{"id":161391,"date":"2025-01-27T14:14:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T21:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=161391"},"modified":"2025-03-03T11:22:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T18:22:33","slug":"technical-communication-information-design-partners-with-pond-company-for-employer-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=161391","title":{"rendered":"Technical Communication &amp; Information Design partners with Pond &amp; Company for employer events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-161559\" data-id=\"161559\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pond-talking-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pond-talking-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pond-talking-1067x800.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pond-talking-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pond-talking-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pond-talking-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pond-talking-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pond-talking-326x245.jpg 326w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pond-talking-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pond-talking-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pond-talking-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pond-talking-70x53.jpg 70w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pond-talking-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pond-talking-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Pond &#038; Company staff members Camry Bullock and Savannah Lockhart speaking to students <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"685\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-161560\" data-id=\"161560\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Group-shot.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Group-shot.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Group-shot-1200x401.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Group-shot-768x257.jpg 768w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Group-shot-1536x514.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Group-shot-150x50.jpg 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Group-shot-1400x468.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">TCID students and faculty with Pond &#038; Company employees<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1769\" height=\"1329\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-161397\" data-id=\"161397\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Media-1.jpg\" 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https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Media-1-1400x1052.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1769px) 100vw, 1769px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Students listening during one of the Roadshow Informational sessions at the Career Center<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-161556\" data-id=\"161556\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/welcome-screen-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/welcome-screen-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/welcome-screen-1067x800.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/welcome-screen-1200x900.jpg 1200w, 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\/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">World Usability Day celebration<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-161558\" data-id=\"161558\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/socializing-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/socializing-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/socializing-1067x800.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/socializing-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/socializing-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/socializing-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/socializing-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/socializing-326x245.jpg 326w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/socializing-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/socializing-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/socializing-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/socializing-70x53.jpg 70w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/socializing-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/socializing-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Students, faculty and Pond &#038; Co. representatives mingling at the social hour<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-161561\" data-id=\"161561\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/activities-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/activities-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/activities-1067x800.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/activities-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/activities-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/activities-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/activities-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/activities-326x245.jpg 326w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/activities-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/activities-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/activities-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/activities-70x53.jpg 70w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/activities-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/activities-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Participants competing in the usability challenge<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a cross-departmental collaboration, faculty partnered with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondco.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pond &amp; Company<\/a>, a global consulting firm, for campus events to offer employer engagement and resources to Engineering and Technical Communication &amp; Information Design (TCID) students with the help of the T. Rowe Price Career &amp; Innovation Center. Pond &amp; Company is a full-service consulting firm that provides integrated solutions in engineering, architecture, planning and program\/construction management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UCCS connected with Pond &amp; Company after TCID student Taylor Key landed an internship with the organization&#8217;s Colorado Springs office and demonstrated the potential and value of the TCID department&#8217;s education and students. Kyle Freedman, Director of Talent at Pond &amp; Company, reached out to TCID Department Chair and Associate Professor, Brandon Strubberg, Ph.D., to further connect with UCCS students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;That Pond &amp; Co reached out to our department after working with one of our students is a testament to the work our faculty and courses are doing to prepare students to land internships and jobs and immediately contribute to positive change and deliver value to companies,&#8221; noted Strubberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After connecting, TCID and Pond &amp; Company coordinated to bring the latter to campus and join a few TCID events, starting with inviting company personnel to to visit a senior seminar on Emotional Intelligence in TCID on Nov. 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next event, held on Nov. 13, was a TCID department social that had Pond &amp; Company employees meeting and mingling with faculty and students, along with contributing food and raffle prizes for the event. The social also included a usability competition, in which students designed personas to fix a hypothetical usability problem on the Death Star, the fictional space station featured in Star Wars. The following day&#8217;s function, at the T. Rowe Price Career &amp; Innovation Center, featured two Roadshow Informational sessions hosted by Pond &amp; Company and organized by the University Relations Team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The firm used the Handshake platform to connect with students and invite them to employment sessions, and offered an information session to answer questions about careers with Pond &amp; Company, discuss internship and full-time job opportunities for students, give resume tips, share insights about company culture and work environment and showcase current projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We couldn&#8217;t be more excited about this partnership with Pond &amp; Co., and to collaborate with them to further build our program and offer students professional experiences and opportunities,&#8221; said Strubberg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>In a cross-departmental collaboration, faculty partnered with Pond &#038; Company to offer employer engagement and resources to Engineering and Technical Communication &#038; Information Design students. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=161391\" title=\"Technical Communication &amp; Information Design partners with Pond &amp; Company for employer events\">(More)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":161397,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,12,48,417,442],"tags":[86,332,323,344],"class_list":["post-161391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-events","category-science-and-tech","category-strategic-plan","category-studentlife","tag-college-of-letters-arts-and-sciences","tag-more-news","tag-career-center","tag-technical-communication-and-information-design"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Media-1.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1mBpJ-FZ5","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=161391"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":161579,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161391\/revisions\/161579"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/161397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=161391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=161391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=161391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}