We look forward to an amazing new year filled with opportunities for personal and professional growth through engagement!

As 2022 ends, GTA membership continues to promote connections that support success in the industry. The GTA supports community initiatives for STEM education, Robotics, and Gorge Women in STEM. The full list of benefits for all levels of engagement is detailed here.

This year's award went to Sally Anderson, Hood River Valley's K-5 STEM Educator who brings the STEM Fab Bus to kids all over the county, travelling as far as Cascade Locks. Read more about Sally's work and leadership here.

A good time was had by all who gathered together at the Hood River Common House!

Join us to network, chat about resources and policy changes, and announce new openings for our job listings page. Our guest speaker for this event will be Justin Gradek with the Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership (OMEP).

Contact Kristyn Fix to register.

Join us at Volcanic Bottle Shoppe in Hood River Heights for informal networking, socializing, drinks, and supporting local businesses.

This virtual career event is sponsored by the Oregon Institute of Technology the week of February 6-9.

Reach out to Penny Jahraus with questions and to get onto the schedule.

In Oregon’s Mid-Willamette Valley, as the agriculture industry and related supply chain industries (such as food processing, equipment manufacturing, warehousing, distribution and logistics) adopt new technologies, high-skilled “tech” employees will be increasingly sought-after. The traditional pathway from STEM education to tech industry jobs is broadening a great deal to include what are often considered non-tech sectors, including agriculture and food/beverage processing. As as growers and processors continue to adopt mechanization, automation, and data-driven crop and field management, we expect the number of high-tech workers and the value of their labor to increase even more. Check out SEDCOR's Regional statistics to see the growth potential for STEM jobs in Agribusiness in Oregon.

Oregon state law requires businesses that do not offer a retirement savings plan to facilitate OregonSaves. This retirement savings program is administered by the State of Oregon and ensures all workers have an easy and convenient way to save for their future in the workplace. The program is simple to facilitate and has no cost to employers.

Business owners are invited to attend a live interactive webinar where an OregonSaves representative will explain details of the program, review the registration process, and answer questions from the audience. Webinars are available in English and Spanish. Visit www.oregonsaves.com/events to sign up for a free webinar!

Contact retirementsavings@ost.state.or.us for more information.

The opportunity to check the accuracy of your location's reported service on the national map and to report incorrect or incomplete information is closing soon!

Please take a few minutes to participate in this nationwide effort to bring Broadband to all.

Presented by the Salmon Nation Trust and Terran Collective, the goal of the prize is to support sincere stewards of the land, sea, forests, and people in their work to build and grow healthy communities and ecosystems.

The Career & Internship Center has opened up Employer Registration for the all-industries and all-majors virtual fair coming up in February 2023. The Winter Fair is the college's largest student engagement Fair of the year! Sign up, mark your calendars, & set your early talent acquisition + relationship building plans for 2023 with Huskies now. The deadline to register is February 1, 2023.

Questions? Contact cicevents@uw.edu