Published: Oct. 15, 2026 at 10:59 PM EDT
Month: October 2026
Owens Community College hosts ‘Jill of All Trades’ event for high schoolers to try robotics, welding
‘Jill of All Trades’ welcomes 100 high school students to Owens for hands-on workshops
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Posted By: Jan Larson McLaughlin October 19, 2026
Now in its fourth year at Owens Community College, the Jill of All Trades event has introduced nearly 400 local high school students to what’s possible with a future in the trades. For one student, the event means even more.
One hundred high school students from nine local schools spent the day at Owens on Thursday. After being welcomed with speeches from Owens president Dr. Dione D. Somerville and U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, the students broke off into groups and attended various workshops, including welding, auto service and repair, robotics, machining and diesel technology.
The Owens Foundation sponsored a $1,000 scholarship for the second year, awarded at random to one of the attending students and redeemable at the college. This year, Rogers High School sophomore Nakiyah Hutcherson was randomly selected for the scholarship.
Ferris State’s third annual Jill of All Trades event provides ‘empowering’ opportunities for high school girls to experience skilled professions
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BIG RAPIDS, Mich. — Ferris State University’s College of Engineering Technology received high praise from hundreds of high school girls during the third annual Jill of All Trades event, as the young women were introduced or learned more about skilled professions through dozens of hands-on activities.
Ferris State is the first and only institution in Michigan to host the event. More than 100 students from surrounding school districts visited the main campus on Oct. 15 to gain a bit of real-world experience through Ferris State’s engineering tech programs.
CET Dean Kate O’Connor was nearly at a loss for words immediately after the event, as several high school girls approached her and event staff to emphasize how meaningful the opportunity was for them.
“It’s emotional to hear that this event had such an impact for these students,” O’Connor said. “What’s even greater is to see students from previous years who were excited to come back for another visit.”