{"id":280,"date":"2024-08-19T21:25:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T21:25:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-10-07T20:50:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T20:50:15","slug":"fuelal-auburn-opelika-completes-first-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adntesting.online\/chambersledger\/2024\/08\/19\/fuelal-auburn-opelika-completes-first-year\/","title":{"rendered":"FUELAL AUBURN-OPELIKA COMPLETES FIRST YEAR"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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OPELIKA & AUBURN, Ala. \u2013 FuelAL Auburn-Opelika has completed its first year with a successful
\nprogram. This program brought together 40 university students from all over the country who interned
\nin the Auburn-Opelika area over the summer. The cities of Auburn and Opelika teamed up to host
\nevents that provided the interns an opportunity to connect, learn and grow while gaining a better
\nunderstanding of post-graduation opportunities available in the area.<\/span><\/p>\n

 FuelAL Auburn-Opelika was funded through a grant from the Economic Development Partnership of
\nAlabama (EDPA) and Innovate Alabama. It was also supported by the Opelika Industrial Development
\nAuthority and the Industrial Development Board of the City of Auburn. This marks the second year the
\nCity of Auburn has participated in the program, having partnered with Montgomery to showcase the
\narea in 2023. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe FuelAL program has been instrumental in one of our three pillars of workforce development,
\ntalent attraction,\u201d said Amy Brabham, the City of Auburn\u2019s Workforce Development director. \u201cWe are
\nalways looking for ways to keep young talent in our market, and this program allows us to showcase
\nthe fun things in Auburn and Opelika.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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The summer started with an orientation event at Tiger Town Sports. Attendees enjoyed a day filled
\nwith insightful talks from distinguished guest speakers, fun-filled activities and the chance to connect
\nwith peers and mentors in a relaxed and friendly environment. They gained unique insights from
\nAuburn Mayor Ron Anders and Opelika Ward 5 City Councilman Todd Rauch.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Participants also visited Auburn University\u2019s Tony & Libba Rane Culinary Science Center. Interns had an
\nexclusive opportunity to participate in a private cooking class with a renowned chef followed by a
\nmemorable evening of networking on the hotel’s rooftop. <\/span><\/p>\n

The group was fortunate enough to visit two local industries, Bonnie Plants in Opelika and RAPA in
\nAuburn, where they were given behind-the-scenes tours and networking opportunities with industry
\nexecutives. <\/span><\/p>\n

 \u201cAnother exciting event for the interns was a private tour of the Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts
\nCenter at Auburn University. The students were given a private tour of the backstage areas, stage,
\namphitheater and pit area as well as an overview of the history and vision of the impressive venue.
\nThey ended the night with a private dinner at Amsterdam Caf\u00e9. We look forward to continuing this
\nsuccessful program in the future,\u201d said Griffin O\u2019Connor, project manager of Workforce Development,
\nOpelika Economic Development. <\/span><\/p>\n

The group had two athletic outings, including an exclusive look at Auburn University\u2019s new Woltosz
\nFootball Performance Center and participating in a pickleball clinic and tournment at the Opelika
\nSportsplex.
\nStudents were matched with local young professionals who acted as their mentors throughout the
\nprogram. Each student also took the DISC personal assessment tool, which is designed to help improve
\nteamwork, communication and productivity in the workplace. They received personal evaluation
\nreports and were taught how to apply the results in life.<\/span><\/p>\n

FuelAL Auburn-Opelika hosted a graduation ceremony in downtown Opelika where the graduates
\ncelebrated their achievements with their bosses and mentors. <\/span><\/p>\n

 Those interested in participating in the program in 2025 are encouraged to keep an eye out for
\napplications in spring 2025 at auburnalabama.org and opelika-al.gov.  <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

OPELIKA & AUBURN, Ala. \u2013 FuelAL Auburn-Opelika has completed its first year with a successful program. This program brought together 40 university students from all over the country who interned in the Auburn-Opelika area over the summer. The cities of Auburn and Opelika teamed up to host events that provided the interns an opportunity to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":326,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adntesting.online\/chambersledger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adntesting.online\/chambersledger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adntesting.online\/chambersledger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adntesting.online\/chambersledger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adntesting.online\/chambersledger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adntesting.online\/chambersledger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":365,"href":"https:\/\/adntesting.online\/chambersledger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280\/revisions\/365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adntesting.online\/chambersledger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adntesting.online\/chambersledger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adntesting.online\/chambersledger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adntesting.online\/chambersledger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}