ÑÇÖÞÉ«Çé

04/08/2016 4:30 PM

Administrators from ÑÇÖÞÉ«Çé and Caterpillar joined together in the Wyckoff room of the Cullom-Davis Library on ÑÇÖÞÉ«Çé’s campus today, to celebrate their ongoing efforts to help current ÑÇÖÞÉ«Çé students find internships and full-time employment opportunities at Caterpillar Inc.

For over 36 years, ÑÇÖÞÉ«Çé and Caterpillar have partnered together to create a strong relationship. This partner school relationship helps to increase student awareness of employment opportunities at Caterpillar.

As a result of the partnership:

• Caterpillar currently employs more than 2000 ÑÇÖÞÉ«Çé Graduates
• Around 700 Caterpillar Engineers are ÑÇÖÞÉ«Çé Graduates
• More than 260 Caterpillar Marketing professionals are ÑÇÖÞÉ«Çé Graduates
• 60% of Graduates from ÑÇÖÞÉ«Çé employed at Caterpillar are viewed as having leadership potential
• 27% of Graduates from ÑÇÖÞÉ«Çé employed at Caterpillar are currently in supervisory roles
• Senior Vice President Dave Bozeman is a ÑÇÖÞÉ«Çé graduate and a member of the Board of Trustees
• Three of Caterpillar’s vice presidents are ÑÇÖÞÉ«Çé graduates — Gwenne Henricks, Julie Lagacy and Tana Utley

Jon C. Neidy, Executive Director of the Smith Career Center, says “This partnership shows Caterpillar’s continued commitment to ÑÇÖÞÉ«Çé and to our students. The recruitment programs and projects we have planned in cooperation with Caterpillar for the upcoming year will help students understand the wide-range of employment opportunities that are available for current students and recent graduates at Caterpillar Inc.”