Annual 海角直播 STEM Career Fair connects Roadrunners to employers
Publish Date: March 8, 2024
海角直播鈥檚 annual STEM Career Fair is all about connecting Roadrunners to the people and organizations that offer employment or educational programs in STEM-related fields.
This year鈥檚 event was held on Feb. 21, when dozens of students interacted with reps from the likes of University of California, Riverside, San Bernardino County Fire, Garner Holt Productions, and Esri, to name a few participants.
鈥淭he STEM community here at 海角直播 is small but mighty, and our biggest goal is to help spread the word of STEM in any way we can,鈥� explained Krysten Audibert, the College鈥檚 director of MESA and STEM education.
Biology majors Evan Castillo and Yakira Huff were among the dozens who attended who. Both posed questions to the working professionals about their respective careers and why and how they began a career in STEM.
鈥淔or me, I want to know what their whole deal is, why they do it and what they are passionate about,鈥� Castillo, 18 of Highland, explained. 鈥淚f you want people to work with your organization, you need to be able to show that you care about what you are doing.鈥�
Added Huff, 鈥淚 really wanted to get to know some of the universities in attendance, find out more about their departments and majors, and look into their conservatory opportunities because I鈥檓 interested in ecological systems and the study of mushrooms.
鈥淏asically, I want to know which places have these opportunities available for someone like me,鈥� the 20-year-old Banning resident continued.
Career Fairs at 海角直播 often bring out a big crop of Roadrunners seeking information about their career paths. Audibert said these fairs are like the 鈥渆xploratory phase鈥� of a student鈥檚 educational journey because they allow them to absorb information from those in STEM professions and help unlock a new passion or inspire them to keep pushing forward.
And with the field of STEM growing at a rapid pace, career fairs are vital in helping to fill employment gaps in industries. 鈥淪TEM is not going away 鈥� it is what advances our society,鈥� Audibert continued. 鈥淲e want to create opportunities of success here and we want to continue to build that bridge.鈥�
