Student-led Events Help Transform Lives

HOUSTON - April 8, 2016 - PRLog -- University of Houston - Downtown (UHD) marketing students hosted two events on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 to raise awareness of the fuel and petrochemical industries. Over 100 UHD students and nearly a dozen local trade workers attended both events to learn how these industries' products and expected 3.9 million jobs can transform their lives. Fun-filled and educational, both events included free food and giveaways highlighting the industries' products such as Kendra Scott jewelry and plastic Amazon gift cards.

The first event, "Fuel & PET-rechemicals + Impacting Our Lives," featured the industries' everyday products from musical instruments, cosmetics, jewelry, pet toys and more. Over 60 guests learned about the manufacturers of these products and their available positions in engineering, marketing/sales, human resources, supply chain management, accounting to name a few. This event was held in the entrance of the UHD College of Business from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Immediately following was a speaker session featuring Mr. Lonnie Haynes, executive recruiter at Brookwoods Group, in room B110 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Haynes discussed career preparation tips and the high-volume of professional positions that will be available to replace retirees over the next 5 to 10 years. Nearly 40 attendees were eager to learn how to set reasonable expectations and prepare for a professional career now.

To be contacted about available positions in the fuel and petrochemical industries, students can visit http://workforce.afpm.org/uh.

"It was exciting to see so many students sharing our enthusiasm about the rewarding career opportunities," said Linzie French, event coordinator with M2M. "Many students were surprised to learn about the various types of products made by fuel and petrochemicals."

The campaign efforts made by the M2M marketing students are supported through the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufactures Collegiate Energy Challenge. The program gives students a unique, real-world business experience to create a marketing campaign for a national organization. For more information about this UHD project, please contact  M2MMarketingUHD@gmail.com.

To learn more about M2M Marketing events, please visit http://facebook.com/M2MMarketingUHD

About American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers

AFPM, the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers is a trade association representing high-tech American manufacturers of virtually the entire U.S. supply of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, other fuels and home heating oil, as well as the petrochemicals used as building blocks for thousands of vital products in daily life. AFPM members make modern life possible and keep America moving and growing as they meet the needs of our nation and local communities, strengthen economic and national security, and support 2 million American jobs. To learn more about AFPM, please visit @AFPMonline.

About Millennial to Millennial Marketing (M2M)

Millennial to Millennial Marketing (M2M) was established by students in the University of Houston-Downtown's Integrated Marketing Communications class. M2M serves to educate millennials about the fuel and petrochemical manufacturing industries and its abundance of diverse career opportunities. We aim to raise awareness about how both industries are "Fueling The Connection" that drives your everyday life.