FSCJ Logistics and Supply Chain Instructional Program Manager Sandra Beck
JAXPORT's Women of the Port exhibit on permanent display at UNF and FSCJ
May 2, 2013
The Jacksonville Port Authority’s (JAXPORT’s) Women of the Port photography exhibit is now on permanent display at the University of North Florida’s (UNF) Adam W. Herbert University Center and the Florida State College at Jacksonville’s (FSCJ) Advanced Technology Center.
The photography exhibit is a study of working women at Jacksonville’s port, one of the city’s largest economic engines. While many city residents identify the port with large ships, cranes and equipment, a closer inspection reveals that nearly 23,000 people are employed regionally in port-dependent positions, and another 43,000 jobs are related to cargo activity in the Port of Jacksonville.
Women of the Port introduces the viewer to this business sector of the city and recognizes the contributions made by women in the maritime industry. These women and many others are achieving success and breaking barriers every day, demonstrating that the port is a place of opportunity and stability. This exhibit also highlights the industry’s diversity, illustrating how port workers’ various ethnicities, personalities and career paths all make JAXPORT a dynamic workplace.
"Over the past three years, we have seen women representing over a third of our population of logistics students pursuing degrees, certificates and training," said FSCJ Logistics and Supply Chain Instructional Program Manager Sandra Beck. "I believe that having the Women of the Port exhibit displayed on our campus will inspire all students, particularly those with varying diverse backgrounds, as they continue their education and training needed to pursue careers such as those represented in the exhibit’s photographs."
JAXPORT Creative Design Manager Meredith Fordham Hughes created the exhibit concept, and hired photographer David Gano in 2010 to execute it. Since then, the exhibit has traveled to the Jacksonville Main Library, Jacksonville International Airport, Pace Center for Girls, Ponte Vedra High School, First Coast High School, Athena Café, Equal Pay Day at FSCJ Women’s Center and Amelia Island Museum of History. With a permanent home at UNF and FSCJ, the exhibit will visually complement the commitment by both schools to educate tomorrow's logistics professionals.
At the UNF Adam W. Herbert University Center, photos of Mayra Guilarte-Narvaez, Trevis X. Geary (Williams), Carl Hilliard, Brenda Goble, Debi Anderson, Catherine Krueger and Kim Johnson are on display in the Transportation and Logistics classrooms. Since 2006, the Transportation and Logistics Program as well as the International Business Program were designated University of North Florida Flagship Programs by UNF President John A. Delaney. The UNF Adam W. Herbert University Center is located at 12000 Alumni Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224 – 2678.
FSCJ’s Advanced Technology Center houses the photos of LeNedda Edwards, Darrell Wilcox, Deborah Walters, Pam Hong Shang, Laurie Picinich-Byrd and Marissa Leonard. The Logistics and Supply Chain Management Program at FSCJ offers a variety of options from an Associate in Science Degree in Supply Chain Management to technical and workforce certificates. The FSCJ Advanced Technology Center is located at 401 W. State St., Jacksonville, FL 32202.
Photo Credit: JAXPORT, Meredith Fordham Hughes
FSCJ Logistics and Supply Chain Instructional Program Manager Sandra Beck
JAXPORT's Women of the Port exhibit on permanent display at UNF and FSCJ
May 2, 2013
The Jacksonville Port Authority’s (JAXPORT’s) Women of the Port photography exhibit is now on permanent display at the University of North Florida’s (UNF) Adam W. Herbert University Center and the Florida State College at Jacksonville’s (FSCJ) Advanced Technology Center.
The photography exhibit is a study of working women at Jacksonville’s port, one of the city’s largest economic engines. While many city residents identify the port with large ships, cranes and equipment, a closer inspection reveals that nearly 23,000 people are employed regionally in port-dependent positions, and another 43,000 jobs are related to cargo activity in the Port of Jacksonville.
Women of the Port introduces the viewer to this business sector of the city and recognizes the contributions made by women in the maritime industry. These women and many others are achieving success and breaking barriers every day, demonstrating that the port is a place of opportunity and stability. This exhibit also highlights the industry’s diversity, illustrating how port workers’ various ethnicities, personalities and career paths all make JAXPORT a dynamic workplace.
"Over the past three years, we have seen women representing over a third of our population of logistics students pursuing degrees, certificates and training," said FSCJ Logistics and Supply Chain Instructional Program Manager Sandra Beck. "I believe that having the Women of the Port exhibit displayed on our campus will inspire all students, particularly those with varying diverse backgrounds, as they continue their education and training needed to pursue careers such as those represented in the exhibit’s photographs."
JAXPORT Creative Design Manager Meredith Fordham Hughes created the exhibit concept, and hired photographer David Gano in 2010 to execute it. Since then, the exhibit has traveled to the Jacksonville Main Library, Jacksonville International Airport, Pace Center for Girls, Ponte Vedra High School, First Coast High School, Athena Café, Equal Pay Day at FSCJ Women’s Center and Amelia Island Museum of History. With a permanent home at UNF and FSCJ, the exhibit will visually complement the commitment by both schools to educate tomorrow's logistics professionals.
At the UNF Adam W. Herbert University Center, photos of Mayra Guilarte-Narvaez, Trevis X. Geary (Williams), Carl Hilliard, Brenda Goble, Debi Anderson, Catherine Krueger and Kim Johnson are on display in the Transportation and Logistics classrooms. Since 2006, the Transportation and Logistics Program as well as the International Business Program were designated University of North Florida Flagship Programs by UNF President John A. Delaney. The UNF Adam W. Herbert University Center is located at 12000 Alumni Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224 – 2678.
FSCJ’s Advanced Technology Center houses the photos of LeNedda Edwards, Darrell Wilcox, Deborah Walters, Pam Hong Shang, Laurie Picinich-Byrd and Marissa Leonard. The Logistics and Supply Chain Management Program at FSCJ offers a variety of options from an Associate in Science Degree in Supply Chain Management to technical and workforce certificates. The FSCJ Advanced Technology Center is located at 401 W. State St., Jacksonville, FL 32202.
Photo Credit: JAXPORT, Meredith Fordham Hughes