Event Notices From July 15
Wayne State 'Get Schooled' Offers College Experience To At-Risk Students: The Office of Community Engagement at Wayne State University is introducing the Get Schooled pilot program beginning July 18. The free program is designed to expose underrepresented student populations to higher education and career paths. Through the weeklong program, 50 eighth to 10th grade students from the University of Central Preparatory High School and Osborn College Preparatory Academy will be spending their time at Wayne State University. "We wanted to provide these students with a real college experience and get them thinking about all they could do with a college education," said Monita Mungo, program manager at Community Engagement @ Wayne and creator of Get Schooled. "In addition to exposing them to life on a college campus, we want to get the students thinking about their professional careers and what they need to do now so they can get into college." On the first day of Get Schooled, students and parents will hear from guest speaker Walter L. Epps, retired executive lieutenant for the Wayne County Sheriff's Office and current candidate for Wayne County sheriff. Epps will speak about his career as a public servant, the important role his college education played in his success, and the need for parents to support and be involved in their children's education. During the week of Get Schooled, students will also hear from an airline pilot, a nurse, and other professionals about their education and careers. Wayne State University's office of Career Services also will be working with students to help them identify possible career choices. Students will get a taste of college life by visiting a biology lab, completing a writing exercise with an English professor, learning about college study skills, being introduced to the ACT exam, performing a community service activity and spending a night in one of Wayne State's residence halls. "We hope the experience we provide these young students will help them see the tremendous possibilities that exist when they attend a university like Wayne State," said Jerry Herron, dean of the Irvin D. Reid Honors College. "We're looking forward to having these fine young people on campus as our guests." Get Schooled runs July 18-24 at Wayne State University. For information about future Get Schooled sessions, contact Monita Mungo at ah6559@wayne.edu or (313) 577-9216.
Plex Online Demo Available for Motor Vehicle and Medical Device Manufacturers at Free August Webinars: Auburn Hills-based Plex Systems Inc. announced the availability of live demonstrations of Plex Online's comprehensive ERP system for motor vehicle suppliers and manufacturers on Tuesday, Aug. 3 and for medical device manufacturers on Tuesday, Aug. 17. Both programs run from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. These industry-specific events offer manufacturers an opportunity to explore Plex Online as they would use it in their day-to-day operations. Participants will see first-hand how Plex Online effortlessly tracks lot properties while optimizing and improving mission-critical business processes such as lean production, inventory control, quality assurance, corrective action programs and regulatory reporting. Each Webinar is tailored to the particular manufacturing audience and will highlight additional features unique to the medical device and motor vehicle manufacturing communities. More at www.plex.com.
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