Fall 2010 Career Day
Ninth- through 12th-graders from a number of school districts visited Pennsylvania College of Technology campuses Oct. 15 for Career Day, sponsored by Outreach for K-12 to allow exploration of a wide variety of technical careers through hands-on activities, tours of facilities, and discussions with students and faculty. Held twice a year during semester break, Career Day is a premier opportunity to showcase the college's majors and effectively spark interest among prospective enrollees in the college's scores of "degrees that work."
— Photos by Jennifer A. Cline, writer-editor; Larry D. Kauffman, digital publishing specialist;
Melissa M. Stocum, coordinator of matriculation and retention for the School of Natural Resources Management;
and Cindy D. Meixel, photo editor
Eric K. Albert, associate professor of machine tool technology and automated manufacturing, entertains guests with a session on three-dimensional printing through Rapid Prototyping.
A student from SUN Area Technical Institute gets some masonry pointers from Glenn R. Luse, instructor of building construction.
Visitors learn about computer-controlled machining from Richard K. Hendricks, instructor of machine tool technology/automated manufacturing.
Forestry instructor Jack E. Fisher emphasizes the importance of wildlife in the forestry field with the help of borrowed animal mounts from the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
Drew R. Potts, instructor of civil engineering technology, explains structural engineering to College Avenue Labs visitors.
An eager student uses the Dingo to pick up a soccer ball, then attempt to “dunk” it in a barrel.
Stephen Baker, a student with Berks Career & Technology Center, takes part in the “Computer Game Design” session, hosted by the School of Business and Computer Technologies.
Career Day guests compete in a nail-driving contest, sponsored by the School of Construction and Design Technologies.
Ryan W. Peck, lab assistant for diesel equipment technology, discussing the related job opportunities with Career day participants.
Roy H. Klinger, instructor of collision repair, demonstrates "flaming" techniques.
Justin Shelinski, lab assistant for horticulture, assists a student using computer-aided drafting software to design a landscape.
Franklin H. Reber, instructor of building construction technology, leads a tour of the School of Construction and Design Technologies.
Justin W. Beishline, instructor of diesel equipment technology, has some final words of wisdom after his session about Transport Refrigeration Operations.
