2014 18:36

The fall is full of celebrations. For our local JAG students it is time to celebrate the start of a new year as each Career Association selects its officers for the coming year. Ceremonies introducing new officers were held for all of the JAG groups in our region. The JAG officers play an important role in the leadership of the program. Each Career Association selects the officers/roles that best suit their specific Association.

Please join us in welcoming this year’s officers

JAG Officers for 2014-2015

Greencastle High School

President – Caleb Crowe

Vice President – Abigail Manionr

Secretary – Dylan Price

Treasurer - Austin Manion

Northview High School / Cumberland Academy

President - Charlotte Pharr

Vice President of Career and Leadership Development - Courtney Branson

Vice President of Civic Awareness and Community Service - Alex Swaim

Press Officer - Rachael Cather

Financial Officer - Ashley Stevens

Secretary - Katie Smith

Riverton Parke

President:  Billy Wheatfill

Vice President Projects: Bryce Barnes

Vice President Publicity: Bobbie Roskovensky

Vice President Leadership: Josh Mayberry

Secretary: Jayson Johnston

Treasurer: Brea Ross

South Putnam High School:

President/Secretary - Aaron Cole

Vice President/Treasurer – Jake Lewis

Sullivan High School

President- Rheana Strain

VP 3^rd Hour – Alexis Smith

VP 4^th Hour – JJ Sowders

VP 5^th Hour – Sam Porras

VP 6^th Hour – Hope Berry

Secretary / Treasurer – Hallie Arnold

Photographer-Historian – Austin Sterlin

Terre Haute North Vigo High School

President- Cree Burris

Vice President of Leadership Development – Micah Cox

Vice President of Career Planning – Montgomeree Porter

Vice President Social Awareness – Antonio Seals

Vice President of Marketing – Tierre Allen

Vice President of Community Service – Mariah Garloch

Secretaries – Bri Orman, Aryn Wilson, Samuel Grant

Treasurer – Kimberly Bracken

Terre Haute South Vigo High School

President – Cordell Majors

Vice President – Herman Shouse III

Turkey Run

President:  Dakota York

Vice President Projects: Ashely Romig

Vice President Publicity: Maggie Stites

Vice President Leadership: LaKrista Carver

Secretary:  Shyanna Parsons

Treasurer: Brylee Hale

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2014 WorkOne Partner Conference

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Created: Monday, 01 December 2014 19:50

On Friday the November 21, WorkOne hosted our annual Community Partners Conference.

The annual meeting brings together participants from various service agencies and provides a great opportunity to network and discuss ways that we can all work together to better serve our customers. Over fifty individuals attended the event.

Our guest speaker was Brandon Johnson, who spoke about the "Heart of a Leader". 

The meeting also featured presentations/updates on the valuable services that our partners provide our community. This year’s presenters were:

• Experience Works
• The Hamilton Center
• United Way of the Wabash Valley
• Vocational Rehabilitation
• Adult Basic Education
• Ivy Tech Community College
• WorkOne
• Vincennes University

Thank you to all who participated in the conference and for all that our partners do for our community.

Click here to view photos from the event.

Wabash Valley Celebrates Manufacturing Day 2014

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Created: Friday, 03 October 2014 02:23

Western Indiana National Advanced Manufacturing Day Activities

Terre Haute – Friday, October 3, 2014. This morning at Sony DADC, Mayor Duke Bennett will sign a proclamation declaring Friday, October 3, 2014 “Manufacturing Day.” The Mayor will be joined by Vigo County Commissioner Judy Anderson, company officials and approximately forty middle and high school counselors. These counselors come from schools in Clay, Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion, and Vigo counties. After a tour of Sony DADC, the group will visit Clabber Girl Corporation, and end their day with a tour of ThyssenKrupp Presta USA, LLC. This coordinated effort will highlight the importance of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education as counselors see firsthand
that modern manufacturing is highly technical, efficient, clean, and offers a diverse selection of rewarding careers.

Today’s counselor training is part of the ongoing Regional Counselor Academy of Western Indiana, which is a joint effort to promote manufacturing and other high wage, high demand jobs in the region.

In addition to the proclamation and counselor tours, The Parke County Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Parke-Vermillion Education Interlocal (PVETI), Ivy Tech Community College, and WorkOne Western Indiana, yesterday hosted their monthly Career Workshop with focus on the manufacturing sector of western Indiana. During these workshops, representatives from Futurex Industries Incorporated, PDF Incorporated, Marion Manufacturing, and General Electric spoke to all seventh, eighth and ninth grade students in Parke County regarding the operations of their companies, skills required of successful job candidates, and how students can begin preparing now for careers in manufacturing. Parents are also encouraged to engage their children in conversation related to these workshops through monthly notifications of highlighted sectors via school websites, Facebook pages, and school reach calls.

Manufacturing Day is an annual event that occurs nationwide on the first Friday of October. It has been designed to expand knowledge about and improve general public perception of manufacturing careers and manufacturing’s value to the U.S. Economy.

In the Wabash Valley, manufacturing employs 17% of all workers. Careers in Manufacturing offer wages 36% above the region’s average wage rate. In fact, manufacturing’s mid-skill technicians, with two years or less of post-secondary education, earn higher lifetime earnings than many college graduates. Manufacturing has a multiplier effect on the U.S. economy in which every dollar in final sales of manufacturing goods adds $1.48 in economic output from other sectors of the economy.

For more information about manufacturing in Western Indiana, please visit www.workonewest.com

For more information about National Manufacturing Day, please visit www.mfgday.com

Click here to view photos from Manufacturing Day 2014

Disability Conference a Huge Success

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Created: Friday, 26 September 2014 14:48

On Wednesday September 24th, WorkOne hosted a conference to focus on the challenges faced by job seekers with disabilities.

The conference highlighted the Ticket to Work program.  This Federal program allows eligible clients receiving disabilty payments to continue to receive those payments for a length of time while they re-enter the workforce.

Attendees were able to network with local service providers as well as attend several workshops conducted by local employers.  The workshops offered were:

• Saving and Budgeting - 5/3 Bank
• Eating Healthy on a Budget - Purdue Extension Office
• What Employers are Looking For - Rose Hulman and Hamilton Center
• Starting Your Own Business - Indiana State Small Business Development Center

The event concluded with our guest speaker, Josh Bleill.  Now a Community Spokesperson for the Indianapolis Colts, Josh shared his story of perseverence after losing both of his legs while serving as a Marine in Iraq.

Josh's message of facing challenges head on with the help of others and finding the positives in each day was a fantastic ending to a great day.

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WorkOne to Sponsor Disability Seminar

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Created: Wednesday, 03 September 2014 15:11

WorkOne is partnering with the Disability Employment Initiative to host a seminar on Wednesday September 24th.  The goal of the seminar is to provide job seekers, employers and support staff with the information needed to address issues related to disability in the workplace. 

Click here to view the flyer for the event.

Our featured speaker will be Josh Bliel of the Indianapolis Colts. 

 Marine Corporal Josh Bleill [Bly-ul; rhymes with “Kyle” or “smile”]  is a native of Greenfield, Indiana. After graduating high school, Josh attended Purdue University. Upon completion of his education, Josh decided to serve his country by joining the United States Marine Corps in 2004, and was activated for a tour of duty in Iraq in 2006. 

While serving in Iraq, Corporal Bleill was severely injured, resulting in the loss of both of his legs.  After extensive rehabilitation, Bleill returned to Indiana in August of 2008, where he attacked his new life head-on.  This new life included employment as the Indianapolis Colts Community Spokesperson.

 Indianapolis Colts Owner, Jim Irsay, has described Bleill as “very talented, bright-eyed, and skilled,” and Josh now travels the country to spread his message of hope, “one step at a time.”

Other presentations to include:  

What are employers seeking in a job candidate?  

The benefits and challenges of starting your own business.  

How budgeting and banking fit into this process.  

What is the Ticket to Work initiative?

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Holiday Inn Terre Haute, In

8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

To register for the event, please click here.