Summer 2013 Issue
Co-op Factoids | Out On Co-op| Making the Most of Your Co-op Tip: What Not to Do Before You Leave Your Co-op | Share Your Experience | Workplace Humor | Are You Number One?
Co-op Factoids | Out On Co-op| Making the Most of Your Co-op Tip: What Not to Do Before You Leave Your Co-op | Share Your Experience | Workplace Humor | Are You Number One?
SUMMER
QUARTER CO-OP FACTOIDS
Number
of students on co-op: 2,498!
Number
of companies employing co-op students: 1,437
Number
of students on co-op internationally: 62
Just
some of the countries include: Australia, China, Germany, Ireland,
England, Japan, Rwanda, Switzerland
Top
5 Companies hiring the most students this quarter (excluding RIT): Advance
Testing, BorgWarner Morse, GE-Aviation, Microsoft, Wegmans
Co-op
City Trivia: A chemical engineering student is working for Cummins
Filtration in Nashville, Tennessee this summer. Nashville's Grand Ole Opry is
the longest continuously running live radio program in the world. It has
broadcast every Friday and Saturday night since 1925. A replica of The
Parthenon, the famous ancient Greek building in Athens, Greece, stands in
Nashville's Centennial Park. Tennessee was the last state to secede from the
Union during the Civil War and the first state to be readmitted after the war.
OUT
ON CO-OP – Profiles of RIT Students
Computer
Science MS major
Intuit
San
Diego California
Hi,
I am Krithika Sairamesh, a Computer Science graduate student at RIT. I am
currently working at Intuit, San Diego as a Software Development Co-op. I work
with the user experience team on the Turbo Tax Online application.
My
job responsibilities include understanding customers and their problems,
conducting customer research and developing a simple and informative User
Experience. In short, developing a wholesome front-end experience.
This
Co-op has helped me to network with technical specialists, tax experts and
leaders at Intuit. I am learning how organizations work coherently in teams
using the agile model for software development.
This
Co-op is especially useful in helping me adapt to the corporate work
environment and learning about the various processes used in product
development. The pleasant climate and the plethora of fun activities out here
make the relocation to San Diego completely worth it.
Madeline Hoppy
Industrial
Design BFA major
Stride
Rite, part of Collective Brands Performance and Lifestyle Group
Lexington,
MA
Without
question, this past summer in Boston was the most rewarding summer of my life.
The opportunity to learn and grow in an environment full of fun, creative and
passionate people at Stride Rite, Saucony, Sperry and Keds was beyond
incredible. As a design student a heart, I was wary to jump into the marketing
world for my first Co-op. However, with the knowledge I gained through my
classes in the business school, I was prepared for the challenge.
The
Co-op experience allowed me to work closely with the Design and Marketing team,
and various professionals within the company. In one of my many projects, I
created a design and marketing brief, collaborated with an outside agency, and
developed a sticker and bag flier that is in stores today. This accomplishment
proved that my hard work and dedication to the position made an impact.
I
also took part in the Collective Brands Sales Meeting week, which was a
weeklong conference presenting the new spring 2013 line. I had lunch with sales
representatives, got to know co-workers during night out events in Boston, and
even felt like a part of the team with our matching Sperry 2012 Olympic team
vests and Authentic Original shoes.
Mechanical
Engineering, Energy & the Environment
New
York Power Authority
Buffalo,
NY
Energy!
Conservation! Efficiency! Green! Today’s world is full of
buzz words reflecting the importance of environmental preservation as it
relates to power. Within the Energy Services & Technology department
of the New York Power Authority (NYPA), our work centers on this issue.
At
NYPA, our Statewide Energy Services team works with a varying customer base -
towns, cities, school districts, college campuses, and others. Our team
reduces customers’ energy costs by providing services that either improve the
energy efficiency of existing systems, or introduce new energy
technologies. The work we perform provides a physical embodiment of engineering,
and it addresses the current concerns of fuel depletion and environmental
degradation. Saving energy and saving money go hand-in-hand with our
projects to upgrade lighting, replace boilers, improve HVAC system, install
photovoltaic panels, and more.
In
a project engineering capacity, I assist in the facilitation of such energy
conservation projects. By the very nature of this work, my job varies
day-to-day. I might begin a week in the office, where I will perform
preliminary energy savings calculations to determine the feasibility and
advisability of a potential project. Then, a couple days later, I could
be on-site observing contractors and speaking with a foreman regarding on
ongoing project. I may then round out the week with a construction
meeting and the completion of a series of environmental disposals that I
coordinated previously. No two days are alike. No week am I sitting
at a desk for 40 hours.
As
an engineering co-op at NYPA, I am treated as a professional in the
company. I attend project meetings as a NYPA representative. I have
access to company vehicles and company funds to visit project sites throughout
the Western New York area – some requiring me to travel extensively and stay
overnight. I have even personally reached out to potential customers and
completed the preliminary design of their
projects.
With
the professionalism that NYPA shows its young employees come a few added
benefits. NYPA has invested in me in the form of educational seminars and
training sessions. The company has allowed me flexibility with my work
schedule. I have even been given the opportunity to extensively tour the
Robert Moses Niagara Hydroelectric Power Station; exploring the nuances of the
facility, including everything from the instrumentation in the control room to
standing inside the penstock piping of generating unit.
My
experience at the New York Power Authority has been fruitful in terms of
experience, and has reaffirmed that I am in my desired field. In fact, I
loved my first 6-month co-op at NYPA so much that I returned for another
6-month term (even though my RIT co-op requirements have already been
fulfilled); now that’s a testament to the NYPA internship program, RIT
cooperative education, and my enthusiasm for the work I perform within the
Energy Services & Technology department!
MAKING
THE MOST OF YOUR CO-OP TIP – What Not to Do Before You Leave Your Co-op
Your
co-op may be ending, winding down or gearing up for the next block. The
impression you leave with your employer could have lasting effects on your
career - either positively or negatively.
Here
are some tips on “What Not to Do” to end your co-op:
SHARE
YOUR EXPERIENCE
RIT
co-op students have worked all over the world, with large and small companies,
collaborating with all types of people. We are building a collection of
photos/videos of RIT students at work to feature in future co-op newsletters
and possibly on our site.
Interested
in sharing a photo (or video) of yourself "on the job"? The more
active and specific to your job the better!
If
you wish to submit something -- please include the following:
Name,
Major:
Company
Name:
City,
State/ or Country:
Even
better, want to do a brief write up about your co-op experience? Please
include:
Job
Description:
How
Did you Find the Job?
Tips
for First Time Co-ops?
How
Did Co-op Benefit You?
Email
it to Gretchen Burruto geboce@rit.edu.
Thanks!!
WORKPLACE
HUMOR
We
don’t have co-op students writing copy for Someecards this summer, but did you
know we have three students working at American Greetings with the
AGInteractive team?
ARE
YOU NUMBER ONE?
Students
– are you the first co-op student your company has ever had? If you’ve had a
good co-op experience, but are now leaving, this is your chance to help your
company and other RIT students too!
Before
you go, talk with your supervisor about the possibility of hiring another RIT
student, to continue the work you started, or work on a new project. It’s easy
to post a co-op position on our employer web site – www.rit.edu/recruit, and
if they have any questions, you can refer them to your program coordinator, or
our main office – 585.475.2301. Your supervisor may even want you to be
involved in recruiting your successor!
Thank
you for helping us maintain a good relationship with your company, and develop
co-op opportunities for other RIT students.
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