{"id":19072,"date":"2012-08-23T04:36:44","date_gmt":"2012-08-23T09:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utnews.utoledo.edu\/?p=19072"},"modified":"2012-08-20T10:08:58","modified_gmt":"2012-08-20T15:08:58","slug":"ut-works-with-city-to-provide-summer-jobs-for-local-teens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/08_23_2012\/ut-works-with-city-to-provide-summer-jobs-for-local-teens","title":{"rendered":"UT works with city to provide summer jobs for local teens"},"content":{"rendered":"

The University answered Toledo Mayor Mike Bell\u2019s call to help teenagers find jobs and stay busy this summer.<\/p>\n

UT Facilities and Construction offered summer jobs to 11 local teens working in Grounds and Environmental Services.<\/p>\n

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UT student Tom Walker, left, talked with recent Rogers High School graduate Allon Smith, who put away the hose after watering trees on Main Campus.<\/p><\/div>\u201cIt\u2019s hard for kids to find jobs, and this program was very beneficial as far as giving them a chance to actually do something during the summer,\u201d said Tom Walker, a UT student studying special education who supervised some of the teens.<\/P><\/p>\n

Seven of the teenagers worked with Grounds under Walker\u2019s supervision; they did landscaping, including mulching and watering all the University\u2019s new trees around campus. The four students that worked with Environmental Services cleaned classrooms, bulletin boards and other areas in University Hall and the Student Union under the supervision of Dianna Brick, manager with Building Services.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe University was glad to provide these students the opportunity to experience our campus and a chance to earn money this summer,\u201d said Arlene Fell, director of environmental services. \u201cThat\u2019s the thing that I liked best about the program, that it gave them that opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

The students also gained valuable skills for the workplace, Walker said, adding that he made sure each of them knew to show up on time, follow orders and dress appropriately. They also were taught what to do if they needed to call off from work and how to decipher all of the tax deductions on a paycheck.<\/p>\n

\u201cTom is a solid worker, but he\u2019s doing this as a mentor and it\u2019s been a good fit for him, too,\u201d said Doug Collins, director of facilities maintenance and grounds. \u201cHe took the initiative. He does it because it\u2019s the right thing to do, not because he\u2019s paid to do it, and that\u2019s refreshing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Walker said that one of his favorite things about the experience was getting to know the teenagers and being able to speak with them about their career goals. All had plans for higher education by the end of the summer, he said, and some even planned to attend UT.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a blast working with them,\u201d Walker said. \u201cYou had seven different kids with seven different backgrounds. They all brought something different to the table.\u201d<\/p>\n

With high teen unemployment rates and a stretched recreation budget, the employment of these 11 students is part of a larger plan by the Mayor\u2019s Office to keep the city\u2019s youth occupied during the summer. Bell met with Chuck Lehnert, UT vice president of administration, who oversees facilities and construction and helped to make this possible.<\/p>\n

The University is interested in offering opportunities to Toledo teenagers in future summers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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