Corporate Tomorrow Makers
Our Leadership
"We hold our corporate partnerships in high regard. Trusted collaboration inspires mutually rewarding outcomes. Applied technology education empowers the next generation of highly skilled professionals in a diverse range of career fields. A long-standing tradition - dating back more than 100 years - our partnerships prepare tomorrow’s workforce leaders and foster economic growth and innovation."
Davie Jane Gilmour, Ph.D.
President
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What is Corporate Tomorrow Makers?
Corporate Tomorrow Makers is a comprehensive program to engage corporate partners in a continuum of mutually beneficial partnership possibilities. The categories of collaboration serve as a framework to help companies understand opportunities in all areas of partnership: Explore, Empower, Engage, and Employ. Enrollment is voluntary and the benefits are long lasting.
Benefits to Enrollment & Participation
Corporate Tomorrow Makers receives special recognition and communication through a variety of mediums to many audiences (including students):
- A dedicated website of information and recognition
- A newsletter
- An individualized corporate engagement plan developed in partnership with Corporate Relations
Partnership Opportunities
The following partnership opportunities are presented as a way to help Penn College Corporate Relations collaborate more strategically and intentionally with you and your company to increase engagement – ranging from prospective Penn College student recruitment, to Penn College graduate recruitment, continued education, and alumni engagement. Using a checklist framework, we will work with you to develop an individualized partnership plan to maximize all opportunities of our relationship.
- Host a corporate awareness event for local high schools and CTCs
- Host a summer camp for prospective students
- Host an industry exploration event (such as Girl Scout STEM Day)
- Host an Educator-in-the-Workplace event
- Present at local high schools and CTCs
- Participate in pre-apprenticeship programs
- Serve as a role model/mentor/advocate for prospective students exploring careers in your industry or field
- Attend a Penn College Open House or Exploration Day to engage prospective students
- Participate in a Penn College Day for Educators
- Collaborate with Penn College Admissions for prospective student recruitment
- Distribute co-branded materials showcasing career opportunities at your company with a Penn College education
- Refer prospective students to Penn College
- Promote Penn College through company social media
- Encourage Penn College alumni to participate in Alumni Tomorrow Makers
- Establish a recruitment or Legacy scholarship in the company name
- Give or loan equipment
- Name a learning space
- Support a project, program, or student initiative through cash or in-kind gifts
- Encourage soft-skills and leadership development by supporting Penn College student organization and athletics' initiatives, facility enhancement, and teams
- Sponsor prospective student recruitment events
- Provide a toolkit, uniform, books, or other supplies to a Penn College student
- Participate in Education Improvement Tax Credit giving to Penn College
- Support global experiences and provide opportunities for Penn College students to learn, work, and travel abroad
- Engage company employee giving through giving payroll deduction to Penn College
- Promote corporate matching gift programs for employees to give to Penn College
- Provide Penn College students with the opportunity to learn and work with your company while obtaining their degree
- Serve on advisory boards
- Recruit at career fairs
- Host information sessions
- Host a classroom demonstration
- Host field trips to company locations
- Post job/internship opportunities on Career Hub
- Serve as a role model/mentor/advocate for Penn College students exploring careers in your field
- Work with Penn College students for capstone projects
- Support career prep opportunities such as mock interviews, etiquette dinner, and networking receptions
- Hire graduates into fulfilling, challenging, full-time roles with opportunities for advancement
- Develop an enticing summer work/internship program that allows students to work with peers, advances personal and technical skills, and provides benefits leading to full-time employment
- Participate in apprenticeships and/or apprenticeship summit
- Invest in staff training
- Attend professional development workshops
- Develop a professional development growth plan for current employees to earn a Penn College online degree
- Invest in tuition assistance programs
- Offer competitive benefits like relocation packages, signing bonuses, tuition reimbursement, and opportunities to obtain bachelor’s degrees
- Encourage a Penn College alumni corporate affinity group
Featured Partners
Industry
Donsco, Inc.
Automated Manufacturing & Machining
Welding & Metal Fabrication
Industry
R-V Industries, Inc.
Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology
Welding & Metal Fabrication
Industry
ELSNER Engineering Works, Inc.
Automated Manufacturing & Machining
Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology
Industry
mXtr Automation
Information Technology
Industry
Terex Corporation
Diesel Truck, Heavy Equipment & Power Generation
Automotive
Welding & Metal Fabrication
Industry
AME Inc.
Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology
Electrical
Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning
Industry
CMT Materials
Automated Manufacturing & Machining
Engineering & Industrial Design Technology
Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology
Industry
Mowery Construction
Building Construction
Construction Management
Industry
Penn Power Group
Diesel Truck, Heavy Equipment & Power Generation
Industry
Thermal Product Solutions
Automated Manufacturing & Machining
Electrical
Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology
Welding & Metal Fabrication
Industry
Warfel Construction
Building Construction
Construction Management
Heavy Equipment Operations
Industry
SEKISUI KYDEX
Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology
Electrical
Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology
Accounting & Business Administration
Industry
Lycoming Engines
Aviation
Automated Manufacturing & Machining
Welding & Metal Fabrication
Industry
Wagman
Building Construction
Civil Engineering & Surveying
Construction Management
Heavy Equipment Operations
Industry
Climatec
Applied Technology Studies
Building Automation Engineering
Building Construction
Construction Management
Electrical
Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology
Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning
Information Technology
Industry
Jabil Healthcare
Automated Manufacturing & Machining
Engineering & Industrial Design Technology
Industry
PPL Electric Utilities
Electrical
Industry
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc.
Diesel Truck, Heavy Equipment & Power Generation
Industry
B. Braun Medical
Accounting & Business Administration
Automated Manufacturing & Machining
Electrical
Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology
Engineering & Industrial Design Technology
Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning
Information Technology
Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology
Industry
Earthborne Trucks and Equipment
Diesel Truck, Heavy Equipment & Power Generation
Industry
Cable Services
Building Construction
Construction Management
Forestry
Heavy Equipment Operations
Diesel Truck, Heavy Equipment & Power Generation
Civil Engineering & Surveying
Industry
Lincoln Electric
Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology
Welding & Metal Fabrication
Industry
JEM Group
Building Construction
Construction Management
Architecture & Sustainable Design
Industry
Blaise Alexander Family Dealerships
Automotive
Collision Repair & Restoration
Business & Hospitality
Industry
Masonite International Corporation
Building Construction
Electrical
Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology
Industry
Clark Associates, Inc.
Accounting & Business Administration
Architecture & Sustainable Design
Construction Management
Information Technology
In Great Company
Corporate Tomorrow Maker Partners
- ABICOR BINZEL USA, Inc.
- The AED Foundation
- Aerotek
- Acero Precision
- Allan Myers
- Altus Spine
- AME, Inc.
- Amerikohl Mining, Inc.
- Anderson Equipment Company
- Atlas Molding
- B. Braun Medical, Inc.
- BBEC, Inc.
- Benton Foundry, Inc.
- Bergey's Truck Center
- Blaise Alexander Family Dealerships
- Bracalente Manufacturing Group
- Brubacher Excavating, Inc.
- Cable Services Company, Inc.
- Caliber Collision Centers
- Canary Labs
- CaptiveAire
- Carlisle Construction Materials, Inc.
- Caterpillar, Inc.
- C&N
- Ciocca Dealerships
- Clark Associates, Inc.
- Cleveland Brothers Equipment Co., Inc.
- Climatec
- Cloos Robotic Welding, Inc.
- Construction Specialties
- Crabtree Rohrbaugh & Associates Architects
- Cumberland Truck Equipment Co., Inc.
- Curtiss-Wright
- Daimler
- DG Americas
- Donsco, Inc
- Dura-Bond
- EAM Mosca Corp
- Earthborne, Inc.
- Elsner Engineering Works, Inc.
- Emerson Commercial & Residential Solutions
- Equipment Corporation of America
- Fairfield Auto Group
- Fish Real Estate, Inc.
- Five Star Equipment
- Foley Incorporated
- Forms+Surfaces
- Foster F. Wineland Inc.
- Fronius USA, LLC
- Geisinger
- Gemini Bakery/KB Systems
- General Shale
- Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc.
- Globus Medical
- Gorick Construction
- Groff Tractor & Equipment
- Hanover Land Services
- Harkins Builders, Inc.
- H.L. Wiker
- H.O. Penn Machinery
- HB Global
- HB McClure
- Hendrick Automotive Group
- Houck Services, Inc.
- Hypertherm
- Interface
- IRIS USA, Inc.
- Isuzu Commercial Truck of America
- Jabil Healthcare
- JEM Group
- JGM, Inc
- Johnson Controls Navy Systems
- Kenworth of Pennsylvania
- Keystone Custom Homes
- Kingsbury, Inc.
- Komatsu
- Larson Design Group
- Laserline, Inc.
- Little League International
- Lockheed Martin
- Loxone, Inc.
- Lucid Motors
- Lutron Electronics
- Lycoming Engines
- Masonite
- MDI
- MGS, Inc.
- Mickey Truck Bodies
- Miller Electric Manufacturing
- Milton CAT
- mXtr Automation
- Mowery Construction
- Neal Systems NSI
- New World Aviation
- Nittany Building Specialties, Inc.
- NRG Controls North, Inc.
- Outdoor Illumination
- Pac Pro, Inc.
- PDC Machines
- Penn Medicine LG Health
- Penn Power Group - Fleet Services
- Philly Shipyard, Inc.
- Plasterer Equipment Company Inc.
- PPL Electric Utilities
- Precitec, Inc.
- Pro Tooling LLC
- Product Development Factory, Inc.
- Quandel Enterprises, LLC
- R.H. Marcon, Inc.
- RBC Bearings, Inc.
- RPM Foundation
- R-V Industries, Inc.
- SEKISUI KYDEX, LLC
- Shared Roots LLC
- Sherwood Freightliner
- Shop-Vac
- Stephenson Equipment, Inc.
- TE Connectivity
- Terex Corporation
- TruckSmart Isuzu
- The Lincoln Electric Company
- TPS
- Tri-M Group, LLC
- Vinyl Siding Institute
- VOLT Lighting
- Volvo Construction Equipment
- Wagman, Inc.
- Warfel Construction Company
- Watsontown Trucking
- Weis Markets
- West Pharmaceutical Services
- Wheeland Lumber Co.
- Wood-Mizer, LLC
- Worth & Company
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Corporate Tomorrow Makers recognizes corporate partners that choose to enhance their engagement. With the spectrum of opportunities to partner, we work with you to develop a plan to more strongly connect with our students and increase the number of potential applicants for your workforce. Please join us.