Thursday, April 15
Exploring Careers in the Visual Arts
Artist Nancy Snyder has worked with students and adults in both school and studio settings. She has worked with many visual mediums but now concentrates on ceramics, pottery and other vessels from clay. Nancy likes the feel of the fresh clay in her hands as she prepares it to go on the potter’s wheel. She enjoys expanding her creations to include sets of dishes, ornaments, and even mixing glass with her creations. Nancy’s visual arts hobby has evolved into a career. She will explain how her training prepared her for the creative aspects but she has had to learn the business and financial end of her endeavors. Students will enjoy seeing some of her work and hear the processes she goes through to present her work for sale.
Monday, April 19
Exploring Careers in the Theater Arts
Shawn Storms grew up in and around the theater. She attended and graduated from the high school for the performing arts and is beginning her final semester of theater arts at Wright State University. Her credits include acting, singing, dancing, choreography, and some directing on a local and regional level and she is currently preparing for an audition in New York City. After graduation, Shawn plans to continue her studies in graduate school and study directing. Her ultimate goal is to own a theater company. Shawn is not too much different in age from the current middle and high school students but knows well how difficult it is to find parts and pursue dreams of performing on Broadway. She will be candid but encouraging with the students because she realizes how important it is to be honest and realistic with aspiring actors.
Thursday, April 22
Exploring Careers in Athletic Training and Sports Medicine
Join with a practicing athletic trainer as he shares the education and training necessary to enter the fields of Sports Medicine and Athletic Training. He will also discuss the potential for job growth and benefits in these fields. We will also hear his real-life experiences in working with athletes. Students from participating middle schools and high schools will have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss issues with this professional practitioner.
Friday, April 23
Exploring Careers in Medicine
A headache; broken bone; the flu; severe congestion; a new patient; the grandchild of a patient you treated more than twenty years ago – all in a day’s work for the physician who practices family medicine. Dr. Mary Lou Zwiesler has treated a couple of generations of patients and looks forward to the challenges of each new day. Sometime the treatment is not physical but consoling a patient after sharing bad news with a family member. No two days are alike in family medicine and that is the challenge for Dr. Zwiesler. She actually started medical school later in life after her two children were well along in school. Dr. Zwiesler shares a unique insight as to never giving up on your dreams even if you start pursuing them later than normal. She will also give her perceptions on the many support people (nurses, bookkeepers, receptionists, and etc.) who help to run a successful practice.
Thursday, April 29
Exploring Careers in Pharmacy
Prepare to be engaged by a doctor of pharmacology and a pharmacy tech. They will share with you the education and training necessary to enter the world of pharmacology, as well as some of the fascinating stories and cases they seen through their various positions. They will also discuss job requirements, benefits, and the different avenues available to a pharmacist and a pharmacy assistant. Students from participating middle schools and high schools will have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss issues with these professionals.
Bob Stricker
bob@soita.org
150 East Sixth Street
Franklin, OH 45005
United States
Phone: (937) 746-6333 ext. 120
Fax: (937) 746-1029
$75
