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Dayton
Daily News...
Initiative
seeks to promote students for jobs
January 27, 2012
DAYTON —
The upDayton Young Creatives Summit Kickoff on Tuesday included a sneak
peek of
a website designed to help the community combat brain drain by
retaining the
best and brightest from area colleges.
The kickoff
was a preview of the April summit.
DaytonINTERNS.net,
an initiative designed to promote the hiring of college-age students by
Miami
Valley businesses, non-profits and governmental bodies, will officially
launch
in the spring, according to John Jones, chair of upDayton’s intern
committee.
Jones, a
University of Dayton adjunct political science lecturer and internship
coordinator, said the site will allow area businesses, agencies and
organizations to post internship openings in one central area. Those
postings
will then automatically be added to career services websites for
several area
colleges.
Partner
colleges and universities include Urbana University, University of
Dayton,
Wright State University, Wittenberg University, Wilmington College,
Wilberforce
University, Central State University, Cedarville University, Sinclair
Community
College and Edison Community College.
Jones said
it will be a one-stop site for intern seekers. His committee is now
seeking
feedback from area businesses about the website.
The website
will also include 500 pages of information on topics ranging from
salaries for
interns to where they should sit in the office.
Inspired by
similar sites in Columbus, Philadelphia and a few other cities, Jones
said the
goal is to expose college students to the area’s business communities
and
encourage them to plant roots here.
“Maybe I
should choose Dayton after graduation,” he said.
According
to an upDayton 2011 survey, students who interned in Dayton during
their
college years, 68 percent were likely to stay in the greater Dayton
area after
graduation. Students who did not have an internship in Dayton, 32
percent were
likely to stay in the area.
UpDayton
was created to spur economic growth in the Dayton region by giving
young people
greater influence in the direction of the Miami Valley. Its 2012 Young
Creatives Summit is planned for April 27 at the Dayton Art Institute.
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and other articles at the Dayton Daily News
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