Lawrence Tech, U-M Dearborn push forward with scholarships, job fair

Local institutions of higher learning are helping to reinvigorate Metro Detroit's economy from two ends. The University of Michigan-Dearborn is taking the traditional job fair route, while Lawrence Technological University is trying to inspire the next generation of workers.

Lawrence Tech is teaming up with local start-up darling ePrize to launch the Technovate competition aimed at high school students. These teens will be tasked with creating something of value out of an everyday object.

Josh Linkner, ePrize's founder and CEO, will announce the object via a video on the Technovate website. Students or teams of students have until April 17 to create something of value out of the object and make a three-minute video about it.

The idea is to push the students to figure out what value means to them. The competition is inspired by Stanford University's Global Innovation Tournament, which challenges college students to create value using an everyday object over a 48-hour period.

The winners will be announced on April 25. They will receive up to $2,000 in scholarships to Lawrence Tech. For information, contact Karen Evans at (248) 204-3508 or kevans@ltu.edu.

Before all of that gets underway, the University of Michigan-Dearborn will host a job fair centered on small businesses on March 25. The job fair will allow small business owners to attract new employees without being overshadowed by the big boys of business.

The job fair will be held between 5-8 p.m. at UM-Dearborn’s Fairlane Center, 19000 Hubbard Dr. For information, click here or call (313) 593-5422.

Source: Lawrence Technological University and University of Michigan Dearborn
Writer: Jon Zemke

Lawrence Tech, U-M Dearborn push forward with scholarships, job fair

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