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Approximately 550 participate in Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day

Event helps children explore careers

Brenna Fennessey, a student at Park Forest Middle School, visited the Blue Band building with her mom Heather during Penn State's Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on April 25. Heather works at Penn State Outreach. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- This year's Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day event, presented by Penn State's Office of Human Resources and Educational Equity, took place Thursday, April 25. The event drew approximately 550 participants and their mentors to about 50 career sites highlighting the food industry, animals, nursing, horticulture, sciences, the weather, the arts and most everything in between.

 

Madison Bair, left and Aubrey McElrath learned how to dust evidence for fingerprints at the University Police and Public Safety building on Penn State's University Park campus on April 25. Students participating in Penn State's 'Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day' event participated in solving a fictional crime investigation. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Learning to dust evidence for fingerprints was just one part of a mock criminal investigation staged for participants at 'Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day' at Penn State's University Police and Public Safety headquarters on April 25. Employees at Penn State welcomed their children to campus for the day to participate in a variety of events at more than 40 locations. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Dillon Smith, sales associate for the State College Spikes baseball team, hosted a group of visitors to the ballpark during Penn State's 'Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day' on April 25 at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The baseball stadium is home to Penn State's varsity baseball team as well as the minor-league Spikes. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Ryan Franks examined a Penn State batting helmet in the dugout at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park during 'Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day' at Penn State on April 25. Franks attends Park Forest Middle School. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Brenna Fennessey, a student at Park Forest Middle School, visited the Blue Band building with her mom Heather during Penn State's Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on April 25. Heather works at Penn State Outreach. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Nate Black, an EHS (Environmental Health and Safety) Specialist at Penn State, discussed the equipment used by Penn State's Hazmat unit with participants in the annual 'Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day' at Penn State on April 25. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

W. Terrell Jones, vice provost for educational equity at Penn State, spoke to Penn State Take Our Daughters and Sons Day participants and their mentors during the event's luncheon.  Jones talked about obstructions that may stand in the way of a person's success in their career and education. Credit: Chris Koleno / Penn State. Creative Commons

Jessa Hockenbury and Ben Leskovansky, both participants in Penn State's Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, look over the choices of silly bands. The silly bands and Penn State basketball cups were given away to all participants at the luncheon. Jessa and Ben, who both plan to attend the Pennsylvania College of Technology next year, attended the event with Ben's father Mark Leskovansky, a University Libraries staff member. Participants in the event also were eligible for a number of door prizes donated by local merchants. Credit: Chris Koleno / Penn State. Creative Commons

Graduate student in Biological Anthropology Kevin Flaherty shares skull models with Penn State employees and their children taking part in the Bring your Daughters and Sons to Work Day 2013 event. Credit: Ann Taylor-Schmidt / Penn State. Creative Commons

Lauryn Gierchak and James Miller view a molecular model of a sweetener during a tour of Materials Characterization Lab as part of the Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day 2013 on Penn State's University Park campus. Credit: Ann Taylor-Schmidt / Penn State. Creative Commons

Madison Bair, left and Aubrey McElrath learned how to dust evidence for fingerprints at the University Police and Public Safety building on Penn State's University Park campus on April 25. Students participating in Penn State's 'Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day' event participated in solving a fictional crime investigation. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Learning to dust evidence for fingerprints was just one part of a mock criminal investigation staged for participants at 'Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day' at Penn State's University Police and Public Safety headquarters on April 25. Employees at Penn State welcomed their children to campus for the day to participate in a variety of events at more than 40 locations. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Dillon Smith, sales associate for the State College Spikes baseball team, hosted a group of visitors to the ballpark during Penn State's 'Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day' on April 25 at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The baseball stadium is home to Penn State's varsity baseball team as well as the minor-league Spikes. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Ryan Franks examined a Penn State batting helmet in the dugout at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park during 'Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day' at Penn State on April 25. Franks attends Park Forest Middle School. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Brenna Fennessey, a student at Park Forest Middle School, visited the Blue Band building with her mom Heather during Penn State's Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on April 25. Heather works at Penn State Outreach. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Nate Black, an EHS (Environmental Health and Safety) Specialist at Penn State, discussed the equipment used by Penn State's Hazmat unit with participants in the annual 'Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day' at Penn State on April 25. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

W. Terrell Jones, vice provost for educational equity at Penn State, spoke to Penn State Take Our Daughters and Sons Day participants and their mentors during the event's luncheon.  Jones talked about obstructions that may stand in the way of a person's success in their career and education. Credit: Chris Koleno / Penn State. Creative Commons

Jessa Hockenbury and Ben Leskovansky, both participants in Penn State's Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, look over the choices of silly bands. The silly bands and Penn State basketball cups were given away to all participants at the luncheon. Jessa and Ben, who both plan to attend the Pennsylvania College of Technology next year, attended the event with Ben's father Mark Leskovansky, a University Libraries staff member. Participants in the event also were eligible for a number of door prizes donated by local merchants. Credit: Chris Koleno / Penn State. Creative Commons

Graduate student in Biological Anthropology Kevin Flaherty shares skull models with Penn State employees and their children taking part in the Bring your Daughters and Sons to Work Day 2013 event. Credit: Ann Taylor-Schmidt / Penn State. Creative Commons

Lauryn Gierchak and James Miller view a molecular model of a sweetener during a tour of Materials Characterization Lab as part of the Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day 2013 on Penn State's University Park campus. Credit: Ann Taylor-Schmidt / Penn State. Creative Commons

W. Terrell Jones, vice provost for educational equity at Penn State, was the luncheon speaker. Jones spoke about obstacles that may restrict a person's success in their career and education.

The Penn State event is part of a nationwide effort to help children explore career options. For more information on Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, go to http://www.daughtersandsonstowork.org.

Last Updated April 25, 2013

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