Career Fairs
Employees were busy in February sharing career information with students of all ages! Thank you to the following employees for contributing their time at the following career fairs:
- ECU School of Communication Career Fair: Parker Lee and Erin Walton (Pub Info)
- Hope Middle School Career Fair: Lena Previll (HR)
- ECU Science, Engineering, & Technology Fair: Tracy Williams and Aracely Smith (HR), Carl Smith (Gas), Doug Boone (Electric), Nick Klapp, Isaiah Bradshaw and Allen Watkins (IT)
- ECU Spring Job & Internship Fair: Cort Bazemore and Stella Harris (HR), Caitlyn McLawhorn (Finance), Mandy Perry (Customer Relations)
ECU Basketball
Cort Bazemore (HR) passed out GUC swag and spoke with customers at the GUC table prior to the February 7th game vs. Temple.
PCC Let’s EAT Work Based Learning
Lee Ausbon (Electric) attended Pitt Community College’s Let’s EAT (Earn and Train Apprentices) Recruitment Event on February 26th. This event is designed for students to connect with employers to learn more about internships, apprenticeships, work-based learning and co-ops that will allow them to work while also learning more about their field of interest.
City of Greenville’s Citizens’ Academy
Steve Hawley (Pub Info) represented GUC on February 25th at the “Partners’ Mix and Meet” for the City’s In Good Company Citizens’ Academy. Members of the academy had the opportunity to meet representatives of some of the City’s partners, including GUC, the Chamber, Visitors’ Bureau, and ENC Alliance. Steve passed out information and a little swag at the GUC table while speaking with academy participants.
Greenville Fire & Rescue Tour Water Treatment Plant
Our Water Treatment Plant (WTP) provides tours for more than 170 visitors each year. The last week of January, they hosted 18 special tours over a three-day period for 100 Greenville Fire & Rescue (GFR) personnel.
Staff gave GFR the same tour they give to all groups that come through the Plant but with a focus on overall safety, chemical safety, and confined spaces on site. GFR teams were shown where all FDCs (fire department connections) are located, where and what types of chemicals are stored, the best ways to get around the entire WTP facility, and any potential challenges that could be addressed.
“We have a strong partnership with GFR, and tours like this help keep the lines of communication open both ways so that we can better assist each other,” said WTP Facility Manager Julius Patrick. “One example of us being able to help them is that we can turn on another pump to help boost water pressure if they are battling a large fire out in their service area.”
Julius and his team do a lot of tours and training with GFR. This spring, their teams plan to come back out to the WTP to do confined space training.
