Meet Allissa Witucki

Hello everyone, I’m Allissa Witucki and I recently graduated from Ferris State University in Big Rapids, MI. I was in the Plastics Engineering Technology program and involved with the Society of Plastics Engineers Student Chapter. As a student, I attended SPE conferences and volunteered at the Career Days at Ferris.

I am currently working at Ferris as the Interim Assistant Director of Student Leadership and Activities Office, which obviously not in the plastics industry. I was interviewed from a job in January and was informed that I was receiving a position at the company. However, I never received an offer letter. I visited the company in March with the expectation of receiving a letter and again didn’t receive one. It was getting closer to graduation and I technically didn’t have a job yet. In the beginning of April, the company called to inform me that they were in fact not hiring anymore.

I started to look for other companies, but everyone was either not hiring or already had someone for the position. I looked to the university for help, and since I was so involved on campus during my time at Ferris, the university offered me the position. It is just something temporary until the industry starts to pick up again! I am still looking for a job in the plastics field because I do enjoy working with plastic. I will keep you updated on what’s going on later!

Thanks!