FEF
is the Foundry Educational Foundation. Their mission statement is as follows:
The Foundry Educational Foundation strengthens the metal casting industry by
supporting unique partnerships among students, educators and industry, helping
today’s students become tomorrow’s leaders.
One of the ways that FEF accomplishes its mission is to annually hold the College Industry Conference in Chicago, IL. The CIC is an opportunity for student delegates, key professors, industry executives, and university administrators to interact and facilitate the sharing of job opportunities and to connect students to potential employers in the industry. Speakers share their experiences in the metal casting industry and student delegates get a chance to interact and ask questions. Scholarships are also presented during Friday’s luncheon. FEF scholarships are offered currently at 19 colleges and universities in North America.
Many leading foundry people and university professors are former FEF scholarship recipients. For this reason Applied Process is a proud corporate contributor to FEF. Several of our employees were FEF students and we are proud to give back and continue to recruit from this event. It is also an opportunity for AP to stay in contact with the Key Professors for future senior design projects and research opportunities.
Yesterday was the last day of the 2015 CIC. Congratulations to the scholarship recipients! And to all the student delegates: we can’t wait to see you in the industry soon!
