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James O'Gorman commented on Brian Regan's blog post Michigan Graphic Communications program recognized"This is great!
I hope that school administrators all over read this article. I won a national printing competition at the college level the same year that my high school tech center program was shut down.
We should email this page out to all the…"
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- I am graduating in May 2009 with two bachelor's degrees in Printing from Ferris State University
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- I Love Printing!
I am finishing my printing education in May 09 at Ferris. I have worked five different printing jobs to date, and hope for a career in a growing company where employees enjoy what they are doing.
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Getting a Career in the Industry
I keep reading on how the workforce in the printing industry is aging and needs us 'fresh young college kids' to replace them.
I also keep hearing things like the the Detroit Free Press has cut production of their dailies, and that Quad/Graphics laid of 500 people on Monday. Heidelberg has stepped up cutbacks. Lots of companies are getting bought out, shut down, or simply going out of business. Do I even need to mention Quebecor? A friend of mine got hired there and laid off six… Continue
I also keep hearing things like the the Detroit Free Press has cut production of their dailies, and that Quad/Graphics laid of 500 people on Monday. Heidelberg has stepped up cutbacks. Lots of companies are getting bought out, shut down, or simply going out of business. Do I even need to mention Quebecor? A friend of mine got hired there and laid off six… Continue
Posted on January 14, 2009 at 11:26am — 10 Comments
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- At 8:39pm on December 13, 2008,
Amela said… - Hey, Glad to see you made it on here!
P.S. Nice Picture ;)
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Dana Huber added a discussion to the group Graphic Communications -- SkillsUSA
State Contests
It would be hard for each state to match the national contest because of equipment availability and time. A lot of state contests are only one day long and during this time students have orientation, compete, debriefing and the contest must be score for a awards ceremony the same night.See More
Dana Huber joined Jesus J. Rodriguez's groupGraphic Communications -- SkillsUSA
A forum for those involved and interested in the graphic communications contest as a part of SkillsUSA.
Dana Huber joined Paul Foster's group
2012 PrintED National Teacher's Conference
A group to share information relating to the 2012 PrintED National Teacher's ConferenceSee More
Dana Huber joined Brian Price's group
GAERF Student Design Competition
Questions and discussion about the GAERF Student Design Competition.See More
Margie Garr replied to Dalvin-Earl Vallejo Nichols Jr.'s discussion Visual Elements? in the group GAERF Student Design Competition"Incorporating an image of you or a stock photo of a student/designer is not required. Create your design to best communicate your message."
Margie Garr replied to Dalvin-Earl Vallejo Nichols Jr.'s discussion File Formatting in the group GAERF Student Design Competition"It is sufficient to send your entry only as a .pdf."
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