• DocumentCode
    2103141
  • Title

    Preparing for a career in the paper industry: The value of a student intern experience

  • Author

    Swallow, Matthew ; Robinson, Wade

  • Author_Institution
    A Subsidiary of NewPage Corp., Luke Paper Co., Luke, MD, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    23-27 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    39
  • Lastpage
    42
  • Abstract
    Many engineering students attend their classes and complete their school work for the week, but have little time to ponder their futures. With the help of internships, many students finally have time to realize that there is a much larger goal in their lives beyond just graduating. An internship benefits a student in ways that are not available in a classroom; with interactions among employees and a tremendous amount of experience in the real world career. The North American Pulp & Paper Industry has evolved the internship process into a vast and enlightening learning experience that is preparing future generations of industry engineers that will be vital for continued growth of this phenomenal industry.
  • Keywords
    engineering education; paper industry; personnel; North American pulp & paper industry; career preparation; employee interactions; engineering students; industry engineers; internship; real world career; student intern experience; Educational institutions; Employment; Maintenance engineering; Monitoring; Personnel; Reliability engineering; Co-ops; Interns; Mentor; Young Engineers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Pulp and Paper Industry Technical Conference (PPIC), Conference Record of 2013 Annual IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Charlotte, NC
  • ISSN
    0190-2172
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-5098-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PPIC.2013.6656042
  • Filename
    6656042