Mitch Peters, a 太阳城娱乐官网 lecturer who comes from a long line of Lopers, knows that the school’s 工业分布 (ID) program “prepares students for in-demand careers in technical sales and leadership positions across the industrial manufacturing and wholesale distribution industries.” As someone with many years of experience in the industry prior to pursuing teaching, he explains how the university’s ID program has “developed close relationships” with “industry leaders across all sectors.” 这段关系是有意为之的，学生们成功的原因要归功于彼得斯这样的导师。 Their goal is to ensure that the “curriculum is always up to date” so graduates can “enter the workforce ready to tackle the industry’s newest challenges.”

Building relationships is something 太阳城娱乐官网’s 商业与技术学院 has always been known for. 事实上，对于转校生斯宾塞·威尔纳德来说，他只和米奇·彼得斯讨论了一次，就立刻想要加入ID项目。 He shares how, because of that conversation, he “switched (his) major that day.” 

当威尔纳德通过密苏里州高中的大学博览会被介绍到太阳城娱乐官网时，他参观了许多不同的展位。 He shares how he saw 太阳城娱乐官网’s booth and thought that it seemed like a perfect fit for him. Even though it was the college fair that got Willnerd on 太阳城娱乐官网’s campus, he admits it was his conversation with Peters, which happened within days of attending his first classes on campus, that got him into the ID program. 他很感激自己能最大限度地利用大学时光。 Peters agrees, stating that “Spencer has really taken the bull by the horns” as he has “taken advantage of all the opportunities 太阳城娱乐官网 and 工业分布 provides to further expand his professional network, refine his skills, and ensure a fruitful career after graduation.”

One of these opportunities was Willnerd’s recent internship with Rensenhouse. 这项业务是制造业的重要组成部分，威尔纳德计划在大学毕业后从事这项业务。 在为期10周的实习经历中，他学会了如何将课堂上学到的知识应用到实践中，并取得了巨大的成功。 He credits his ID classes for preparing him and helping him understand how he will use “every single tool” he learns in class when he is in the real world of his profession.

让学生为现实世界做好准备是ID讲师本·布拉谢尔博士、亚历杭德罗·卡西斯和米奇·彼得斯的目标。 除了引人入胜的课程外，他们还带领学生参观该地区的经销商，营造出一种真实的氛围，其中许多经销商都是CBT项目的合作伙伴。 Willnerd explains how he has learned that ID is “so much more than (he) thought it was” thanks to his encounters with current leaders in the ID profession. This type of learning is why, as an intern, he was able “every single day” to make a “connection from class to (his) internship.”

Willnerd is not the only 太阳城娱乐官网 student to excel thanks to the ID department’s internship program. 另一名转校生莱恩·哈德森（Layne Hudson）决定将ID作为第二专业，这使得她获得了一份国际实习的机会。 通过在北美塑料公司的工作，哈德森得以在国外呆上几个星期。 她曾在荷兰、丹麦、芬兰、英国和德国工作。 她分享说，在这段时间里，她不仅建立了人际关系，而且能够把她在课堂上学到的东西带到生活中，因为她代表她的公司旅行。 她实习的一个亮点是在她回到太阳城娱乐官网校园后。 她能够向一群学生展示她的实习经历，其中包括她的哥哥，他也主修身份证。 

哈德森将于5月毕业，她觉得心理学专业将是她的ID专业的完美搭配。 She believes what she has learned in her psychology classes “gives (her) a better understanding of people.” 这些技能，加上她在ID课程上学到的知识，以及她在实习期间的培训和经验，将有助于她未来的成功。 她分享说，她的时间作为一个学生在太阳城娱乐官网一直是美妙的感谢她的教授。 When reflecting on her time when she trained in Dallas before going overseas to work, she is grateful that there was “never a time when (she) felt like (she) was unprepared” for her internship. 

威尔纳德和哈德森都为自己的未来做好了准备。 Willnerd plans to work for Resenhouse where he found that everyone was “very open” and “willing to help.” He appreciates their “great company structure” and is looking forward to being part of their team when he graduates in May.  哈德森不确定自己的未来，但她承认，由于她成功转会太阳城娱乐官网的经历，她有很多选择。

Mitch Peters understands the need to reach all students, including those like Willnerd and Hudson who transfer instead of stepping foot on 太阳城娱乐官网’s campus as freshmen. 让他感到兴奋的是，ID项目每年都会提供两次针对ID的职业活动。 一个在10月举行，另一个在2月举行。 通过ID部门的辛勤工作，每场活动都有30-35家公司参加。 总有一个网络社交时间和前一晚举行的宴会，这是一个完美的时间，学生会见那些谁代表他们的未来举行。 第二天有一个3小时的招聘会，包括面试。 Interested students can learn more by visiting the career event 页面 on 太阳城娱乐官网’s ID department’s web 页面.