Welders Pique Career Interest for Daughters, Sons
Published 04.29.2016
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Forty young men and women, potential Penn College students all, participated in Thursday's 23rd annual "Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day." This year's national theme was "Sparking 'Aha!' Moments," and what better venue for cultivating a sense of working-world wonderment than the college's welding labs? Four faculty members – Jacob B. Holland, Matt W. Nolan, Michael K. Patterson and Timothy S. Turnbach – and students in the Avco Lycoming Metal Trades Center led visitors in career-focused activities through demonstrations of various welding processes. The daylong event (financially supported by the President's Office and organized with the help of David R. Cotner, dean of industrial, computing and engineering technologies) also included a campus tour with Student Ambassadors, lunch in Dauphin Hall and afternoon job-shadowing with parents and other adult mentors. Paul L. Starkey, vice president for academic affairs/provost, welcomed the group; others assisting in the day were Dining Services, Information Technology Services, and the Admissions, Professional Development, and Public Relations & Marketing offices.Photos by Tina R. Strayer, on-boarding/professional development manager