VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich.,
June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/
-- For the past five years, global automotive supplier Visteon
Corporation (NYSE:VC) has been giving rewarding on-the-job
opportunities to qualified engineering students at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. The university
recently acknowledged this growing partnership, naming Visteon
"Employer of the Year" for providing a growing number of quality
internship and cooperative education opportunities to U-M Dearborn
students.
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Tony England, dean of the
university's College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS),
presented the award recently at the college's annual
employer-student recognition breakfast. Accepting for Visteon was
Maureen Pittenger, Visteon associate
director, human resources.
Since 2009, Visteon has provided about 40 U-M Dearborn students
with summer internships or work-study opportunities – mostly in
electrical, mechanical and computer engineering – at its corporate
offices and innovation center in Van
Buren Township. About half of the college interns that
Visteon has hired over the past five years graduated from U-M
Dearborn, and of the 36 interns and co-op students working at the
company this summer, 20 are from the university's College of
Engineering and Computer Science.
"U of M Dearborn is a great partner for Visteon because of the
quality of students in the engineering program – most of whom are
interested in automotive careers, live in the area and want to stay
in Michigan," Pittenger said. Most
of the co-op and internship assignments are within Visteon
Electronics, a business that is increasingly integrating consumer
electronics approaches and features into vehicles, which many
prospective engineers find stimulating and challenging.
"The students bring lots of energy and ideas; they often have a
different and fresh perspective," Pittenger added. "We've had
several work on projects for our annual participation at CES
(formerly the Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas. Our senior engineers are thrilled
to have someone they can mentor, and to whom they can pass on their
knowledge. They learn from the students as well. It's an investment
in our future and it's good for our business."
Each year a CECS advisory council selects a Co-op Employer of
the Year based on positive student comments about their
experiences, along with faculty nominations. Visteon was selected
for its strong and growing partnership with the university, which
provides students with on-the-job experience at a multi-billion
dollar global automotive supplier, and gives Visteon access to
talented prospective engineers.
"The decision to select only one employer is challenging for the
advisory council since there always are several worthy employers,"
England said. "In addition to student comments and faculty
evaluations, consideration is given to a company's true partnership
to the CECS College and their commitment to cooperative education.
The CECS is happy to award and acknowledge Visteon as the 2013
Co-Op Employer of the year."
About Visteon
Visteon is a leading global automotive
supplier delivering value for vehicle manufacturers and
shareholders through a family of businesses including:
- Halla Visteon Climate Control, majority-owned by Visteon and
the world's second largest global supplier of automotive climate
components and systems.
- Visteon Electronics, a leading supplier of audio/infotainment,
driver information, center stack electronics and feature control
modules.
- Visteon Interiors, a global provider of vehicle cockpit
modules, instrument panels, consoles and door trim modules.
- Yanfeng Visteon Automotive Trim Systems Co., Ltd., a successful
China-based partnership between
Visteon and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation's automotive
components group, Huayu Automotive Systems.
Through this family of enterprises, Visteon designs, engineers
and manufactures innovative components and systems for virtually
every vehicle manufacturer worldwide, and these businesses
generated more than $12 billion in
sales in 2011, including unconsolidated operations. With corporate
offices in Van Buren Township,
Mich. (U.S.); Shanghai,
China; and Chelmsford, UK;
Visteon has facilities in 28 countries and employs through its
various businesses, including unconsolidated operations,
approximately 55,000 people. Learn more at www.visteon.com.
Follow us on Twitter @Visteon (www.twitter.com/visteon) or
subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/visteon.
SOURCE Visteon Corporation