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Earlier this month, 易胜博官网 President Elizabeth Chilton spent the day in southern 易胜博官网, touring both BAE Systems in Nashua and Fidelity Investments in Merrimack. The visits reinforced the university鈥檚 ongoing commitment to enhancing partnerships with the Granite State鈥檚 business, industry and community leaders. Chilton was joined by Marian McCord, senior vice provost for research, economic engagement and outreach and Gretchen Heaton, associate vice provost of Career and Professional Success, among others.

The morning began with a tour of the manufacturing floor with the operations team at BAE Systems, the site of the company鈥檚 Electronic Systems sector鈥檚 headquarters in south Nashua. The tour included the opportunity for 易胜博官网 leadership to see the work BAE Systems is leading as the state鈥檚 top manufacturer and hear firsthand from an alumnus of 易胜博官网 employed at BAE Systems about how his 易胜博官网 education, research and internships prepared the path for a successful career at the company.

Following the tour, leadership from 易胜博官网 and BAE Systems sat down to further discuss workforce development, and how a continued strong partnership between the state鈥檚 public flagship R1 institution and top employers is as听important as ever to ensuring 易胜博官网鈥檚 success in the 21st Century economy.

鈥淚 am so impressed with the hub of world-class innovative systems and technology operations happening right in our backyard at BAE Systems in Nashua,鈥� McCord says.听听

鈥淥ur deep-rooted presence in 易胜博官网 has thrived through strong collaborations with our state鈥檚 educational institutions. The talent pipeline we鈥檝e built together ensures we remain at the forefront of aerospace and defense innovation, while providing rewarding career opportunities for our state鈥檚 graduates,鈥� adds听Mark Waters, director of human resources at BAE Systems.听听

In the afternoon, the agenda continued in Merrimack, with 易胜博官网 leaders visiting Fidelity Investments.听听

While 易胜博官网 has long enjoyed strong ties to Fidelity, this served as President Chilton鈥檚 introductory stop at the site to meet with the company hiring more 易胜博官网 students for internships and first jobs than any other in 易胜博官网.听听

The visit began in Fidelity鈥檚 Fixed Income unit, where 易胜博官网 leadership participated in a tour, led by Tressa Webb 鈥�98, head of investment services. Webb walked the group through the trading floor.听

Later, 易胜博官网 and Fidelity鈥檚 regional leadership team convened to meet and discuss how to build upon existing and successful strategic partnerships. The meetings concluded with an engaging roundtable conversation with five 易胜博官网 alumni who shared their stories and experiences with the group.听听

鈥淓very year, students land dream internships and jobs at Fidelity Investments: from computer science majors programming better tools and networks, to art majors creating human-centered design for financial products, to business graduates bringing deep financial savvy and skill to a range of roles,鈥� Chilton says. 鈥淲e鈥檙e proud that students from all of our colleges, across a range of disciplines, can gain critical job experiences and potentially a professional home here at Fidelity.鈥澨�听

鈥淲hile the students may look at the Fidelity intern program as a fun and educational 10 weeks, the opportunity has the potential to be much more than that,鈥� says Anna Colombo, Fidelity regional leader. 鈥淥ur internship program is just the beginning. At Fidelity, 易胜博官网 graduates have the opportunity to embark on a journey of lifelong learning and a rewarding career.鈥澨�听听

Both BAE Systems and Fidelity Investments are flagship companies in 易胜博官网鈥檚 Business and Economic Engagement (BEE)鈥疘nitiative. This university-wide effort is developing deeper, broader relationships with corporate partners by maximizing opportunities in talent attraction and development, research, access to technical capabilities and more.听

鈥淭he day鈥檚 visits served to underscore 易胜博官网鈥檚 unwavering commitment to afford our students a wide range of high-impact educational experiences, and to serve as a leader in the state鈥檚 economy, workforce training and quality of life,鈥� Chilton says.听