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Career Day
Activities List

Note: Pre-registration required

Review the sessions available for Career Day to get an idea of what your student groups will want to attend.

All student groups must be pre-registered using the web-based registration system.

The activities are organized by building or Satellite Campus.

Activities List for May 20, 2013
	Klump Academic Center ( ACC )
ACC 219 Demonstration / Lecture 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM	Sensation and Perception Introductory session of the area of psychology known as sensation and perception. A basic overview of the 5 main senses will be given, with fun activities including various visual illusions, as well as how our senses of smell and taste work together. Please note that this is a repeat of previous years. Sessions are limited to 40 participants. Session Leader: Jillian Haines Clusters: Communication / Human Services
ACC 414 Hands On 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM	The Art of Design Do you like to invent things? Are you creative? Turn the marvelous thoughts bouncing around in your head into real products. We will draw sketches and see computer drawings to understand how concepts get turned into inventions! Sessions are limited to 14 participants. Session Leader: Thomas Ask Clusters: Construction / Manufacturing and Engineering / Natural Gas / Nontraditional - Female / Nontraditional - Male
ACC 5 Hands On 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM	Hands-on Paramedic Expect the unexpected! An opportunity to see if you have what it takes to save a life. Put that tube down a patient's airway, pace a heart that is going too slow, immobilize a patient with a spinal injury, and more... Sessions are limited to 30 participants. Session Leader: Andrew Mattocks Clusters: Health / Natural Gas / Nontraditional - Female / Public and Private Service/Law
	Parkes Automotive Technology Center ( ATC )
ATC ATC133 Demonstration / Lecture 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM	Honda – The Power of Dreams Dreaming about a career in the automotive industry? Have some questions? Honda has some answers. Our discussion will include todays computer technology in Honda vehicles, a Hands-on demonstration of diagnostic test equipment on Honda vehicle control systems. Also, there will be demonstration and discussion of Hybrid and Hydrogen technology, and finally a look at career possibilities with Honda and the automotive industry. Sessions are limited to 20 participants. Session Leader: Joseph Tavani Clusters: Nontraditional - Female / Transportation and Automotive
	Breuder Advanced Technology & Health Sciences Center ( ATHS )
ATHS E 140 Demonstration / Lecture 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM Overtime / Double session	Careers in the Oil & Natural Gas (Shale) Industry This session will explain the many career options available in the Oil & Natural Gas Shale Industry from a Geologist point-of-view. Also we will have available many rock and fossil exhibits native to Pennsylvania for examination by students to Petroleum Engineer and a directional drilling game will be available for demonstration of the process of drilling a horizontal shale well. Field/Technical careers will be discussed with short term training options as well. This activity takes 2 sessions. Sessions are limited to 35 participants. Session Leader: Michael Forgione Clusters: Construction / Natural Gas / Natural Resources / Nontraditional - Female
ATHS E126 Earth Science Center 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM	Plastics - A Hands-on Approach to Life-long Career Opportunities Plastics? It's a fast growing and well-paid career and the jobs are global. See how a few different plastic materials and products are made. You might even make your own - from a purple, oozy polymer slime to nylon. Bioderived and very high strength advanced carbon and Kevlar fiber composites - we're into these too. So what's your interest- materials, processes, design? Stop by,see,and imagine what a four year degree in Plastics and Polymers Engineering Technology can do for you. Sessions are limited to 24 participants. Session Leader: John Bartolomucci Clusters: Manufacturing and Engineering / Nontraditional - Female
ATHS E256 Demonstration / Lecture 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM	Careers in Accounting Come see a presentation on accounting careers and opportunities using Power Point, YouTube, and class discussion. Sessions are limited to 25 participants. Session Leader: Jo-Ann Pacenta Clusters: Business and Sales / Communication / Computers / Natural Gas / Nontraditional - Female
ATHS E258 Hands On 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM Overtime / Double session	Writing Computer Games Using Game Maker Build simple computer games using Kodu. Learn how to build rooms, create objects, create events to complete and implement a design. Building simple games is a great way to learn how to be creative, learn computer programming, and practicing your mathematical and logical skills. Students are welcome to bring their Xbox controller with a USB connection. This activity takes 2 sessions. Sessions are limited to 20 participants. Session Leader: Golshan Bahram Clusters: Business and Sales / Computers / Natural Gas / Nontraditional - Female
ATHS E264 Hands On 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM Overtime / Double session	Scratch Programming Scratch is a new programming language that makes it easy to create interactive stories, games, and animations – and share your creations with others on the web. This session takes 2 time slots. Sessions are limited to 15 participants. Session Leader: Denise Leete Clusters: Business and Sales / Communication / Computers / Nontraditional - Female
ATHS W204 Demonstration / Lecture 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM	Admission into Health Science Programs Come and hear about the exciting programs offered within the School of Health Sciences. Information will also be presented on ways to better your chances for admission into one of eight competitive majors. Ample time will be available to ask questions following this informative presentation. Sessions are limited to 30 participants. Session Leader: Nathan Smyth Clusters: Health / Natural Gas / Nontraditional - Female / Nontraditional - Male
ATHS W205 Demonstration / Lecture 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM	Cardiovascular Technology (CVT) Overview Come and find out about the affiliation between Geisinger Medical Center and Penn College. Go three years to Penn College and finish your fourth year at the Geisinger Medical Center School of Cardiovascular Technology. When you are all finished you will have a BS in Applied Health Science and also a diploma from the CVT School, and be able to begin working right away as a Cardiovascular Technologist assisting the doctors in doing cardiac catheterizations. Sessions are limited to 30 participants. Session Leader: Stephanie Ranck Clusters: Health / Nontraditional - Male
ATHS W207 Hands On 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM	Simulation in Nursing This hands-on workshop offers students the ability to become familiar with nursing simulation equipment, learn basic nursing skills (including taking a patient’s vital signs, and proper hand washing) and hear about the exciting opportunities in the nursing profession. Sessions are limited to 30 participants. Session Leader: Jessica Bower Clusters: Health / Nontraditional - Male
ATHS W210 Hands On 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM	Occupational Therapy Assistant: Skills for the Job of Living Students will have hands-on experience exploring treatment activities commonly used in occupational therapy practice. Students will participate in activities to develop fine motor skills and balance in pediatric clients and adaptive strategies for activities of daily living for individuals with physical disability. Sessions are limited to 20 participants. Session Leader: Barbara Natell Clusters: Health / Nontraditional - Male
ATHS W222 Hands On 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM	Dental Hygiene: A Career For You? Come and visit the dental clinic and learn about the dental hygienists' role in patient education. We will use a computer-based education program to observe some of the ways this is accomplished. Participants will have the opportunity to perform hands-on skills to determine the plaque levels on fellow classmates. Sessions are limited to 16 participants. Session Leader: Rhonda Seebold Clusters: Health / Nontraditional - Male
ATHS W232 Hands On 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM	Radiography: What Is It? Students will identify various human skeletal bones and then will be given the opportunity to see how x-rays are used to produce an image (Radiograph). The students will be shown how x-rays work, expose a phantom body part and then develop the film in the darkroom. Each student will be given a radiograph of a phantom body part to take home with them. Sessions are limited to 20 participants. Session Leader: Regis Kohler Clusters: Health / Nontraditional - Male
ATHS W236 Hands On 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM	Introduction to Surgical Technology Experience mock operating room demonstrations using real surgical equipment and instruments. Hands-on demonstrations include: appendectomy, tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, and use of a variety of suturing equipment. Sessions are limited to 20 participants. Session Leader: Barbara Bennett Clusters: Health / Nontraditional - Male
	Lumley Aviation Center ( AVC )
AVC A-210 Demonstration / Lecture 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM	727 Systems Operation Demonstartion Operating various systems on a Boeing 727 aircraft. The airplane was recently donated to the Pennsylvania College of Technology from Federal Express. Sessions are limited to 25 participants. Session Leader: Walter Gower Clusters: Natural Gas / Nontraditional - Female / Transportation and Automotive
	Carl Building Technologies Center ( BTC )
BTC 110W Hands On 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM Overtime / Double session	Mix and pour concrete for colored stepping stones Have some fun creating concrete stepping stones, and learn about career opportunities related to concrete construction in the process! Students will weigh and mix concrete adding color to make concrete stepping stones. Sessions are limited to 15 participants. Session Leader: Franklin Reber Clusters: Construction / Nontraditional - Female
BTC 115 Hands On 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM	A day in the life of an HVAC/Plumbing Technician Participants will have the opportunity to explore some of the equipment used in the HVAC industry. They will also get some "hands on" experience by using some of the tools of the trade. Sessions are limited to 20 participants. Session Leader: Ken Welker Clusters: Construction / Natural Gas / Nontraditional - Female
BTC 135 Hands On 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM	Layout a House Use of basic math, measuring tapes, and builders' transits to layout the corners of a house. Sessions are limited to 15 participants. Session Leader: Harry hintz, Clusters: Construction / Natural Gas / Nontraditional - Female
BTC Lab 140Z Hands On 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM	Building with Wood A look at wood as a building material. Students will participate in a number of activities to learn about the characteristics of wood and why it is a versatile material. They will learn how wood is efficiently used today in the building industry to better protect our environment and our natural resources. Sessions are limited to 15 participants. Session Leader: Peter Kruppenbacher Clusters: Construction / Natural Gas / Nontraditional - Female
	Business and Workforce Development Building ( BWD )
BWD 147 Hands On 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM	Creating Android Apps Ever wonder how Android Apps are created? The software is free and user-friendly once you give it a try. A basic Android App will be created in this session. The App will be loaded and tested on an Android Virtual Device. Bring your Android smart phone or Android tablet if you have one and you'll be able to take your App with you!" Sessions are limited to 20 participants. Session Leader: Jeffrey Rankinen Clusters: Computers / Manufacturing and Engineering / Nontraditional - Female
BWD 154 Hands On 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM	Everyone loves blinking lights! We will quickly discuss careers and salaries in Electronics. The session will include designing a multivibrator circuit. Participants will determine and install the component that will cause their lights to blink at the slowest rate. They may take these devices home with them. Sessions are limited to 10 participants. Session Leader: Scott Neuhard Clusters: Computers / Manufacturing and Engineering / Natural Gas / Nontraditional - Female
	College Avenue Labs ( CAL )
CAL 140 Demonstration / Lecture 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM	Careers in Manufacturing See CNC machine tools, Industrial robots, Hydraulics/Pneumatics and a variety of software used in modern manufacturing. Sessions are limited to 40 participants. Session Leader: John Good Clusters: Manufacturing and Engineering / Natural Gas / Nontraditional - Female
CAL 166 Demonstration / Lecture 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM	Collision Repair and Restoration Tour Are you intersted in Collision Repair? Join this interesting tour and demonstration that includes collision repair, restoration and autographics. Sessions are limited to 20 participants. Session Leader: Michael Bierly Clusters: Nontraditional - Female / Transportation and Automotive
CAL 195 Hands On 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM	CADtastic Design!!! The profession of Computer Aided Design can be fantastic... or perhaps we should call it CADtastic!!! Students in this workshop will design a part using CAD software and learn how rapid prototyping equipment can replicate a physical model of their design. Sessions are limited to 20 participants. Session Leader: Katherine Walker Clusters: Computers / Construction / Manufacturing and Engineering / Natural Gas / Nontraditional - Female
	Bush Campus Center ( CC )
CC Penns Inn Demonstration / Lecture 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM	You think Social Media and Computers Are All Fun and Games? Computers can be valuable for educational purposes, research, and staying connected with your friends. Buzz words like Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc. are no longer buzz words but have become part of our culture. With the excitement and enjoyment these websites bring to our lives, sometimes it’s hard to remember how dangerous the web can be when not navigated with caution. Come learn how to navigate the cyber world safely and effectively and some practices to avoid online. Sessions are limited to 125 participants. Session Leader: Dan Bennett Clusters: Business and Sales / Communication / Computers / Construction / Health / Hospitality / Human Services / Manufacturing and Engineering / Natural Gas / Natural Resources / Nontraditional - Female / Nontraditional - Male / Public and Private Service/Law / Transportation and Automotive
	Construction Masonry Building ( CMB )
CMB 102Z Hands On 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM	Adhering Cultured Stone Participants will get their hands dirty adhering cultured stone on masonry walls. Then they will grout their work to give it a finished appearance. Sessions are limited to 15 participants. Session Leader: Robert Gresko Clusters: Construction / Natural Gas / Nontraditional - Female
	Earth Science Center ( ESC )
ESC 110 Earth Science Center 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM	Computer-aided Landscape Designing This fun class provides an introduction to ProLandscape, a computer software tool used in the Landscaping Industry. ProLandscape is very easy to learn and even easier to use- watch your landscape designs come to life before your eyes! Sessions are limited to 23 participants. Session Leader: Carl Bower Clusters: Computers / Natural Gas / Natural Resources / Nontraditional - Female
ESC 128 Hands On 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM	Landscape Construction Learn basic techniques used to build landscape features, Including the construction of patios, walks, retaining walls. Sessions are limited to 15 participants. Session Leader: Justin Shelinski Clusters: Construction / Natural Resources / Nontraditional - Female
ESC 168 Earth Science Center 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM	Basketball Grab Each participant will have the opportunity to learn about the New Holland Excavator. Participants will learn safety practices and controls. Participants will then have the opportunity to go one-on-one with the machine and pick up basketballs from construction cones and slam dunking in a trash can. Sessions are limited to 20 participants. Session Leader: Seth Welshans Clusters: Natural Gas / Natural Resources / Nontraditional - Female
	Electrical Technologies Center ( ETC )
ETC 107 Demonstration / Lecture 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM	Careers in Electricity Visually enhanced lecture on career possibilities in the electrical field and a tour of Electrical Labs Sessions are limited to 20 participants. Session Leader: Keith Stefanowicz Clusters: Construction / Natural Gas / Nontraditional - Female
	Bardo Gymnasium ( GYM )
GYM 101 Hands On 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM	Health and Fitness Assessments This hands-on workshop will allow students to experience a fitness training session and learn how fitness professionals conduct assessments to obtain a person's fitness level. Students must wear sneakers and comfortable clothing for personal safety. Sessions are limited to 20 participants. Session Leader: Erin McMurray Clusters: Business and Sales / Health / Nontraditional - Male
	Hager Lifelong Education Center ( LEC )
LEC B129 Hands On 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM	Skills of the Chocolatier This hands-on session will explore the world of chocolate! Chef Charles will cover how chocolate is made and then handled in a professional kitchen. Students will then prepare a small chocolate sculpture utilizing some of the skills of the professional chocolatier. Career opportunities in Baking and Pastry Arts, Culinary Arts, and Hospitality Management will be discussed. Sessions are limited to 16 participants. Session Leader: Charles Niedermyer Clusters: Hospitality / Nontraditional - Male
LEC B2054 Tour 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM	Hospitality Presentation and KitchenTours The school will give a presentation on hospitality careers and how the school prepares students to become chefs, bakers, pastry chefs, and restaurant managers. After the presentation, take a tour of the School's culinary labs, baking and pastry labs, and the student run restaurant, Le Jeune Chef. Sessions are limited to 48 participants. Session Leader: Frederick Becker Clusters: Business and Sales / Hospitality / Nontraditional - Female / Nontraditional - Male
LEC Keystone Dining Room Lunch 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM	Lunch C (Brown Bag) Lunch period for groups bringing their own lunches Sessions are limited to 400 participants. Session Leader: Lunch
LEC Keystone Dining Room Lunch 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM	Lunch A (Lunch / Free Time) Lunch and then free time Sessions are limited to 400 participants. Session Leader: Lunch
LEC Keystone Dining Room Lunch 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM	Lunch B (Free Time / Lunch) Free time and then lunch Sessions are limited to 400 participants. Session Leader: Lunch
	Madigan Library ( LIB )
LIB 102 Hands On 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM	PCT has Pretty Cool (Research) Tools! ...and you can use them at the college library. You can chart a direct course to your chosen career by learning about the library's information sources and the research skills that help you navigate them. Sessions are limited to 25 participants. Session Leader: Rhonda Fisher Clusters: Business and Sales / Communication / Computers / Construction / Health / Hospitality / Human Services / Manufacturing and Engineering / Natural Gas / Natural Resources / Nontraditional - Female / Nontraditional - Male / Public and Private Service/Law / Transportation and Automotive
LIB 200 Hands On 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM	Keeping up with Technology Learn the many ways you can get free online training to improve your skills working with technology! Sessions are limited to 25 participants. Session Leader: Lisa Bock Clusters: Business and Sales / Communication / Computers / Natural Gas / Nontraditional - Female
	Machining Technologies Center ( MAC )
MAC EDM lab Demonstration / Lecture 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM	Hot Sparks, Cool Parts The programming and cutting of precision metal parts will be demonstrated on electrical discharge machines (EDMs). Various handouts and the making of pet tags included. Exciting careers in this field will be highlighted. Sessions are limited to 27 participants. Session Leader: John Livingstone Clusters: Computers / Manufacturing and Engineering / Natural Gas / Nontraditional - Female
	Avco-Lycoming Metal Trades Center ( MTC )
MTC A105 Tour 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM	HOT Career Opportunities in Welding What do Battleships, Natural Gas Pipelines, Custom Motorcycles and a common school desk have in common? Welding! Hear about and see examples of some of these and other HOT Career Opportunities in today's Welding profession. Sessions are limited to 20 participants. Session Leader: James Tanner Clusters: Construction / Manufacturing and Engineering / Natural Gas / Natural Resources / Nontraditional - Female / Transportation and Automotive

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