Better Together: 2026 Student Summit

This episode was recorded on-site at TAPPI’s 2026 Student Summit in Birmingham, AL. More than 200 students, plus scores of other attendees, enjoyed panel discussions, a Career Fair, an Engineering Challenge, and so much more. Pulp and paper engineering students came from more than15 leading paper, packaging, engineering, and technical programs to participate in a program focused on “Charting Tomorrow.” 

 We asked students to “take the mic” to let listeners know what matters to them. As always, they responded with humor, candor, and their own unique insights. This episode includes student commentary from five TAPPI Student Chapter schools: 

• Georgia Institute of Technology  

• Western Michigan University 

• Auburn University 

• University of Wisconsin Stevens Point 

• North Carolina State University 

Useful links: 

• How to Craft Tissue Paper Truffula Trees 

• Latest edition of Handbook For Pulp and Paper Technologists (The SMOOK Book) 

• TAPPI-sponsored Scholarships for Industry Students
  

I’m sure you’ll enjoy our student hosts for this energetic episode of Better Together!  Don’t forget to share this episode to spread the word about opportunities in pulp and paper—and subscribe to TAPPI’s Better Together podcast channel so you won’tmiss future episodes of Better Together: TAPPI’s Live Event Podcast and Uptime: A Paper and Packaging Podcast. Thanks for listening!