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Automotive Orientation Day

For automotive majors

Crossland Technology Center – Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Automotive business professionals from all over the United States come to interact with automotive majors during formal sessions in the morning, and informal sessions in the afternoon.

About Automotive Orientation Day

Why Attend the School of Construction Expo?

  • Access to Emerging Talent: Meet motivated students who are building skills to become the industry’s next generation of talent.
  • Showcase Your Brand: Increase awareness of your company among aspiring automotive professionals and make a lasting impression.
  • Build Long-Term Relationships: This is your chance to establish connections that could lead to future hires, internships, and collaboration opportunities.

For Students: A Gateway to Your Future in the Automotive Industry

Automotive Orientation Day is your opportunity to make industry connections, gain insights, and understand what top automotive companies are looking for in new talent. Join peers and professionals for a day packed with formal morning sessions that offer career guidance, industry trends, and networking advice. Afternoon sessions are informal, allowing you to ask questions, learn about company cultures, and get a closer look at career paths that match your passions and goals.

For Automotive Companies: Connect with Top Emerging Talent

Automotive Orientation Day offers companies a unique platform to connect directly with passionate students pursuing automotive majors. Engage with future professionals during structured morning sessions, then enjoy a more relaxed setting in the afternoon to foster meaningful connections.

Schedule

Automotive Orientation Day is held in the Crossland Technology Center from 8:00 am to 2:30 pm. AOD is a great opportunity to visit with PSU automotive faculty, PSU automotive alumni, and other automotive industry recruiters.

Morning session consists of industry representatives participating in a panel session discussions that allow students to ask questions and receive answers. Only the first 35 companies registered will get a spot in one of the 5 morning panel sessions.

Afternoon session consists of industry booths creating a mini career fair in our main automotive technology shop.   Only the first 40 companies registered will get a table located in our main automotive shop.  The remaining companies registered after the main automotive shop is full will be placed in our overflow area in the hallway leading to our automotive shops

7:00-8:00 | Arrival and Set up

8:15 | Welcome Session

8:30 | Introductions and Schedule Review

9:00 | Break

9:15 | Panel Session 1

10:15 | Break

10:30 | Panel Session 2

11:30-12:30 | Business and industry lunch E101

12:30-2:30 | Afternoon career fair in N114 automotive lab

2:30 pm | Conclusion and break down

Sponsors/Exhibitors

Be a part of this amazing event

Make a lasting impact at the Pitt State Automotive Orientation Day! We invite you to join us as sponsor and showcase your expertise to an audience of students and instructors eager to explore the latest advancements in the automotive industry. There is a recommended REGISTRATION SPONSORSHIP FEE for this event of $250 per company to offset the cost of the event and to support our programs

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Our GPS location: Crossland Technology Center, 909 East Ford St, Pittsburg, KS 66762

Accommodations

 

North end of town:

  • Holiday Inn Express
  • Comfort Inn
  • Lamplighter Inn
  • Regency Inn

South end of town:

  • Hampton Inn at the KS Crossroads Casino
  • La Quinta Inn
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