Fred Dedrick, executive director of the Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Board, will visit the University on Nov. 20 as part of Pennsylvania Health Careers Awareness Week.
The statewide event is aimed at encouraging Pennsylvanians, especially men and women 18 to 35, to consider a career in health care.
Dedrick, appointed executive director of the Workforce Investment Board in August, is visiting Penn State to meet with faculty and staff to learn about the University's health-related research, outreach, workforce education and development policy research and health education programs, including continuing education. He will meet with workforce education and development faculty members, Outreach staff members, associate deans for Outreach and others, as well as tour the nanofabrication facility at Innovation Park.
The College of Health and Human Development is participating in Pennsylvania Health Careers Awareness Week by holding an open house to showcase educational and career opportunities available in the health-care industry. Current and prospective students and community members are invited to attend the open house, which will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Nov. 19 in the Living Center, 110 Henderson Building.
For information about health-care careers and Health Careers Awareness Week, visit online at http://www.PaHealthCareers.org.