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Dolezal said that internships can be in-person, remote or in a hybrid format. “Our students love to share their innovative ideas and creative skills and practice what they’ve learned in the ac- ademic setting in a professional environment,” he said. Cox said that Harris Packaging has hired several em- ployees from UTA’s business department including Shaban Al-Refai, Packaging Designer at Harris Packaging, and an adjunct professor and former UTA packaging student. “It’s great because he brings that industry perspec- tive,” Dolezal said. “He had a student that liked his class so much they decided to sign up for an independent study
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Above, Ben Dolezal, Associate Professor of Design, UTA, leads a tour of the packaging design facilities. Below, from left, are Dolezal, ICPF President Caitlin Salaverria, and Shaban Al-Re- fai, Packaging Designer at Harris Packaging and a former UTA packaging student..
with him so there’s a lot of interest. “The students are passionate about it. They sign up for the class not necessarily knowing what they’re getting into and by the end of the semester, they’re recommending it to their friends because they had such a good time. “They may not have been as comfortable with all the math they had to do because they’re like, ‘I got into art because I didn’t want to do math.’ But they’re here and they do it and we work with them. I’d say about 60 to 70 students per year are getting trained on ArtiosCAD and graphics applied to structure.” To keep the industry going strong, Cox said packaging companies should engage with the department heads at
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