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Real results from the employers, schools, and communities putting the Emerge ecosystem to work — what they set out to do, and what changed.

Case study EmergeXR
858 students explored careers in VR

858 students explored real careers in VR with Utica Community Schools

Emerge brought EmergeXR Career Exploration to all six junior high schools in Utica Community Schools — letting 858 students step inside 40+ careers before they ever picked a high school pathway.

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Case study EPIC
National selected for the EPIC Convening in Washington, D.C.

Students solved a real challenge — and presented it at the U.S. Chamber in D.C.

Through EPIC, students at Oakland Schools Technical Campus – Southwest helped the Oakland Schools Education Foundation connect with local businesses — and earned a spot presenting at the EPIC National Convening in Washington, D.C.

Oakland Schools Technical Campuses & Oakland Schools Education FoundationOakland Schools Technical Campuses & Oakland Schools Education Foundation Read the case study →
Case study Emerge Presents
172 attendees — the 2nd-most in MCEEA history

Hosting Hire Aspirations 2025 — MCEEA's signature conference

Emerge chaired and hosted the 2025 MCEEA Annual Conference in Muskegon — convening 172 career-services professionals, employers, and workforce leaders with 50+ speakers, all focused on connecting Michigan's college students to real opportunity.

Michigan Career Educator & Employer Alliance (MCEEA)Michigan Career Educator & Employer Alliance (MCEEA) Read the case study →
Case study Talent Solutions
81% of offers extended were accepted

Filling an entire campus-hire roster for Clayton & McKervey

Emerge ran a full fall recruiting season as Clayton & McKervey's talent acquisition team — 30 campus events, 310 students sourced, and every intern and staff seat filled, with 81% of offers accepted.

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