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Girl Scouts unveil Adventurefuls for cookie season

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF

Adventurefuls treats will join the nationwide lineup for the 2022 Girl Scout Cookie season.

A brownie-inspired cookie with caramel-fl avored crème and a hint of sea salt, Adventurefuls will be offered along with favorites like Thin Mints and Samoas.

The Girl Scout Cookie Program, which will take place across central and northern Arizona from Jan. 17 to Feb. 27, helps girls develop skills in fi ve areas: goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics. These are essential skills needed to successfully navigate life — whether working on a high school science project team, running a household, or becoming a project manager or a company CEO.

“Every purchase of Adventurefuls, and the whole portfolio of iconic cookies, during cookie season, fuels local Girl Scouts’ adventures throughout the year: exploring what interests them, discovering their passions, and taking

Adventurefuls are brownie-inspired cookies with caramel-fl avored crème and a hint of sea salt. (Photo courtesy of the Girl Scouts)

action on issues they care about,” said Tamara Woodbury, chief executive offi cer of the Girl Scouts-Arizona Cactus-Pine Council. “Whether they’re using their STEM skills to solve a problem, changing a law to help their community, having a courageous outdoor experience, or starting an innovative nonprofi t, Girl Scouts build a better future for themselves and the world.”

Also new this year are Cookie Business badges that help girls think like entrepreneurs as they run their own cookie businesses and incorporate online sales via the Digital Cookie platform. The badges progress from goal setting and effective sales pitching in person and online to market research, creating business plans and implementing digital marketing campaigns.

Consumers can visit girlscoutcookies.org to sign up to be notifi ed as soon as cookies are available in the area and can visit girlscouts. org/join to join the scouts as a member, volunteer or troop leader.

Pipeline AZ, MCCCD guide students to career success

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF

Pipeline AZ, an Arizona career development and job skills exploration platform, partnered with the Maricopa County Community College District to support students in achieving their career goals while developing qualifi ed workers for Arizona’s many thriving industries.

This partnership aligns MCCCD’s fi eld of interest course curriculum with Pipeline AZ’s innovative career technology, resulting in improved opportunities for students to match their skills

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with their career path.

With the conclusion of a successful yearlong pilot program, Pipeline AZ will white-label its platform and services to act as the singular career exploration and talent pipeline infrastructure for all of MCCCD’s 10 unique colleges starting this fall.

Every MCCCD student will have access to customized career exploration tools and support through the Pipeline AZ platform that brings together students seeking career opportunities and a wide range of eager employers across Arizona. Students will also learn from the platform’s advanced insights about the exact skills, education or certifi cates they need to reach their career goals.

“The career journey can be an iterative and complicated process, and our priority is to help our students ultimately fi nd success whether that be placement into a career or continued learning,” said Eric Leshinskie, interim provost at MCCCD.

“Pipeline AZ will serve as the integrated technology tool for our entire district to be able to meet this priority for all students, no matter their background, skills or career preferences.”

With the offi cial rollout of the MCCCD and Pipeline AZ partnership, students can complete a user profi le at mcccd.pipelineaz.com, where they will take a skills assessment and identify various fi elds of interest.

Upon completion of their profi le, students will then have access to a variety of career exploration opportunities and information, including job shadowing, service learning, fi eld experience, research, apprenticeship, further education, and other opportunities that match the student’s career goals.

“One of the largest gaps we have identifi ed in workforce and talent development here in Arizona was having a singular place that both job seekers and employers can look to for new career opportunities and ideal job candidates,” said Mary Foote, director of Pipeline AZ.

“Pipeline AZ aims to fi ll that gap by offering a single platform for institutions, students and employers to connect and reduce fragmentation of the career development and hiring process. We are thrilled to partner with MCCCD and help students achieve the very best in their career exploration journey.”

Pipeline AZ is an initiative of the Partnership for Economic Innovation, a passionate collective of business and community leaders dedicated to accelerating Arizona’s economic opportunities. The work of Pipeline AZ is made possible in part by the Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority. Job seekers of any age and experience can connect with employers at pipelineaz.com.