U.S. Army General Tommy Franks (ret.) and Joe Crookham, Musco Lighting Keynotes
William Penn University
“Hooah!”
Converting Military Training to A Rewarding Civilian Career
Cedar Rapids, IA—William Penn University College for Working Adults will host a Career Summit Tuesday, April 15, 2014 for all service members and military veterans seeking to convert hard-won military training and experience into a rewarding civilian career. To better assist the participants and employers, there will be assessment results, pre-screening and mock interviews available. The one-day event will be held at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 50 2nd Avenue Bridge, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Respected Iowa employers with national and international opportunities will provide seminars, G.I. Bill benefits information, and career development information throughout the day. Those employers include Transamerica (Cedar Rapids, IA); Principal Financial Group® (Des Moines, IA), UnityPoint, St. Luke’s Hospital, Alliant Energy (Cedar Rapids, IA), Rockwell Collins (Cedar Rapids, IA), and Home Depot, among others.
Keynote speaker U.S. Army General Tommy Franks (Ret.), decorated four-star General, will present with Joe Crookham, President and CEO of Musco Lighting, Inc. Before his 2003 retirement, Franks was Commander of U.S. Central Command, overseeing the United States Armed Forces in a 25-country region, including the Middle East. General Franks has received numerous awards, highlighted by The Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004, the highest honor for an American. Since his retirement, General Franks has traveled the world, speaking on leadership, character and the value of democracy. His autobiography, American Soldier, debuted at Number 1 on the New York Times Bestseller List in August 2004. He serves on many boards for U.S. businesses and non-profit organizations. Currently, he is a Board of Trustees member for William Penn University.
Joe Crookham is the President and CEO of Musco Lighting, Inc., an Iowa-based company with worldwide recognition. Crookham serves many national organizations which create educational and economic opportunities, including serving on the Board of Trustees at William Penn University and the U.S. National Parks Foundation. He is widely recognized for economic development and many philanthropic contributions, both in Iowa and across the nation.
According to G.I. Jobs magazine, military skills are attractive to employers. Team-building, leadership and plan execution are valuable job skills because they are difficult and expensive to teach. From a corporate perspective, employers seek military applicants because of their varied backgrounds, commonality, leadership, teamwork, and loyalty skills. William Penn University College for Working Adults encompasses these same aspects of leadership in its core curriculum for its degree programs (Associate, Bachelor, Master).
William Penn University College for Working Adults is again named one of the nation’s top “Military-Friendly Schools,” by G.I. Jobs magazine.
To register for the event, visit us online at http://careersummitcr.eventbrite.com, or contact Aubrey Leisinger at 515-422-6173, or aubrey.leisinger@cwa.wmpenn
