MADE 2025 – October 23, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Tompkins Cortland Community College, BorgWarner Morse TEC Field House, Dryden, NY
How It’s MADE: Manufacturing and Development Expo (MADE) is a unique opportunity where regional manufacturers provide interactive opportunities to educate and engage hundreds of regional high school students with hands-on demonstrations and activities as they learn about the many important and interesting careers in manufacturing.
Register Today!
Make an impact on the community while showcasing your manufacturing company! Register today and get ready to put your company in front of hundreds of future job seekers.
Register by July 18 to secure your booth at MADE 2025!
Your interactive display or hands-on activities can include anything related to your business, or products that you think would interest students. Need some ideas? We're here to help you plan your booth activity! Contact careerteam@tompkinscortland.edu to set up a time to chat.
Bring your School Group
We invite you to bring students in grades 9-12 to MADE 2025. Students will learn about a wide variety of careers in manufacturing and engage in fun, hands-on educational activities from more than 20 regional companies! Representatives will be at each table to do demos, facilitate activities, and share what their companies make, the kinds of jobs they have, and more.
Register your school group by October 3
Please note that you will need accurate numbers of students and chaperones when you register. Lunch is included.
You will get to choose your start time (please plan to arrive 15 minutes before your allotted start time). Late arrivals will be required to wait until the next available start time. If you need to have lunch provided but need to leave earlier than the noted lunch times, please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate.
Contact Heather Cooper at hcooper@tstboces.org with questions.
Sponsor MADE 2025
This is a terrific opportunity for your business to play a vital role in a true community collaboration. Sponsorship funds cover costs associated with signage, event branding, and food expenses for all attendees to make the event fully accessible to all regional high school students.
Please consider becoming a sponsor at one of the levels outlined below (specialized or in-kind donation opportunities are also available). Sponsorships include a presence in the event program and mentions in press releases and social media advertising
To become a sponsor, contact us at careerteam@tompkinscortland.edu.
- Level 4 Sponsor: $1,000
Includes a 1-page ad (8" wide x 10.5" tall) in the program - Level 3 Sponsor: $750+
Includes ¾ page ad (8" wide x 7.75" tall) in the program - Level 2 Sponsor: $500
Includes ½ page ad (8" wide x 5" tall) in the program - Level 1 Sponsor: $250
Includes ¼ page ad (4" wide x 5" tall) in the program - Honorable Mention Sponsor: $100
Includes business name listed in program
Event Partners
The event, part of the national Manufacturing Day programming, is sponsored by the College along with AM&T, Cortland Works Career Center, Cayuga-Cortland Workforce Development Board, Ithaca Area Economic Development, Tompkins County Workforce Development, Tompkins Workforce NY, and TST BOCES.