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La Grande, OR - Eastern Oregon University’s National Millennial Community (NMC) had two members from the team represent them on an executive trip. The National Millennial Community took a group of 22 students to Omaha, NE and Kansas City, MO from April 28th-30th 2019. Casci Carpenter and CJ Peregrina both attended the trip on behalf of the EOU NMC. They both explained how the trip provided a great experience and learning opportunity for each of them. Throughout the duration of the trip they had executive meetings with numerous Fortune 500 companies. Some of the major companies were The Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, Flywheel, Spreetail, Union Pacific Railroad, Andrews McMeel Universal, S

Deciding to studying abroad is one of the biggest commitments a student can make during their time as an undergraduate. While it promises an amazing experience, there are social aspects a student has to consider. Do I really want to miss out socially on a whole semester of college? Do I want to go alone or with my friends? What if I don’t make new friends when I’m abroad? These were some of the things that I was worried about when I was preparing to go abroad for the spring semester of my Sophomore year. While I always knew I wanted to study in Italy, and that it was something I wanted to experience on my own, I was still terrified to jump into it. The semester before, as my work for school

Would you choose a job because of free beer and beanbags in the office? Actually, most millennials would not as I learned during the National Millennial Community’s recent trip to Omaha, Nebraska and Kansas City, Missouri. While the perks were fun and exciting for the day, I found most of us wanted to know more about companies’ health insurance plans and 401(k) commitments. While speaking to several recruiters on this trip, I found out that companies are struggling to attract and retain millennials in their workforce. This issue spreads further across the nation than the Midwest. According to a recent report by Gallup, millennials are the most likely generation to switch jobs and are the lea

I recently attended the National Millennial Community trip to Omaha and Kansas City on behalf of my university, the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. As an international guest, I was excited to meet a vibrant cross-section of Millennials from across the United States and hoped to contribute my unique international perspective to discussions with our host companies. Over the course of two and a half days we visited six host companies in the Mid-West, including the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, FlyWheel, Spreetail, Andrews McMeel Universal, Sandbox and Sprint. While we touched on a vast range of topics from brand perceptions to employee benefits, a recurring topic in eve

Coming out of college, Bill Imada had his sights set on working for McCann, an American global advertising agency network, then known as McCann Erickson, but he did not get a position. Bill is the co-founder and chairman of IW Group, and has worked alongside some of the top companies in the U.S., including Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Southern California Edison, Walmart Stores, Walt Disney Imagineering, and Warner Brothers. Bill has brought together a community of millennial thinkers who strive to change the conversation about the millennial and Gen Z generation. The National Millennial Community (NMC) was founded in 2015 by Bill Imada, Chairman and Chief Connectivity Officer of IW Group, Inc. Bi