Meet a Fluid Power Scholarship Winner – Kaedyn Peterson-Rucker

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The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation has awarded 23 $2,000 scholarships to students pursuing fluid power related fields of study. One of the winners, Kaedyn Peterson-Rucker, is attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison. We asked Kaedyn a few questions about winning the scholarship. What does winning a Fluid Power Scholarship mean to you? Winning the Fluid Power Scholarship…

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Get Involved and Recruit Students out of NFPA’s Illinois Fast Track Hub

One of NFPA’s strategic priorities is to increase the number of fluid power educated technicians and engineers. Our Fast Track to Fluid Power program is one of the workforce development initiatives conducted to fill that need. A Fast Track Hub centers on a technical or community college with a validated fluid power and mechatronics degree program. The program…

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Meet a Fluid Power Scholarship Winner – Evan Fender

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The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation has awarded 23 $2,000 scholarships to students pursuing fluid power related fields of study. One of the winners, Evan Fender, is attending Wright State University. We asked Evan a few questions about winning the scholarship. What does winning a Fluid Power Scholarship mean to you? Winning this scholarship helps me to…

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NFPA Michigan Workforce Engagement Group Explores Innovative Macomb Building During Insightful Meeting

NFPA Workforce Staff recently organized a Michigan Workforce Engagement Group meeting at NFPA Fast Track Hub Macomb Community College in Warren, MI. Attendees had the opportunity to: Given the considerable concentration of fluid power companies in Suburban Detroit, AutoSTEAM Days holds significant importance for career awareness in the region. In anticipation of the 2024 AutoSTEAM…

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Meet a Robotics Challenge Scholarship Awardee – Elliot Scher

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The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation has awarded 3 scholarships to students who applied to the Robotics Challenge Scholarship. A minimum GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0, 1,000-word essay, letter of recommendation, and use of pneumatics in their FIRST, VEX or NRL competition robot were required from each applicant. The NFPA Foundation’s goal is to build awareness…

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Meet a Fluid Power Scholarship Winner – April Polston

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The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation has awarded 23 $2,000 scholarships to students pursuing fluid power related fields of study. One of the winners, April Polston, is attending NFPA Power Partner Murray State University. We asked April a few questions about winning the scholarship. What does winning a Fluid Power Scholarship mean to you? Why did you choose…

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Meet a Fluid Power Scholarship Winner – Matthew Brooks

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The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation has awarded 23 $2,000 scholarships to students pursuing fluid power related fields of study. One of the winners, Matthew Brooks, is attending Tarleton State University. We asked Matthew a few questions about winning the scholarship. What does winning a Fluid Power Scholarship mean to you? Winning this Fluid Power Scholarship has…

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Engage with NFPA’S Power Partner Faculty

University Workforce Engagement Group MeetingJanuary 8, 2024 | Virtual Delivery 10:00- 11:00am CT With the Power Partner Program growing quickly and the increasing demand for collaboration amongst industry and university faculty, we decided it would be beneficial to form a University Workforce Engagement Group (WEG) so that NFPA can provide more effective connections between our…

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Empower Your Career: IFPS Webinar Recap and Holiday Giveaway

Since 1960, the International Fluid Power Society (IFPS) has provided an objective, third-party assessment of skill levels and knowledge for thousands of fluid power professionals, making it the industry standard for the fluid power and motion control industries. Having a certified workforce can:  On Thursday November 9th, IFPS conducted a webinar exclusively for NFPA members about their…

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