Business Experiential Skills & Technology Festival
Thursday, February 21, 2013 2:00 to 5:00 PM
Betty Tipton Room - ECSU Student Center
What is BEST Fest?
The BEST Fest is a chance for your organization and other organizations to visit Eastern and meet students and view their projects and other work that gives them real world experience. This event provides you the opportunity to judge which projects you think are the best and help discern which students have skills your organization needs. It is being held on Thursday, February 21st, 2013 from 2:00 to 5:00pm in the Betty Tipton Room of Eastern Connecticut State University's Student Center.
What do organizations gain from attending?
The BEST Fest allows your organization to visit Eastern and to meet and talk with potential Internship/Co-Op/Career prospects. More importantly, it allows you to see exhibits of some of the work that these students have performed so that your organization knows more about the potential of Eastern students and how they might help your organization achieve its goals. Please feel free to ask exhibiting students for their resumes and/or business cards.
Date: Thursday, February 21, 2013
Time: 2:00 to 5:00 PM
Location: Betty Tipton Room of ECSU Student Center
Eastern Road Entrance: 258 High Street Entrance
Charter Oak Road Entrance: 412 High Street
Eastern Connecticut State University
Willimantic CT, 06226
What to do at BEST Fest?
Upon arrival at the BEST Fest, you will receive a floor plan of the Betty Tipton Room so that you can easily find the exhibits and students that you are most interested in for your organization. You will also receive a voting ballot so that you can cast your votes for your favorite exhibits in the different catagories. Please feel free to ask exhibiting students questions about their exhibits, projects and internships, and for the resumes and business cards. Plus feel free to share your contact info and company internship/co-op and career opportunities with the students as you visit the different exhibits.
At any point during your visit, if you feel Eastern students may make a good addition to your organization for a paid and/or unpaid internship/co-op in future semesters, please visit the Internship Coordinator at the booth specified on your floor plan.
To register for the BEST Fest, please take one of the following
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