HR Notices From August 6-8

Baker College of Allen Park Names Yvonne Langley as Vice President for Career Services: Baker College of Allen Park officials have named Yvonne Langley as vice president for career services. She is responsible for managing all aspects of the department, and developing and maintaining partnerships with employers to foster internship and employment opportunities for Baker College of Allen Park students. For the past five years, Langley served as director of career services for Baker's Allen Park campus. Before joining Baker College of Allen Park, Langley was employed at Barton Malow Co. in Southfield for seven years. While there, she held several titles, including workforce diversity specialist in the human resources department, assistant program coordinator for the workforce and career enhancement program for the Detroit Public School program manager team LlC, and senior special project coordinator for the business and workforce diversity department. She has more than 10 years experience working with internship programs and developing workforce diversity initiatives, and more than 15 years providing soft-skills training to middle school, high school and college students. Langley holds a bachelor's degree in communications from the University of Michigan and a master's degree in public administration from Eastern Michigan University. She is president of the Allen Park Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Michigan Career Educators and Employers Alliance, and a member of the Southern Wayne Regional Chamber of Commerce Human Resource Council. The largest private college in Michigan, Baker College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. It is a non-profit higher education institution, serving more than 43,000 students on 12 campuses and in four satellite locations. Baker grants certificates and associate's, bachelor's and master's degrees in business, health sciences, education and human services, and various technical fields, as well as a doctorate of business administration. As a career college, the Baker College system is pleased to report that 97 percent of its available graduates are employed. More at www.baker.edu.

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