Industry Engagement
There are many ways for companies and their employees to make a difference in the lives of our students. Contact us at software@greenriver.edu to learn more!
Internships
Provide students with part-time or full-time work experience throughout the academic year or hire them into a summer internship.
- Commitment: 20-40 hours per week
Job opportunities
Share openings for entry or junior-level positions at your company or in your professional network with graduating seniors through email or in-person recruitment events.
- Commitment: flexible
Attend a project showcase or student presentation
Provide product feedback and suggestions to students when they present their project work in class.
- Commitment: 1-2 hours
Guest speaking
Visit students in class to share your passion and expertise, or become a guest speaker at our south king web & mobile developer meetup.
- Commitment: 1-2 hours
Scholarship donations
Your tax-deductible financial contributions to the Green River Foundation give deserving students opportunities to enter a career in software development that would otherwise be out of reach.
- Commitment: flexible
Become an adjunct instructor
We have an ongoing need for part-time programming instructors who have a passion for coaching students to success. If you’re working in the software space and would like to inquire about part-time teach opportunities, we’d love to hear from you.
- Commitment: 10-15 hours per week for 3 months
Provide input on the curriculum
Participate in curriculum review events with teaching faculty to help shape the skillset of future employees.
- Commitment: Flexible
Be a client
Provide a software development project for a team of students, and meet with your team regularly to provide feedback on their work.
- Commitment: 1-2 hours per week for 3 or 6 months
Job shadow
Allow a student to shadow you at work to learn about what you do and what your day is like.
- Commitment: 4-8 hours