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Cooperative Education for Employers
Career Services& Cooperative Education Center
Career & Co-op Center328 Southwick Hall1 University Ave. Lowell, MA 018548:30 AM-5:00 PM; M–F (978) 934-2355http://[email protected] Learning with Purpose
Select UMass LowellEmployer Partners3M Touch SystemsAngio DynamicsAthenahealth, IncBAE SystemsBD MedicalBemis AssociatesThe Boeing CompanyBoston Scientific CorporationBose CorporationCorning Life ScienceDigital Federal Credit Union (DCU)EMCEMD MilliporeFidelity InvestmentsFreudenberg-NOKGEIBMJohn HancockMedtronic VascularMercury ComputersMFS InvestmentsMillennium PharmaceuticalsMoody, Famiglietti and AndronicoNational GridNewell/RubbermaidNuanceNyproPfizerPhilipsPolartec, LLCProctor and GamblePutnam InvestmentsRaytheonSABIC Innovative PlasticsSage ScienceSullivan Bille PCSymnatecTrelleborg VibracousticU.S. Army, Natick CenterVicor Corporation
We welcome the opportunityto speak with you aboutUMass Lowell’s UndergraduateCo-op Program.For additional information, contact:
Diane HewittDirector, Co-op [email protected]
College of EngineeringErin DoyonAssistant Director, Co-op [email protected]
Rae PerryAssistant Director, Co-op [email protected]
College of SciencesSandhya BalasubramanianAssistant Director, Co-op [email protected]
Manning School of BusinessMartina WittsAssistant Director, Co-op [email protected]
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Participating Disciplines in UMass Lowell’s New Co-op ProgramCollege of Engineering
• Chemical Engineering• Mechanical Engineering• Plastics Engineering
College of Sciences
• Applied Math• Biological Sciences• Chemistry• Computer Science• Physics• Environmental, Earth andAtmospheric Science
College of Management
• Accounting • Entrepreneurship• Finance• Management• Marketing• Operations and Information Systems
Employer Benefits • Discover ambitious students early• Utilize flexible work terms—three-monthsummer and/or six-month employment
• Develop a cost-effective talent pipeline• Influence the education of future professionals
• Explore UMass Lowell’s research expertise• Hire well-prepared, highly motivated students; all co-op students successfullycomplete a professional developmentcourse and gain faculty approval
• Receive regular, supportive communicationfrom co-op coordinators
Partner with UMass Lowell;It’s Easy to Get Involved!Step 1: Call the designated co-op coordinator. We will answer your questions,provide you with information on the co-opprogram, and work with you to develop a full position description.
Step 2: With input from the faculty, we evaluate your opportunity and make yourposition available to undergraduate studentsin appropriate departments.
Step 3: You and interested students will connect through UMass Lowell events, theonline co-op position posting system, emailand phone. You may choose to recruit andinterview on campus or at your work site.
Step 4: Employers provide responsible work,mentoring and supervision, and accommodatean on-site visit from a co-op coordinator.
“My co-op positions shaped mywork habits and challenged myengineering skills... I worked inteams on real projects.”
—Sergio Sanchez ’10 Materials Engineer, The Boeing Co.
Cooperative Education:
A Dynamic IndustryPartnership The Cooperative Education programprovides an exceptional opportunity for your company to collaborate withUMass Lowell to identify and employour talented, dedicated undergraduatestudents.
Employers provide student employeeswith work that benefits the organizationand students gain valuable professional,practical experience and technical skills.
“Co-op was the foundation of my career. I have a co-op student working for me now and she is acredit to the UML co-op program—bright, driven, with an excellentwork ethic. Keep them coming!”
—Aaron Dupont ’04Tooling Engineer, Nypro Inc.
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