Facilitated by the Career Development Center, members from Delta Air Lines Technical
Operations team recently visited Wichita State University’s campus on a visit to inform
and recruit students for their co-op program. Principal Engineers from the company
have been working on collaborations with NIAR and saw the opportunity to expand this
partnership with potential student workers.
Delta’s Technical Operations division has a student program that includes positions
within engineering and operational related areas. They are seeking to fill a number
of co-op positions with students majoring not only in engineering, but computer science
and business management as well.
Looking to branch out to a fresh audience, Whitney Searles, Olivia Menard, and Arial
Wheelock of Delta visited campus in March to start recruitment efforts. Working with
engineering faculty, they were able to present to a number of engineering classrooms.
Additionally, a Lunch-and-Learn was held where over 70 students received insightful
information about career opportunities within the company.
Delta was thrilled with their visit and indicated that WSU will now be one of their
10 universities they visit each year to recruit students for co-op positions. They
plan on coming back for the Engineering & IT Career Fair in the fall to further these
efforts.
“It was a lot of fun and we met a lot of interesting kids,” said Menard. “We look
forward to expanding this partnership.”
For more information about co-ops and internships, contact the Career Development Center at (316) 978-3688, careerdevelopment@wichita.edu or stop by and see us in Brennan III or our satellite offices in CE 258, CH Lobby, and P2 A128
