Posted 2:35 p.m. Monday, April 6, 2015
The UW-L Alumni Association held a corporate event at Direct Supply in March. The event is just the beginning many more corporate events to come.
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Tim Tritch, UW-L interim director of UW-L Career Services, speaks at the alumni event March 26 at the Milwaukee-based company.[/caption]
For more than 10 years, Direct Supply has visited UW-La Crosse. Their staff members have attended career fairs, joined campus career preparation events and ultimately recruited a lot of UW-L graduates.
To thank the company for its recruitment efforts and reconnect with alumni who now work at the company, the UW-La Crosse Alumni Association visited Direct Supply in March.
The Alumni Association held an alumni lunch March 26 at the Milwaulkee-based company that employs 45 UW-L graduates. The event is just the beginning many more corporate events to come.
“It’s a great way for us to engage our alumni by going to them rather than expecting them to attend an event we plan at an off-site location,” explains Keli Frigo, assistant director of the Alumni Association.
Frigo says the Alumni Association aims to hold an alumni event at a company once each semester. With help from UW-L Career Services, the Alumni Association has identified other companies that employ high numbers of alumni that it would like to work with in the future. The Alumni Association held a similar event last April at Epic in Madison.
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A lunch at Direct Supply in Milwaukee in March was just the beginning of many more corporate events to come through the UW-L Alumni Association.[/caption]
“Our goal is to keep our alumni informed as to what is happening on campus and how they can continue to stay engaged by volunteering, continuing to recruit students and/or making a financial contribution,” says Frigo.
Direct Supply, a company that helps build, equip and run better Senior Living communities, actively recruits UW-L graduates and interns for position in sales, marketing, customer service, operations, supply chain and IT. The reason Direct Supply recruits so many graduates from UW-L is that they are well prepared academically and socially, says Ashley Bode, an HR business partner for Direct Supply.
“Direct Supply is a growing and innovative company,” says Tim Tritch, interim director of UW-L Career Services. “The fact that they seek out our graduates reflects the quality of our students.”
Bode, who graduated from UW-L in 2007, was a summer sales intern for the company before she was hired full time. The company attracted her because it is employee-owned, committed to growing and developing employees and is focused on senior living, an area that is anticipated to have strong future demand. “I love knowing I work for a growing company that has a mission I support and is committed to taking care of our people,” she says.
Tritch says he appreciates the commitment from the Alumni Association to reach out to employers of UW-L graduates. It makes the relationship between university and the employer even stronger. And it demonstrates the strong relationship UW-L has with students after they leave.
“That’s another indication to employers that this is a place they want to recruit,” says Tritch.
Those interested in partnering with the Alumni Association to plan an event may contact Keli Frigo at 608.785.8494 or kfrigo@uwlax.edu. Anyone interested in opportunities to recruit UW-L graduates can contact UW-L Career Services at 608.785.8514.
Tim Tritch, UW-L interim director of UW-L Career Services, speaks at the alumni event March 26 at the Milwaukee-based company.[/caption]
For more than 10 years, Direct Supply has visited UW-La Crosse. Their staff members have attended career fairs, joined campus career preparation events and ultimately recruited a lot of UW-L graduates.
To thank the company for its recruitment efforts and reconnect with alumni who now work at the company, the UW-La Crosse Alumni Association visited Direct Supply in March.
The Alumni Association held an alumni lunch March 26 at the Milwaulkee-based company that employs 45 UW-L graduates. The event is just the beginning many more corporate events to come.
“It’s a great way for us to engage our alumni by going to them rather than expecting them to attend an event we plan at an off-site location,” explains Keli Frigo, assistant director of the Alumni Association.
Frigo says the Alumni Association aims to hold an alumni event at a company once each semester. With help from UW-L Career Services, the Alumni Association has identified other companies that employ high numbers of alumni that it would like to work with in the future. The Alumni Association held a similar event last April at Epic in Madison.
[caption id="attachment_4749" align="alignright" width="350"] A lunch at Direct Supply in Milwaukee in March was just the beginning of many more corporate events to come through the UW-L Alumni Association.[/caption]
“Our goal is to keep our alumni informed as to what is happening on campus and how they can continue to stay engaged by volunteering, continuing to recruit students and/or making a financial contribution,” says Frigo.
Direct Supply, a company that helps build, equip and run better Senior Living communities, actively recruits UW-L graduates and interns for position in sales, marketing, customer service, operations, supply chain and IT. The reason Direct Supply recruits so many graduates from UW-L is that they are well prepared academically and socially, says Ashley Bode, an HR business partner for Direct Supply.
“Direct Supply is a growing and innovative company,” says Tim Tritch, interim director of UW-L Career Services. “The fact that they seek out our graduates reflects the quality of our students.”
Bode, who graduated from UW-L in 2007, was a summer sales intern for the company before she was hired full time. The company attracted her because it is employee-owned, committed to growing and developing employees and is focused on senior living, an area that is anticipated to have strong future demand. “I love knowing I work for a growing company that has a mission I support and is committed to taking care of our people,” she says.
Tritch says he appreciates the commitment from the Alumni Association to reach out to employers of UW-L graduates. It makes the relationship between university and the employer even stronger. And it demonstrates the strong relationship UW-L has with students after they leave.
“That’s another indication to employers that this is a place they want to recruit,” says Tritch.
Those interested in partnering with the Alumni Association to plan an event may contact Keli Frigo at 608.785.8494 or kfrigo@uwlax.edu. Anyone interested in opportunities to recruit UW-L graduates can contact UW-L Career Services at 608.785.8514.