CULTURE JLS ® gives back

The Sky’s the Limit

For over 18 years, Art Aubel has been a pillar of consistency at JLS®. Setting a high standard for behavior and work ethic while being guided by a commitment to core values and personal authenticity, Art exemplifies how JLS and its employees work to make the world a better place each and every day.

As a part of the JLS commitment to the community and in honor of Art’s retirement in 2021, JLS has established a scholarship fund designated as the Art Aubel Honorary Scholarship with Thaddeus Stevens College in Lancaster, PA.

While limited access to higher education has traditionally proven to be a challenge for potential students from under-resourced and underserved backgrounds, JLS uses business as a force for good and through this scholarship, continues to find ways to break down barriers to success.

Thaddeus Stevens College is a two-year associate’s degreegranting institution that is located less than 30 miles from JLS Automation’s headquarters in York, PA. The college offers programs in trade and technology disciplines, acting as a springboard for many future workers in the packaging industry and beyond.

“Our mission is to take students who may be from an under-resourced background and give them the opportunity and training to become successful citizens and workers—the sky’s the limit,” said Sophie Hower of Thaddeus Stevens College.

In fact, over 50% of students at Thaddeus Stevens are total grant students, meaning their tuition is fully covered by the grants they receive and making grant funding all the more crucial. In honor of Art’s legacy, this scholarship was established as an endowed one, staying in perpetuity and making the world a better place one Art Aubel Honorary Scholarship recipient at a time.

For more information on Thaddeus Stevens College, visit www.stevenscollege.edu

Fueling a Diverse & Inclusive Future

York College of Pennsylvania is just seven miles away from JLS Automation’s headquarters in York, PA. Recently, JLS® chose to emphasize addressing social injustices with a desire to be impactful in our local community in particular. Thanks to our partnership with York College, we’ve been able to begin to work towards these goals.

The college is a fouryear degree-granting institution with three different engineering programs available to its students—civil, mechanical and computer electronics. “We’re working together with York College to put our money where our mouth is when it comes to addressing racial inequality and inequity,” said Craig Souser, President and CEO of JLS.

Part of this work includes a $5,000 annual scholarship for an engineering student at York College. This scholarship is specifically designated for a student of color, with a priority for a Logos Academy student or as a minimum, a student from an underserved area of York. In line with our commitment to our local community, Logos Academy, another organization that we support, is a private K-12 school in York whose mission is to serve a majority of students that live below or near the federal poverty line.

According to the National Science Foundation (NSF), less than 34% of scientists and engineers working in the United States are people of color, making the need for diversity and inclusion in STEM higher education a high priority.*

Discussing the scholarship and their shared goals, Erin Tritter of York College said that, “People of color are underrepresented in the engineering field and Craig’s commitment to this cause has given us a lot of hope and gratitude.”

*Source: https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2017/nsf17310/digest/occupation/overall.cfm

For more information on York College of Pennsylvania, visit www.ycp.edu