Fall 2009 Career Day
About 900 high school students and chaperones from 18 school districts far and wide visited Penn College's campuses to learn about potential careers through a full Friday of exciting hands-on activities and informative tours. The visitors represented school districts in Adams, Blair, Bradford, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Huntingdon, Lancaster, Lycoming, Monroe, Montour, Northumberland, Philadelphia, Potter and Tioga counties. The college's Outreach for K-12 Office each fall organizes Career Day for students in 10th through 12th grades; a similar event for seventh- to ninth-graders is held every spring.
— Photos by Cindy D. Meixel, photo editor;
Melissa M. Stocum, coordinator of matriculation and retention for the School of Natural Resources Management;
Richard R. Motter, instructor of building construction;
and Kimberly M. Edwards, secretary, School of Construction and Design Technologies
Teens from North Penn High School spend time in a Mac lab learning the InDesign software program.
Students from Bloomsburg High School check out Acura technology in the college’s new automotive lab.
Volunteer Andrew B. Weaver, of Wellsboro, right, enrolled in the heavy construction equipment technology: operator emphasis, assists a student in the operation of a Toro Dingo to scoop a ball and make a basket.
Prior to their tour of the Children’s Learning Center, some students from Harrisburg Career and Technical Academy gather for a group photo.
A craftsman's pride.
Surrounded by lush green foliage, greenhouse attendant Flora Eyster-Newburgh offers "Intriguing Plants: A Fascinating Tour of the Plants of the ESC Greenhouse."
John R. Bartolomucci, assistant professor of plastics technology, shares career information with students from Jersey Shore, Liberty and Northern Potter high schools.
Students from Danville High School have their fingers of the pulse of nursing careers with some hands-on exposure to “SimMan.”
Career Day visitors and their hosts interact in the School of Construction and Design Technologies' masonry lab.
Barbara J. Natell, director of the occupational therapy assistant major, shows therapy devices to students from Jersey Shore Area High School.
Justin W. Beishline, instructor of diesel equipment technology, demonstrates equipment in the day's "Diesel Truck/Trailer Refrigeration Units" session.
A brick archway frames Richard R. Motter, instructor of building construction, and his Career Day guests.
Students enjoy the opportunity to design their own fantasy landscapes using specialized computer software with the assistance of Justin Shelinski, lab assistant for horticulture.