Connecting With Students and Our Community
Herman Miller’s West Michigan facilities host customers from all over the world, but it’s especially fun when students stop by to see what’s behind our doors.
In fact, our Inclusiveness and Diversity team recently welcomed area students from the ¡Adelante! America youth program—a part of LAUP (Latin Americans United for Progress)—to our Greenhouse and Design Yard.
The visit was a great way for the students to learn more about us, our industry, and the types of careers available at the company.
Two students offered these comments about their visit:
The tour of the Design Yard gave me the opportunity to see some of the work engineers do, which I found very useful because engineering is one of the careers I am considering pursuing in college.
This experience opened my eyes to how much work it takes to just make a chair. The process of making a chair or any other piece of furniture involves a large amount of work, creativity, lab testing, and much more.
Meeting with area students also helps us connect with our community and understand what we can do as a company to make a difference—and a better world.
I think it’s great that HM is taking a proactive approach to diversity. Inclusion isn’t something that “just happens”. It does take people brainstorming for ways to reach out and bring everyone together. What your CEO says is absolutely right – it’s not about “tolerating” differences. It’s really about actually valuing each person as a whole individual and as part of their community.
Daisy McCarty
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