Heidelberg Hosts Second Annual ‘Fit to Print’ Student Day

Throughout the day, presentations were divided along two tracks targeted to high school students, who heard Heidelberg experts discuss prepress, press, and postpress/packaging topics accompanied by equipment demos; and college students, who participated in sessions dedicated to color management, lean manufacturing, MIS, and the business of printing. A separate information session gave high school students an opportunity to hear presentations from each of the college faculty members present about the graphic arts programs at their schools, as well as learn about scholarship opportunities offered by GAERF and EDSF.

A highlight of the event was a competition among the graphic arts students to design a poster that would promote the graphic arts program at their respective schools. Lawrence Murray, a senior at the Bradwell Institute in Hinesville, GA, designed the winning high school poster, while the graphic communications program at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, GA, won for its entry by Charlie Skinner, a senior Graphic Communications Management major. The winners each earned a donation by Heidelberg USA and Unisource Worldwide of $1,000 in Saphira consumables and Unisource paper for their school’s program.

Said Nofi, “Heidelberg has a long history of helping to educate and encourage our next generation of graphic arts employees. Now an annual event, Fit to Print is one more way Heidelberg offers its resources and world-leading expertise to advance the career prospects of students in our multi-faceted, high-tech industry. We are deeply gratified by the enthusiastic response we continue to receive, and look forward to hosting yet another Fit To Print event in 2012.”

Heidelberg’s third annual Fit to Print student day will be scheduled for Fall 2012. Please visit www.us.heidelberg.com for more information.