{"id":2306,"date":"2018-10-16T16:13:33","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T16:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=2306"},"modified":"2025-02-06T16:45:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T21:45:46","slug":"from-co-op-student-to-vice-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2018\/10\/16\/from-co-op-student-to-vice-president\/","title":{"rendered":"From Co-op Student to Vice President"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column2306_8dd6a5-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column2306_8dd6a5-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2306_8dd6a5-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2306_8dd6a5-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2306_8dd6a5-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2306_8dd6a5-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2306_8dd6a5-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2306_8dd6a5-3c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2306_8dd6a5-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column2306_8dd6a5-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2306_8dd6a5-3c dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2306_23604f-00, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2306_23604f-00[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2306_23604f-00\"]{font-size:1.5rem;line-height:30px;font-weight:500;font-style:italic;font-family:proxima-nova;color:#808080;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2306_23604f-00 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2306_23604f-00[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2306_23604f-00\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2306_23604f-00 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2306_23604f-00[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2306_23604f-00\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading2306_23604f-00 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2306_23604f-00\">Almuthanna Abuasi started as an intern at Emergency Response Protocol (ERP), doing support work and \u201chelping out with anything the IT staff was doing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.test.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/COEL.jpeg\" alt=\"Almuthanna Abuasi\" class=\"wp-image-2307\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/COEL.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/COEL-250x241.jpeg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That led to a co-op program, working on project management assistance. Abuasi was still working on his bachelor\u2019s degree in web information systems at Wilmington University when he was offered a full-time job in May 2014 at ERP, which develops interactive tools for first responders as well as security software for schools, companies and other facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI worked during the day and went to school at night,\u201d he recalled. \u201cI really appreciated the convenience and flexibility of being able to work and study at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He completed his degree in May 2015. Today, Abuasi is a vice president at the company. Since he came on board ERP has hired another WilmU co-op student. In his role as a corporate leader, he knows the importance of keeping skilled individuals in the pipeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are always in contact with WilmU,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are constantly looking for interns.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abuasi\u2019s success is a prime example of the real-life benefit of co-op programs, said Dr. David C. Caffo, Director, College of Online &amp; Experiential Learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe co-op program truly embodies the mission of the university,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is the quintessential example of how the program works.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Caffo notes that real-life work experiences yield a triple benefit: for WilmU, for the student and for workplace that gains the skillsets of the student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abuasi said that\u2019s why he recommends WilmU to others interested in IT careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe co-op model is something that should be used at all universities,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s crucial for employers to be able to groom potential employees and WilmU does an excellent job of doing that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almuthanna Abuasi started as an intern at Emergency Response Protocol (ERP), doing support work and \u201chelping out with anything the IT staff was doing.\u201d That&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[603],"class_list":["post-2306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-online-and-experiential-learning"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":2,"label":"ACADEMIC NEWS"}],"post_tag":[{"value":603,"label":"Online and Experiential Learning"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"Rebecca Slinger","author_link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/author\/rebecca\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":2,"name":"ACADEMIC NEWS","slug":"academic-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":559,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":460,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":2,"category_count":460,"category_description":"","cat_name":"ACADEMIC NEWS","category_nicename":"academic-news","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":603,"name":"Online and Experiential Learning","slug":"online-and-experiential-learning","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1160,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":29,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2306"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14751,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2306\/revisions\/14751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}