Morrisville students spotlight graduate opportunities during Career Awareness Day
NORWICH – As part of an effort to increase enrollment at the Morrisville State College Norwich campus, students at the Roger W. Follett Hall have organized the first Career Awareness Day and Open House to showcase the college and advertise employment opportunities for its students upon graduation.
Career Awareness Day, from 1 to 4 p.m. March 28, is a free event, open to the public, that is coordinated and carried out through voluntary efforts of students and the good-will donations made by local non-profit organizations. Employers in both the private and non-profit sectors will be joining student representatives during the event to feature the associate and bachelor degrees awarded by the college and the careers available after earning any particular degree.
Prior to the open house, students will also host an invite-only luncheon to give thanks to area business leaders that have allowed student internships over the years. Volunteer students will be using kitchen space provided at the Norwich Jewish Center to prepare food, which was donated by Charlie McMullen, who oversees the soup kitchen in Oxford.
Initially, the Norwich campus sought a grant from the Morrisville main campus to help fund the luncheon and open house events, but when that failed, students stepped up to the challenge of promoting their school themselves, seeking community donations and spotlighting the potential possibilities that the Norwich campus of SUNY Morrisville has to offer.
“The college struggles to build a reputation. We want to show we do have a lot to offer,” said Courtney Wiltsie, a human services major at Morrisville and volunteer coordinator for Career Awareness Day. Wiltsie, together with human service majors Jennie Reilly, Amber Wright and Michele DeCaro, along with business majors Robin Wright and Jamie Kratz, jumped at the opportunity to donate time and effort to show off their future alma mater.
“It’s not the administration that is planning this event. It’s the students and they’re doing it on their own,” said Terri Bickford, an instructor at the college who is overseeing the volunteer committee. “This campus is very unique,” Bickford added. “We’re trying to get people to realize how valuable it is in Chenango County. This may bring more of an awareness of what job opportunities are available to students.”
The event is more than a way to increase enrollment by attracting college-seeking high schoolers, explained Reilly. It’s a way to advertise the college to the entire community. Nearly 49 perscent of enrolled students are non traditional, according to Marsha Cornelius, dean at the Norwich Campus. It’s this balanced blend of traditional and non traditional students that gives the campus a distinctive edge, agreed the six volunteers.
“The age differences here brings life experience to the classroom,” Reilly added. “We don’t learn as much from text books as we do from experience.”
Career Awareness Day runs from 1 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28, at the community room of Roger W. Follett Hall on 20 Conkey Ave.
Career Awareness Day, from 1 to 4 p.m. March 28, is a free event, open to the public, that is coordinated and carried out through voluntary efforts of students and the good-will donations made by local non-profit organizations. Employers in both the private and non-profit sectors will be joining student representatives during the event to feature the associate and bachelor degrees awarded by the college and the careers available after earning any particular degree.
Prior to the open house, students will also host an invite-only luncheon to give thanks to area business leaders that have allowed student internships over the years. Volunteer students will be using kitchen space provided at the Norwich Jewish Center to prepare food, which was donated by Charlie McMullen, who oversees the soup kitchen in Oxford.
Initially, the Norwich campus sought a grant from the Morrisville main campus to help fund the luncheon and open house events, but when that failed, students stepped up to the challenge of promoting their school themselves, seeking community donations and spotlighting the potential possibilities that the Norwich campus of SUNY Morrisville has to offer.
“The college struggles to build a reputation. We want to show we do have a lot to offer,” said Courtney Wiltsie, a human services major at Morrisville and volunteer coordinator for Career Awareness Day. Wiltsie, together with human service majors Jennie Reilly, Amber Wright and Michele DeCaro, along with business majors Robin Wright and Jamie Kratz, jumped at the opportunity to donate time and effort to show off their future alma mater.
“It’s not the administration that is planning this event. It’s the students and they’re doing it on their own,” said Terri Bickford, an instructor at the college who is overseeing the volunteer committee. “This campus is very unique,” Bickford added. “We’re trying to get people to realize how valuable it is in Chenango County. This may bring more of an awareness of what job opportunities are available to students.”
The event is more than a way to increase enrollment by attracting college-seeking high schoolers, explained Reilly. It’s a way to advertise the college to the entire community. Nearly 49 perscent of enrolled students are non traditional, according to Marsha Cornelius, dean at the Norwich Campus. It’s this balanced blend of traditional and non traditional students that gives the campus a distinctive edge, agreed the six volunteers.
“The age differences here brings life experience to the classroom,” Reilly added. “We don’t learn as much from text books as we do from experience.”
Career Awareness Day runs from 1 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28, at the community room of Roger W. Follett Hall on 20 Conkey Ave.
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