WSU Invites Parents to Bring Their Child to Work For a Day

OGDEN, Utah — Some of Weber State University’s youngest Wildcats will join their parents on campus for Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, Feb. 23 beginning at 8 a.m.

Participating employees will get to show a child, ages 8-18, the work they do every day. Various departments around campus will offer interactive activities for parents and children to complete together. Participants will have the chance to tour the Dee Events Center and meet athletes, engage in a fire simulation and extinguish fires, view a robotics demonstration from the College of Engineering, Applied Science and Technology or choose from other options.

“This program goes beyond shadowing a mother or a father,” said Cherrie Nelson, assistant vice president for Human Resources. “Having these children on a university campus plants the seed to attend college and shows them the value of education. We expose girls and boys to many different activities and careers and it’s a lot of fun.”

About 200 employees and children are expected to participate in the event. During their campus visit, children can gain a better idea of the responsibilities involved in a job or even gain inspiration for what they want to be when they grow up.

Last year, 80 employees brought a child with them to work. Andrea Jensen, director of eLearning at WSU, brought her 9-year-old daughter Audrey.

“She loves Weber State and was very excited to spend the day here,” Jensen said of her daughter. “In addition to sharing information with her about my own job, we also took some time to tour the facilities used by a colleague who teaches in the Communication Department. She learned about jobs that she never even knew existed. It was very eye-opening.”

Schedule of events:

8-9 a.m. | Breakfast, activities, check-in and prizes in the Swenson Gym

9-9:30 a.m. | Welcome address from Norm Tarbox, vice president for Administrative Services

9:30 a.m.-noon | Department activities and tours

Noon | Lunch and job shadowing with employee and child

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day is observed nationwide in April. WSU celebrates the day early since faculty and staff are typically preparing for spring commencement in April.

To register your child for Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, visit weber.edu/bringyourchildtowork.

Visit weber.edu/wsutoday for more news about Weber State University.

Author:

Rachel Badali, Office of Marketing & Communications
801-626-7295 • rachelbadali@weber.edu

 

Contact:

Julie Huss, administrative specialist for Career and Technical Education
801-395-3474 • jhuss@weber.edu

 Jennifer Evans, training and development consultant for Office of Workplace Learning in Human Resources
801-626-8534 • jevans3@weber.edu