ACES Career Readiness Program in the Spotlight

The USG video podcast, “This is USG,” recently featured a conversation about career readiness training for students at USG. Thanks to ACES Career Readiness Manager, Sara Wells, nursing student Joy Addae, and USG Board member and generous benefactor, Chuck Hess, for participating in this discussion with the USG Executive Director, Dr. Anne Khademian.

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ACES Professional Pathways Panel Discussions

On Friday, August 7, 2020, more than 300 rising high school seniors in the ACES (Achieving Collegiate Excellence & Success) program – a partnership of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), Montgomery College (MC), and the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) – capped a week-long, career readiness training program with a virtual event which showcased a wide array of career paths and professions. For more details on this event, visit our ACES Employer Events.

Career Immersions Help Make Students Workplace Ready

Career Immersions provide students with professional development experience and an in-depth understanding of the over-arching processes of a respective organization. We are continuing to partner with regional employers to offer Career Immersions for ACES students! Below are some of the new organizations that are hosting an ACES student group this winter/spring 2020.

Sodexo Panel
Sodexo in Gaithersburg, MD
KID Museum in Bethesda, MD
Reginald F. Lewis Museum in Baltimore, MD
GlaxoSmithKline in Rockville, MD
 
And thank you to the following employers for annualizing their engagement with this student population!
 
Adventist Healthcare in Rockville, MD
National Institutes of Health [NIH] in Bethesda, MD
National Institute of Standards and Technology [NIST] in Gaithersburg, MD
 
We would like to thank the participating professionals who volunteered their time to showcase their professional pathway for these high school students! If your organization is interested in hosting a group of ACES students for a Career Immersion event - Register Now!
 

STEM Career Immersions in Progress

We have a number of STEM Career Immersions planned for ACES students through Fall 2019. Our students will have opportunities to experience a "day-in-the-life" at the following regional employers:
 
National Institutes of Health [NIH] in Bethesda, MDJob Shadowing
FDA in Silver Spring, MD
National Institute of Standards and Technology [NIST] in Gaithersburg, MD
Emergent Biosolutions in Gaithersburg, MD
Adventist HealthCare in Rockville, MD
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab [JHU APL] in Laurel, MD
 
If your organization is interested in hosting a group of ACES students for a Career Immersion event - Register Now!
CONTACT US:
Sara Wells
ACES Career Readiness Manager
301-738-6276