Spring Break
D.U. hosts high school students
Loren McFalls
Issue date: 2/6/09 Section: News
Drexel University, along with other businesses and organizations in the Philadelphia area, participated in Shadowing Day 2009, an opportunity for ninth-graders to explore a day in the workplace, Feb. 3.
Shadowing Day allows ninth-graders from Philadelphia high schools to visit their respective workplaces for a day of career exploration. The students attend programs, tours and are mentored by faculty and staff in order to gain an understanding of a typical day in the work environment.
This is Drexel's 15th year participating in the event, and approximately 60 students spent the day on Drexel's three campuses.
WorkReady Philadelphia organizes Shadowing Day, according to its web site. It was developed by the Youth Council of the Philadelphia Workforce to coordinate efforts to prepare 14 to 21-year-olds of Philadelphia for the workforce.
The program also expands the number of opportunities for higher-quality employment experiences. WorkReady Philadelphia's mission is to enable young Philadelphians to be active and productive citizens.
"Students are put in a professional setting, learn what kind of language to use and how to dress, as well as what it is like to work in an office space with other employees," Sherri Manson, a director of Shadowing Day 2009 at Drexel's University City campus, said. "This was many of the students' first time in a professional environment as well as their first time on a college campus."
On Drexel's main campus, 15 students from University City High School were matched with approximately twelve mentors. Students were paired with subjects that best match their interests. For example, three students who were interested in the culinary arts spent the day in the Academic Bistro. Two other students spent the day with Drexel's Public Safety, where they were given a tour of the public safety facilities in the new Drexel Police Force cars. A few students spent the day with the Athletic Department and the Office of Dental Council. Some students also spent the day with James Tucker, senior vice president of Student Life and Administration Services.
Shadowing Day allows ninth-graders from Philadelphia high schools to visit their respective workplaces for a day of career exploration. The students attend programs, tours and are mentored by faculty and staff in order to gain an understanding of a typical day in the work environment.
This is Drexel's 15th year participating in the event, and approximately 60 students spent the day on Drexel's three campuses.
WorkReady Philadelphia organizes Shadowing Day, according to its web site. It was developed by the Youth Council of the Philadelphia Workforce to coordinate efforts to prepare 14 to 21-year-olds of Philadelphia for the workforce.
The program also expands the number of opportunities for higher-quality employment experiences. WorkReady Philadelphia's mission is to enable young Philadelphians to be active and productive citizens.
"Students are put in a professional setting, learn what kind of language to use and how to dress, as well as what it is like to work in an office space with other employees," Sherri Manson, a director of Shadowing Day 2009 at Drexel's University City campus, said. "This was many of the students' first time in a professional environment as well as their first time on a college campus."
On Drexel's main campus, 15 students from University City High School were matched with approximately twelve mentors. Students were paired with subjects that best match their interests. For example, three students who were interested in the culinary arts spent the day in the Academic Bistro. Two other students spent the day with Drexel's Public Safety, where they were given a tour of the public safety facilities in the new Drexel Police Force cars. A few students spent the day with the Athletic Department and the Office of Dental Council. Some students also spent the day with James Tucker, senior vice president of Student Life and Administration Services.
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