STEM Business Testimonials
TTL Associates, Inc.
We had an opportunity for an Owens environmental science intern to work and learn in our Environmental Services department during the Spring 2022 semester. Pete Kowal was very helpful in helping to identify the right student and guiding us through a successful placement.
We couldn’t have been more impressed with the student, who came prepared to apply their learning and assess the career for their future, all the while assisting our environmental consultants in their day-to-day work. We hope to have future opportunities for Owens interns and appreciate very much how the students come prepared for success.
Thank you, Pete and Owens Community College!
TTL Associates, Inc
Colleen Neidert
Human Resources Manager
TTL Associates, Inc.
Call (419) 214-5010
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Whiteford Township Water Treatment Plant
The student interns from Owens Community College that worked at the Whiteford Water Treatment Plant were excellent. They were eager to learn the operation of our plant and to get a start in their industry.
They quickly became effective and efficient at the operation of the plant. We appreciated their reliability and commitment to the industry and their career.
Robert E. Dandron, P.E.
Operator-in-Charge
Whiteford Township Water Treatment Plant
Call (734) 347-0139
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Standard Wellness Company, LLC
Our Internship Perspective:
Standard Wellness is committed to providing a learning experience to students that are interested in the cannabis industry. The purpose of our internship program is to assist with career development by providing real world experiences to grow professional skills and competencies.
Owen’s Community College is committed to understanding the needs of our business to provide us with the best Internship candidates. Pete Kowal visited the job site prior to any interns being placed with our company to learn what it is we do and to ensure that it was a safe environment for students to learn. We look forward to a long, positive partnership with Owen’s Community College.
Michelle Lahman
HR and Compliance Manager
Standard Wellness Company, LLC
Pride Gage Associates, LLC
As always, Owens did not disappoint (I am also an Owens graduate from a long time ago and had a great experience, so I may be biased)… Being a small business, we may not have considered an intern due to the cost, but the grant helped motivate us to give it a try. Every little bit helps and we are happy for the help the grant has provided.
Thanks,
Chris Grieser
Co-Owner
Pride Gage Associates, LLC
First Solar
For some time now First Solar and Owens Community College have had a nice connection. Proximity was the general driving point of this and many of our associates attended classes to further their education and raise their technical skill level. Over the past two years that connection has become a relationship thanks to the intern program developed by Owens Community College.
First Solar has now taken on seven OCC interns and the program has been a wonderful success. The interns have worked in roles with our office manager, CAD team and operations engineering team. While internships are inherently about the learning experience for the student, the program with OCC has provided something more for First Solar. The students that have joined us have not only learned a great deal but they provided great value to us.
Over the course of the past two years we have seen students from Owens Community College come in prepared to take on whatever challenges were tossed at them and take them on with a great attitude geared towards learning. From an education and skill standpoint the students have been prepared and well trained even though they still had not completed their education at the point in which they joined us.
There can be no greater proof of this skill level than the fact that two of those interns now work for First Solar and another was kept on for an extended period after her internship ended. The managers here at First Solar just raved about the skill, attitude and professionalism of the interns that worked for them.
The final piece of this puzzle was managing the Ohio Means Interns Grant money and reimbursement program. Working with Dr. Reti Shutina has been a pleasure, as she works very hard to simplify the process and provide us with the right students that fit out needs. What has also been simplistic is the process of getting our reimbursement thanks again to Dr. Shutina.
On a whole, the entirety of the intern program with Owens Community College has been a wonderful, rewarding and value added endeavor. First Solar has been able to provide great learning experiences for the students and Owens Community College has provided talented and dedicated students. We are thankful that this relationship has evolved and grown and we look forward to continuing it for many years to come.
Jay A. Lake
Manager, Workforce Development and Community Relations PBG Site
First Solar