{"id":4057,"date":"2024-11-18T16:44:13","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T16:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/?p=4057"},"modified":"2024-12-05T15:15:03","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T15:15:03","slug":"siu-foundation-connects-students-with-engineering-industry-leader-horner-shifrin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/?p=4057","title":{"rendered":"SIU Foundation connects students with engineering industry leader, Horner &#038; Shifrin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4062\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/462546940_624099713274178_8295231757817990820_n-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/462546940_624099713274178_8295231757817990820_n-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/462546940_624099713274178_8295231757817990820_n-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/462546940_624099713274178_8295231757817990820_n-1024x565.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/462546940_624099713274178_8295231757817990820_n-768x424.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/462546940_624099713274178_8295231757817990820_n-1536x848.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/462546940_624099713274178_8295231757817990820_n-2048x1130.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/462546940_624099713274178_8295231757817990820_n-672x372.jpg 672w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Two SIU alumni and engineering industry leaders from Horner &amp; Shifrin met with more than 40 students from the College of Engineering, Computing, Technology and Mathematics on Tuesday, Nov. 5.<\/p>\n<p>The event, which was hosted by the SIU Foundation Corporate Engagement unit and COECTM, brought Brian Ziegler \u201995 and Lucas Roney \u201919 to campus. Ziegler is the associate vice president and regional manager for Horner &amp; Shifrin, and Roney is a civil engineer for the firm. The duo shared valuable insights into their careers and the impact of their SIU education.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4072 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/462579713_577091091470269_2267500555784306314_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/462579713_577091091470269_2267500555784306314_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/462579713_577091091470269_2267500555784306314_n-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/462579713_577091091470269_2267500555784306314_n-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/462579713_577091091470269_2267500555784306314_n-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/462579713_577091091470269_2267500555784306314_n-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>Ziegler and Roney reminisced with Dr. Prabir Kolay, director of the School of Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering, as they toured classrooms and labs.<\/p>\n<p>This was a unique opportunity for students to network with industry professionals and discuss career paths and learn about the diverse services offered by Horner &amp; Shifrin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to give special thanks to Horner &amp; Shifrin for visiting SIU and fostering student engagement. We look forward to future collaborations,\u201d said Shane Bennett, senior director of corporate and foundation relations.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4070\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/462573283_540555288887974_4577386072390051325_n-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/462573283_540555288887974_4577386072390051325_n-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/462573283_540555288887974_4577386072390051325_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/462573283_540555288887974_4577386072390051325_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/462573283_540555288887974_4577386072390051325_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/462573283_540555288887974_4577386072390051325_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/462573283_540555288887974_4577386072390051325_n-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Connect with our team<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Are you interested in\u00a0connecting with SIU students, showcasing your company and career opportunities, and fostering a strong partnership with SIU?<\/p>\n<p>Contact the SIU Foundation Corporate Engagement team by emailing Sherrica Hunt at <a href=\"mailto:sherricah@foundation.siu.edu\">sherricah@foundation.siu.edu<\/a> or Shane Bennett at <a href=\"mailto:shaneb@foundation.siu.edu\">shaneb@foundation.siu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two SIU alumni and engineering industry leaders from Horner &amp; Shifrin met with more than 40 students from the College of Engineering, Computing, Technology and Mathematics on Tuesday, Nov. 5. The event, which was hosted by the SIU Foundation Corporate Engagement unit and COECTM, brought Brian Ziegler \u201995 and Lucas Roney \u201919 to campus. Ziegler &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/?p=4057\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">SIU Foundation connects students with engineering industry leader, Horner &#038; Shifrin<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,3,4,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events-engagement","category-higher-education","category-illinois-higher-education","category-siu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4057"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4057\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4073,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4057\/revisions\/4073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}