MILTON — Here are highlights involving area students:
University of Alabama student Mac Pewitt of Gulf Breeze will participate in UA's Cooperative Education Program for summer 2018. Pewitt will be working at WestRock-Phenix City in Phenix City, Ala.
In the Cooperative Education Program, more than 250 students alternate periods of full-time study with periods of full-time employment. This program offers work related to the academic major or career interests of each student, experience that enhances the students' employment prospects after graduation.
While in school, students carry regular course schedules. While on co-op, they work with professionals in their fields who supervise their training and work. At work, co-op students earn competitive salaries and may receive benefit packages in addition to valuable job experience. Participants maintain their full-time student status while at work and have priority registration status each semester through graduation.
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Santa Rosa County students recognized