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Penn College: Where even 'child's play' is meaningful!

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Photos provided by People & Culture

After a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19, People & Culture enthusiastically welcomed back the children of faculty and staff for national “Take Your Son or Daughter to Work Day.”

Daughters and sons sharpen their coordination and concentration while engaging in fast-paced fun at the Field House.
Daughters and sons sharpen their coordination and concentration while engaging in fast-paced fun at the Field House. Adult facilitators for the life-skills exercise (clockwise from left foreground) are Brenda A. Wiegand, director of academic operations; Deb B. Wescott, manager of events and guest relations; and Alison R. Brown, assistant to the office of people and culture.

The Thursday observance began with a warm welcome by President Michael J. Reed while the children enjoyed a light breakfast. The guests also received “swag bags” and Penn College Wildcat T-shirts.

People & Culture teamed up with General Services, the School of Nursing & Health Sciences, the Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology Department, and the Office of Facilities and Events to provide hands-on activities. Children learned horticulture skills, made plastic PCT keychains, experienced nursing's virtual reality system and worked as a team through Playing With Purpose exercises. The session ended with delicious eats at the Capitol Eatery!

Instructor Mark A. Sneidman discusses sustainability's role in plastics production ...
Instructor Mark A. Sneidman discusses sustainability's role in plastics production ...
... while faculty colleague Adam C. Barilla enlightens visitors in another plastics lab.
... while faculty colleague Adam C. Barilla enlightens visitors in another plastics lab.
Young visitors take a VR spin through the hospital via a nursing simulator.
Young visitors take a VR spin through the hospital via a nursing simulator.
Listening to the "lup dup, lup dup" sound of life itself
Listening to the "lup dup, lup dup" sound of life itself
First-shift horticulturists Alyssa R. McGraw (left) and Barbie A. Myers spark a growing consensus among a new generation of gardeners.
First-shift horticulturists Alyssa R. McGraw (left) and Barbie A. Myers spark a growing consensus among a new generation of gardeners.
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