10th Student Summit focused on leadership.Charleston Charleston, cities, United States Charleston. 1 City (1990 pop. 20,398), seat of Coles co., E Ill.; inc. 1835. Charleston is an industrial, rail, and trade center located in an agricultural area; shoes are also made. Eastern Illinois Univ. , SC -- The next generation of paper industry employees--PIMA and TAPPI TAPPI Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry Student Chapter representatives--met in January January: see month. for the 10th annual TAPPI/PIMA Student Summit. More than 100 students, faculty advisors, industry leaders and TAPPI staff were on hand. Several schools sent groups of students who "road-tripped" to South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. for the experience; two students even made the trek from overseas to take part. This year's program focused on leadership, with additional presentations addressing recruitment advice, networking, interviewing etiquette etiquette, name for the codes of rules governing social or diplomatic intercourse. These codes vary from the more or less flexible laws of social usage (differing according to local customs or taboos) to the rigid conventions of court and military circles, and they and transitioning from school to work. The Summit concluded with tours of the Jacobs Applied Technology plant and MeadWestvaco's nearby paper mill. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Results of a student feedback survey were overwhelmingly positive. The opportunity to network with industry professionals, the "engaging and relevant" educational sessions and the engineering competition were listed as students' favorite aspects of the event. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The TAPPI-PIMA Student Summit is funded through financial donations provided by corporate sponsors, TAPPI Local Sections and divisions, and others. TAPPI and PIMA support almost 30 student chapters on college campuses worldwide with curricula relevant to the paper and related industry. To learn more about how to reach tomorrow's industry leaders by supporting student chapters, visit the website at www.tappi.org. The Paper Industry Management Association (PIMA) is the pre-eminent pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent adj. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted. [Middle English, from Latin prae association for leaders, executives, and managers in the global pulp and paper industry The global pulp and paper industry is dominated by North American (United States, Canada), northern European (Finland, Sweden) and East Asian countries (such as Japan). Australasia and Latin America also have significant pulp and paper industries. . To learn more, visit www.pimaweb.org or contact PIMA by phone: 1+ 770-209-7230; or by fax: +1 770-209-7359. RELATED ARTICLE: Sponsoring companies included: PREMIER SPONSORS * AstenJohnson * Hercules * TAPPI Empire State Local Section * MeadWestvaco * Rock-Tenn GOLD SPONSORS * Tom Grace * David Peakes * TAPPI Gulf Coast Local Section * TAPPI Pacific Local Section * RohmNova SILVER SPONSORS * Voith * Coldwater Group Inc. * Kvaerner Power * Dixie PIMA * TAPPI Southeast Local Section * TAPPI Ohio Local Section * TAPPI Minnesota Local Section * TAPPI Virginia-Carolina Local Section * Miami University Miami University, main campus at Oxford, Ohio; coeducational; state supported; chartered 1809, opened 1824. The library has extensive collections in literature and American history, including the William Holmes McGuffey Library and Museum and the Edgar W. Paper Science Department * Bowater |
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