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SPIR Offshore Wind Workforce Lunch and Learn

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SPIR (Strategic Partnership for Industrial Resurgence) ran its fifth Lunch and Learn on April 3, 2024 in partnership with the C4E (Collaborative for the Earth). Hosted at the deVries Center, this event gathered 40+ students from the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) and School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) to learn from industry on the diverse abundance of future jobs primed for New York.

Watch Attentive Energy's Full Presentation Here

Representatives from all five New York offshore wind organizations presented at the event, including Retha Fernandez, Manager, Workforce Development & EquityCommunity Offshore WindAlexandra HowellWorkforce & Labor LiaisonAttentive EnergyKenny HassWTG Operations EngineerOrstedSagar MehtaCommunity Affairs Manager– Empire Wind 2EquinorAaron SiegelNew York Community LiaisonVineyard Offshore.

Watch Community Offshore Wind's Full Presentation Here

Themes of the presentations ranged from applied workforce skills, to aspects of equity and environmental justice, and included video testimonials from current offshore wind workers on their day to day operations. To close the event, students had an opportunity to network with speakers.

Watch Equinor's Full Presentation Here

Student feedback on the event was incredibly positive, as well as review of the SPIR Lunch and Learn format, including:

“That's one of the best opportunities to connect to the industry for students.”

-Reza, Graduate Student, Electrical Engineering

SPIR’s next Lunch and Learn will be focused on Electrical Design and be held at Light Engineering on April 24 from 1-2:30PM.

Watch Orsted's Full Presentation Here

 

Watch Vineyard Offshore's Full Presentation Here