They build on each other to give us multiple looks at the students, and students get multiple looks at InfoWorks. InfoWorks has rapidly expanded to 18 professionals and numerous clients located primarily in Nashville. To date, we have hired three interns and a Vanderbilt alumnus from a Career Center referral. We have also hired three recent Vanderbilt graduates. Vanderbilt graduates and students have excellent skills and are prepared to enter into the professional workplace.
Alumni benefit from the networking system that is established through recruiting activities.
Bob Stammer, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and assistant dean for student affairs, and Steve Lainhart, '74, general manager of Thompson Machinery and chair of the Engineering Alumni Council's Corporate Relations Committee, have been working with me to build an effective internship program. Bob helps recruit students for the program, and Steve encourages companies to participate in the fair and to hire the interns. Both know the real-world experience makes for better students, and that companies can also benefit from the skills our students and graduates bring to their enterprises.