Article3 min read Sep 15, 2025Charting Tomorrow: Insights for Next Generation TalentThree TAPPI Young Professional Division leaders share how they discovered rewarding careers in the pulp and paper industry and offer insights for attracting next-generation talent. McKenna Baker, Brady Hunnicutt, and Sara Young highlight the industry's innovation, sustainability focus, and career opportunities while emphasizing the value of TAPPI membership for networking and professional development. Their advice to employers centers on supporting work-life balance, providing TAPPI involvement opportunities, recognizing young professionals' contributions, and offering schedule flexibility. These perspectives address key challenges facing the industry as 2.8 million manufacturing retirements loom over the next decade, making young professional recruitment and retention critical for sustainable growth.
Podcast00:40:03 Apr 2, 2025Better Together: Live @ 2025Student Summit - Ep. 2 "A Swiss Army Knife of Knowledge"Join three Western Michigan University paper engineering students at TAPPI's 2025 Student Summit as they share their networking success stories, co-op experiences, and creative ideas for the industry's future. From toilet paper trivia to seaweed fiber innovations, these young professionals demonstrate how TAPPI involvement accelerates career growth through mentorship, technical skill development, and industry connections. The episode also features University of Maine student Jacob Levesque interviewing TAPPI's Sydney Carraway about standards committee opportunities, revealing how students can gain valuable technical experience, build professional networks, and contribute to industry standards development while still in school.
Article1 min read Jan 16, 2025Breaking Barriers in Academia: Guide Your Career JourneyGain insights into career building during TAPPI’s Nano Student Coffee Break
Article2 min read Jan 9, 2025Need to Boost Your Talent Pipeline? We’ve Got Just the TicketEach MLK weekend, TAPPI’s Student Summit showcases next gen leadership. Is your company taking advantage of this industry-specific pipeline of potential interns, co-ops, and full-time employees?
Article1 min read Dec 10, 2024Are You a Tissue Manufacturer Facing the Silver Tsunami?Don’t worry, there’s help on the way
Article1 min read May 14, 2024Valmet Chosen as the Third Most Attractive Employer by Engineering Students in FinlandReflects Valmet’s continued commitment to providing opportunities for students and graduates
Article3 min read May 9, 2024WestRock Endows Graduate Award in Honor of Peter HartA Renaissance man. A passionate innovator. A kind and caring teacher. One-of-a-kind. Peter Hart, an adjunct associate professor of forest biomaterials at NC State for the last two decades, would never describe himself this way. But his colleagues and those who have endowed a scholarship in his name do – without hesitation.
