An action packed Meet Up today for
Lead to Succeed participants! The day began with a continental breakfast
at the Lead to Succeed office, where Jhon Polanco from Bradley Tech High
School was awarded the $50 Amazon gift card Meet Up Award for having the most
Lead to Succeed points - of any student in the program! Congratulations,
Jhon.
After breakfast, students visited the
Oak Creek Campus of Milwaukee Area Technical College, where they went on a tour
that highlighted the trades and apprenticeship opportunities available in the
region. Thank you to Nick Triscari for the great tour and
presentation.
After that, students headed to the
Global Water Center. At the GWC, they heard from Elizabeth Thelen,
Director of Entrepreneurship and Talent at The Water Council on many of the
ways "Water is an Opportunity!" Then, the students took a tour of the
Global Water Center and met many of the entrepreneurs and water business
leaders located in the building. Immediately following the tour,
volunteers from the Water Council Student Chapters - UWM School of Freshwater
Science, Whitewater, and Marquette - had a panel discussion with the students
followed by small group Q&A. The topic? "Why a Career in
Water and Why STEM Studies May be Right for You!" A big thanks to
Elizabeth and all the Water Council Student Chapters for making this event
possible.
To finish the day, students headed to AO
Smith to learn just what it's like being an inventor in a water business.
The students heard a fascinating overview of AO Smith - history, products, and
forward thinking approach to doing business in water. In a grand finale,
students were able to tour several of AO Smith's product development labs,
where they saw cutting edge water heater development in progress! Special
thanks to Ron Bartos, Jason Scott, and Steve Memory for volunteering your
valuable time to show students around AO Smith.
Boys and Girls Club Site
Meet Up Award winner Jhon
with his Site Manager, Evan Sandherr
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