{"id":2264,"date":"2022-08-16T17:22:38","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T21:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/?page_id=2264"},"modified":"2026-07-13T11:33:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:33:28","slug":"sponsorship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/sponsorship\/","title":{"rendered":"Sponsorship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/files\/Untitled-1920-x-1080-px-scaled.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3471 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/files\/Untitled-1920-x-1080-px-1024x373.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/files\/Untitled-1920-x-1080-px-1024x373.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/files\/Untitled-1920-x-1080-px-300x109.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Supporting Career Exploration. Strengthening the Workforce.<\/h2>\n<p>The Herd Hired Fund helps remove financial barriers so Marshall students can participate in high-impact career exploration experiences such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Employer site visits<\/li>\n<li>Industry tours<\/li>\n<li>Regional recruiting trips<\/li>\n<li>Networking opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Job shadowing experiences<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/career-treks\/\">Career Treks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These experiences give students valuable real-world exposure, helping them build confidence, clarify career goals, and better understand employer expectations before entering the workforce.<\/p>\n<h2>Ways to Get Involved<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/files\/pricing-scaled.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3509 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/files\/pricing-scaled.png\" alt=\"Sponsorship pricing list\" width=\"979\" height=\"979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/files\/pricing-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/files\/pricing-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/files\/pricing-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/files\/pricing-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 979px) 100vw, 979px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Why Employer Support Matters<\/h3>\n<p>Your support helps provide:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Transportation and travel assistance for students<\/li>\n<li>Direct employer-to-student engagement opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Equitable access to career exploration experiences<\/li>\n<li>Hands-on learning in professional environments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Investing in the Herd Hired Fund helps strengthen the future workforce while increasing your organization\u2019s visibility and connection with Marshall students.<\/p>\n<h2>Interested in Partnering With Us?<\/h2>\n<p>We welcome the opportunity to discuss how your organization can support Marshall students while strengthening the regional workforce pipeline. Contact Erin LaFon, lafone@marshall.edu or 304-696-6679.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supporting Career Exploration. Strengthening the Workforce. The Herd Hired Fund helps remove financial barriers so Marshall students can participate in high-impact career exploration experiences such as: Employer site visits Industry tours Regional recruiting trips Networking opportunities Job shadowing experiences Career Treks These experiences give students valuable real-world exposure, helping them build confidence, clarify career goals,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":493,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2264","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/493"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2264"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2264\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3512,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2264\/revisions\/3512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}