2021 + ISSUE TWO
JLS gives back ®
CULTURE
In an effort to Make the World a Better Place, JLS paves the way for future thinkers of the world by addressing social and racial inequity through access to education.
The Sky’s the Limit For over 18 years, Art Aubel has been a pillar of consistency at
Fueling a Diverse & Inclusive Future
York College of Pennsylvania is just seven miles away from JLS
JLS®. Setting a high standard for
Automation’s headquarters in York, PA. Recently, JLS® chose to
behavior and work ethic while
emphasize addressing social injustices with a desire to be impactful
being guided by a commitment to
in our local community
core values and personal authen-
in particular. Thanks to
ticity, Art exemplifies how JLS and
our partnership with York
its employees work to make the
College, we’ve been able
world a better place each and every day.
to begin to work towards these goals.
As a part of the JLS commitment to the community and in honor
17
of Art’s retirement in 2021, JLS has established a scholarship fund
The college is a four-
designated as the Art Aubel Honorary Scholarship with Thaddeus
year degree-granting institution with three different engineering
Stevens College in Lancaster, PA.
programs available to its students—civil, mechanical and computer
VISION
electronics. “We’re working together with York College to put our While limited access to higher education has traditionally proven
money where our mouth is when it comes to addressing racial in-
to be a challenge for potential students from under-resourced and
equality and inequity,” said Craig Souser, President and CEO of JLS.
underserved backgrounds, JLS uses business as a force for good and through this scholarship, continues to find ways to break down
Part of this work includes a $5,000 annual scholarship for an engi-
barriers to success.
neering student at York College. This scholarship is specifically designated for a student of color, with a priority for a Logos Academy
Thaddeus Stevens College is a two-year associate’s degree-
student or as a minimum, a student from an underserved area of
granting institution that is located less than 30 miles from
York. In line with our commitment to our local community, Logos
JLS Automation’s headquarters in York, PA. The college offers pro-
Academy, another organization that we support, is a private K-12
grams in trade and technology disciplines, acting as a springboard
school in York whose mission is to serve a majority of students that
for many future workers in the packaging industry and beyond.
live below or near the federal poverty line.
“Our mission is to take students who may be from an under-resourced background and give them the opportunity and training
According to the National Science Foundation (NSF), less than 34%
to become successful citizens and workers—the sky’s the limit,”
of scientists and engineers working in the United States are people
said Sophie Hower of Thaddeus Stevens College.
of color, making the need for diversity and inclusion in STEM higher education a high priority.*
In fact, over 50% of students at Thaddeus Stevens are total grant students, meaning their tuition is fully covered by the grants they
Discussing the scholarship and their shared goals, Erin Tritter of
receive and making grant funding all the more crucial. In honor of
York College said that, “People of color are underrepresented in the
Art’s legacy, this scholarship was established as an endowed one,
engineering field and Craig’s commitment to this cause has given us
staying in perpetuity and making the world a better place one Art
a lot of hope and gratitude.”
Aubel Honorary Scholarship recipient at a time.
*Source: https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2017/nsf17310/digest/occupation/overall.cfm
For more information on Thaddeus Stevens College,
For more information on York College of Pennsylvania,
visit www.stevenscollege.edu
visit www.ycp.edu
