In celebration of October as National Manufacturing Month, Northwestern State University’s Department of Engineering Technology is organizing the 6th annual Engineering Technology Symposium from 8 a.m.-noon Monday, October 23, 2023, in the Student Union Ballroom. Regional manufacturers will participate to offer information about their companies and relevant STEM career opportunities available.

The ET Symposium was established in October 2017. It is a platform to bring together academia, industry, and workforce development constituents to discuss common issues related to the future needs of our nation and how these issues will impact industry and business. The symposium is intended to bring together academia, industry, and workforce development constituents to discuss common issues related to future job needs and how those issues will impact industry and business. This year’s theme is “Creative problem-solving.”