LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – Texas Tech architecture students had an opportunity to connect with industry professionals during an event called \u201cWreckShop,\u201d aimed at networking and planned by students for students.<\/p>\n
Portfolio reviews and interviews<\/p>\n
Andrew Castilleja said the event included portfolio reviews where professionals evaluated students\u2019 work, offered advice and had the opportunity to sign students up for interviews later in the day.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had portfolio reviews where professionals can kind of evaluate, you know, the student\u2019s work, give them advice, but also maybe sign them up for interviews later this afternoon as well,\u201d Castilleja said.<\/p>\n
Alumna returns to offer advice<\/p>\n
Samantha Pollmiller, an architect from Denver and a Texas Tech alumna, was one of the professionals at the event. She said she returns to her alma mater each year to share advice with students in a competitive industry.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd they\u2019re not going to seek you out, but if you seek them out, it shows initiative. And I think a lot of people, it would be hard for them to say no to a student that said, can you help me? I don\u2019t think anyone would say no to that,\u201d Pollmiller said.<\/p>\n
Students apply classroom work<\/p>\n
Students used work from their architecture classes to show prospective employers during the event.<\/p>\n
Allison Akin, a third-year landscape architecture student, helped plan the event.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy favorite class was my urban planning studio,\u201d Akin said.<\/p>\n
Akin said students worked on a project involving Broadway, a historical site in Lubbock.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe got to work on Broadway, which is a historical place in Lubbock. And so getting to work on something that you can actually go visit and see was really nice. And it gave students the opportunity to interview people on Broadway and get to actually connect with people that actually use the site,\u201d Akin said.<\/p>\n
Akin said the event led to an internship for her this past summer, which helped her explore where she wants to settle after graduation.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s really helpful for students to get to meet the company instead of maybe just sending an email or getting to talk over a phone call. It makes more of a personal and meaningful relationship,\u201d Akin said.<\/p>\n
The event featured 70 professionals.<\/p>\n
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