Calvin Engineering Students Landing Jobs at Record Rate

May 18, 2007 == MEDIA ADVISORY

Full story see
http://www.calvin.edu/news/releases/2006-07/engineering-jobs.htm

As Calvin College heads into its 2007 Commencement ceremonies this Saturday,
May 19, the school's engineering majors are celebrating not only the end of a
grueling senior year, but also an amazing run of job offers.

Calvin officials announced this week that 91 percent of its graduating
students in engineering already have received a job offer.

Of the 58 students majoring in engineering 13 are either going to graduate
school, pursuing opportunities such as the Peace Corps or returning to Calvin
for a fifth year. Of the remaining 45 job seekers, 41 have received an offer.
And, Calvin officials note, the other four may still land a job in the coming
few weeks.

Among the local companies hiring 2007 Calvin engineering graduates are Johnson
Controls, Gentex, Wolverine Construction and Progressive Technologies, while
national companies who have hired this year's grads include Lockheed Martin, V3
Companies and Rockwell Collins.

Department chair Steve VanderLeest says those students are well-prepared
thanks to their Calvin education.

"Our graduates are highly sought after," he says, "not only because they have
great technical skills, but also because they are great communicators due to
the strong liberal arts component of our engineering curriculum."

Calvin offers an accredited Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree (BSE)
with concentrations in: Chemical Engineering, Civil & Environmental
Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.

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Received on Fri May 18 09:27:38 2007