The program provides professional development, leadership and life skills, and information on living, working, and playing in Fond du Lac as a young professional. By offering unique and relevant content at each event, this program provides a platform for further community exposure and enhances your talent recruitment efforts.
This Series is made up of a total of five events, spanning June – July in 2023. We anticipate over 125 students will participate!
Most events will start at 2:30 p.m. and conclude by 5:00 p.m.; all events are being held on a Thursday. Refreshments and materials will be provided at each event. The one exception to the stated timeframe structure is the Dock Spiders baseball game, which occurs outside of business hours.
Event Dates, Times & Venues
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- June 1
- Time: 2:30 – 5:00 p.m.
- Venue: Thelma Sadoff Center for The Arts
- Topic: Get to know Fond du Lac County
- June 15
- Time: 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
- Venue: Dock Spiders baseball game
- Topic: A fun night out at the ballpark
- June 29
- Time: 2:30 – 5:00 p.m.
- Venue: Lakeside Park Pavilion
- Topic: Executive & Community Leader Panel and Young Professionals of FDL round table
- July 13
- Time: 2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Venue: Various sites across Fond du Lac
- Topic: Volunteer Experience
- July 27
- Time: 2:30 – 5:00 p.m.
- Venue: Thelma Sadoff Center for The Arts
- Topic: Whole Health & Wellbeing
Event Topic Examples Include:
- Networking with the Young Professionals of Fond du Lac (YPF)
- Panel discussion with our area’s top executives & leaders
- Discussion with recent interns that have been hired; sharing their path to employment, advice for starting a successful career, and more
- A night out at the ballpark for a Dock Spiders baseball game
- Group volunteer experiences
- Mini “Taste of Fond du Lac”
- Scavenger Hunt across Fond du Lac County
Registration Fee & Process:
The registration fee is $150 per intern/co-op, this secures their participation in the entire Summer Series for Interns & Co-ops (5 events total).
Business representatives will register their interns/co-ops. It is recommended that you determine your exact headcount for the series and then complete one ‘bulk’ registration.
Registration is required by May 15, 2023. Click here to register your interns and co-ops.
Valuable Advice: A best practice identified by participating businesses in 2021 was to present this as a paid opportunity to their interns and co-ops. This, in addition to having the registration fee paid and a flexible work schedule, enabled their students’ participation in the entire series. Many businesses informed their interns and co-ops of the program during onboarding, making it an expectation that they attend the entire series.
For more information, please contact Anna Huck or Lisa McArthur at Envision Greater Fond du Lac at [email protected] or [email protected], or by calling 920.921.9500. Thank you!
Past business participants include:
- Alliance Laundry Systems
- Bank First
- BCI Burke Company
- Commonwealth Construction Corporation
- FIVES Giddings & Lewis
- Grande Cheese Company
- J.F. Ahern Co.
- Mercury Marine
- Michels Corporation
- National Exchange Bank & Trust
- Radio Plus
- Society Insurance
- WDS Construction, Inc.
2022 Program Impact Date:
- 128 students participated.
- Representing 25 different post-secondary institutions across the Country.
- 12 Fond du Lac County employers represented.
- Attendee perception of living and working in Fond du Lac County improved by 20% after participating in the Summer Series.
- 100% of respondents indicated that after having completed the Summer Series they were either likely or extremely likely to accept permanent employment with an area employer if offered a position!
What do business participants have to say about the Summer Series for Interns & Co-ops?
“The Summer Series for Interns was not only a beneficial program to engage our interns in offerings that the Fond du Lac community can provide, but it was also fun! The students really enjoyed going to the different programs, seeing different venues in the city, and connecting with other interns from neighboring businesses that were in Fond du Lac for the summer. We highly recommend including this in your businesses summer intern programming.” – HR Manager at Grande
“The Envision Greater Fond du Lac team provides a tremendous and valuable resource to connecting interns and employers throughout the community. The social and networking opportunities are excellent!” – HR Coordinator at Society Insurance
What do the Intern & Co-op participants think?
“A very well put on event. I’ve been to many young adult leadership type events and I usually dread them. This event changed my perspective. Awesome job!” – Mercury Marine Co-op
“The panel was relatable, interesting and provided amazing insight. I made sure to take notes as a lot of what they said can help me find a job.” – National Exchange Bank & Trust Intern
“The opportunities to have conversations with peers and YPF members was insightful for considering my path as a young professional. I also thought the Non-Profit Panel was very informative and it directly applied to all of us in our professional career.” – Grande Intern
“Great event to meet people within our companies and around the community.” – Michels Corporation Intern
