News from the Ada Jobs Foundation
Building Tomorrow’s Leaders: Oklahoma Business Week
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker In early June, 35 high school students converged onto the East Central University campus to learn about business and entrepreneurship. This was the tenth time that the ECU School of Business hosted Oklahoma Business Week (OBW). It originally...
Newsletter 06.11.2024: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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Bridging the Digital Divide: How Ada’s Community Can Access Free Cybersecurity and Networking Courses
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Digital jobs are not just the careers of the future—they are the careers of the present. However, people can find it difficult to know where to start. Where does one begin this path? How can they find the appropriate trainings and certifications?...
Newsletter 05.29.2024: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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Defining Success: Lessons from Hursh Juneja’s Career in Technology
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Hursh Juneja started watching Star Trek in her youth; it is what drew her already inquisitive mind to learn more about science and technology. She had always been curious about how the world worked--why are things happening and how are they...
Newsletter 05.23.2024: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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From Ideas to Prizes: ECU’s Entrepreneur’s Cup Success
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Anticipation filled the air at the Omni Hotel. It was April 30th, students and faculty from East Central University anxiously awaited the results for the i2e Entrepreneur’s Cup, sponsored by Love’s. This journey officially began in January,...
Newsletter 05.16.2024: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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Ideas to Impact: Ada Jobs Foundation at the Rural Innovation Network Annual Summit
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker On May 7-9, the Rural Innovation Network (RIN) hosted its fourth annual summit in Red Wing, Minnesota, the home of Red Wing Ignite, a successful economic development organization focused on building regional tech entrepreneurship. Two staff...
Newsletter 05.08.2024: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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Building Opportunities for Workforce Development: PTC’s Lineworker Academy Collaboration with Covia
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Sometimes, educators have to think outside the box to help students succeed; and sometimes, partnerships and collaboration within the community can lead to education innovations. The Lineworker Academy at Pontotoc Technology Center recently...
Newsletter 04.30.2024: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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Community Collaboration: AJF’s Efforts to Enhance Ada’s Workforce
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker On Wednesday, April 24th, the Ada Jobs Foundation (AJF) hosted an Education Roundtable Workshop related to their Digital Skilling Initiative in partnership with the Center on Rural Innovation (CORI) and Ascendium. Justin Cooks, the Tech Jobs...
Newsletter 04.23.2024: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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Coding with Creativity: A Coaches Perspective
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker A year ago, I had never heard of the Youth Coding League, and I certainly knew very little about coding, programming, or computer science. If someone had told me that I would eventually coach a team of talented fifth and sixth-grade coders,...