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official sponsor of Pack Jam 2024, engaging with hun- dreds of packaging students at eight universities including University of Wisconsin-Stout, Michigan State University, Clemson University, Virginia Tech, and Rutgers University. ICPF shared career opportunities with students at the Rutgers Packaging Engineering Career Fair in New Bruns- wick, New Jersey, which brought together packaging professionals, research faculty and future packaging en- gineers. ICPF secured a multi-year partnership with Proj- ect Learning Tree, an SFI Initiative to develop academic materials that will help introduce 3rd through 12th grade students to careers in packaging. Salaverria said that ICPF also spent time exploring in- dustry-specific certificates and tracks at trade schools and community colleges to build the industry’s talent pipeline. From these efforts, ICPF pledged to provide a grant to Ivy Tech Community College awarding up to $50,000 in stu- dent scholarships for two newly created corrugated indus- try Interdisciplinary Workforce Degrees for Machine Oper- ators and Maintenance Technicians. ICPF is co-sponsored by AICC, The Independent Pack- aging Association, and the Fibre Box Association. Since its inception in 1985, ICPF has formed partnerships with more than 25 colleges and universities, gifted more than $13 million in corrugated equipment and $20 million in design software in addition to developing online curricula and job postings. For information about hosting an outreach event or career fair resources, visit careersincorrugated.com .
On Manufacturing Day, ICPF hosted 36 students from Ceres High School’s MPGT Academy in Modesto, Cali- fornia, for a box plant tour and point-of-purchase display competition at Pacific Southwest Container. Students saw firsthand the intricacies of box-making behind the scenes and commented that there was much more to box making
than what they imagined. The career options—machine operators, packaging engineering, maintenance, account- ing, and graphic design to name a few—are wide-ranging with competitive pay and opportunities for advancement. Last year, Salaverria was a guest speaker and panel- ist at the Poly Pack Symposium at Cal Poly focusing on sustainability and women in packaging. ICPF was also the One of ICPF's many activities challenges students to build a corrugated phone case.
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