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Exceeding Expectations with the JA Company Program
Blog from southeasttexas.ja.org
By Tania Daniel
Entrepreneurship
The JA Company Program, Presented by LyondellBasell, witnessed incredible growth and expansion in Fall 2021, with over 50 cohorts already completing the core curriculum. Special thanks to many JA Board companies and stakeholders, like PwC, Schlumberger, ExxonMobil, Rice MBA, and Baker Hughes, for strengthening our mentor pipeline and providing much-needed guidance. We are honored to work on some...
10 Million Reasons for Work and Career Readiness Education
Blog from JA USA
By Jack E. Kosakowski, President & CEO of Junior Achievement USA
Corporate Responsibility
Recently, and for the first time, the number of job openings in the United States exceeded 10 million, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary (JOLTS) Report. At the same time, there are more than 7 million who are eligible to work but who are...
Inflation, Scarcity, and Teachable Moments
Blog from JA USA
By Jack E. Kosakowski, President & CEO of Junior Achievement USA
Financial Literacy
Most Americans under the age of 40 are experiencing something they havent before; inflation. With the exception of a brief period at the beginning of the Great Recession in 2008, inflation has been restrained for nearly four decades. That means prices rising at a pronounced rate in a short amount of time is a new experience for many Millennials and members of Generation...
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! JA Volunteer Spotlight - Eduardo Rodriguez
Blog from southeasttexas.ja.org
By Becky Neely
Community Involvement
Eduardo Rodriguez, Assistant Vice President at Woodforest Bank in Magnolia, Texas, was born in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico, and immigrated to the United States in 1995. He has been married to his beautiful wife for 25 years and has two children and a family dog.
Before coming to the United States, he studied International Business Administration at Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila in Torreon,...
Innovation took center stage during JA Ignite the Spark!
Blog from southeasttexas.ja.org
By Tania Daniel
Entrepreneurship
The JA Company Program kick-off, JA Ignite the Spark! was a roaring success, with over 170 students taking part in the Microsoft Innovation Challenge. This event has limited registration for students this year as we demoed and managed a new Microsoft Teams format, and the responses and reviews have been stellar! Ignite was proudly presented by long-standing JA Board Company Worley and co-presented...
Eager Travis High School Student Council remain dedicated JA volunteers in Fort Bend ISD
Blog from southeasttexas.ja.org
By Courtney Azuike
Community Involvement
Travis High Schools Student Council has been an amazing volunteer partner in Fort Bend ISD for the past several years. Just like many high school organization partners last year, volunteering for Junior Achievement was not an option. At the start of the new school year Traviss Student Council hit the ground running to rebuild their JA partnership with local elementary schools as well as create...
Waltrip High School ninth graders advise CenterPoint Energy on attracting skilled employees in first 3DE case challenge of the year!
Blog from southeasttexas.ja.org
By Matthew Jamison
Corporate Responsibility
Yesterday was a big day for 141 ninth graders at Houston ISDs Waltrip High School. Five weeks ago, Waltrips inaugural 3DE by Junior Achievement case challenge kicked off. Volunteers from CenterPoint Energy presented students with an open-ended question: What exciting and inventive strategies should CenterPoint employ to attract new skilled workers? Students worked in teams of three-five to...
Lets Start the Show! - JA Hall of Achievement presented by RBC Capital Markets & Enbridge, Inc. to proceed as scheduled.
Blog from southeasttexas.ja.org
By Ryan Purser
Community Involvement
In recognition of three outstanding and exceptional business leaders in our greater Houston community, Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas is pleased to honor the 2020/2021 JA Hall of Achievement Laureate Class of Mr. Vijay Goradia, Mr. Bobby Tudor, and Ms. Hallie A....
JA Volunteer Spotlight - Catherine Dominic
Blog from southeasttexas.ja.org
By Becky Neely
Community Involvement
Catherine Dominic is a sophomore majoring in Aerospace engineering and pursuing a certificate in Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship. She works as the President and Project Manager of UT Austins Design Build and Fly, coordinating an unmanned air vehicle design and manufacturing process for the annual AIAA DBF...
Why Work Needs Meaning
Blog from JA USA
By Jack E Kosakowski
Corporate Responsibility
Much has been made in recent months about The Great Resignation, the tendency of young workers, primarily Millennials and Generation Z, to quit their jobs to pursue higher-paying, higher growth...
