Morning Workshops:
9:45 to 11:15 am
Energy and Transportation
Presenter: Dr. Shawn Midlam-Mohlar, 247-8650, midlam-mohler.1@osu.edu and Mr. Frank Ohlemacher, 247-6277, ohlemacher.3@osu.edu
Location: Center for Automotive Research - Room 198, 930 Kinnear Road
Age range: 9 to 17
Maximum number: 25
There will be a 30 minute lecture on Energy conducted by Dr. Shawn followed by a 60 minute tour of the CAR facility & Student Project's Building, conducted by Frank Ohlemacher. Both lecture & tour will focus on alternative sources of energy used for transportation.
General Hospital - Behind the Scenes (repeated at 1:15) new!
Presenters: Renee Thorsvold DeCola, renee.thorsvold-decola@osumc.edu, 293-4222;
Michael Mandelkorn, michael.mandelkorn@osumc.edu, 293-7737;
Tom Schubert, thomas.schubert@osumc.edu, 293-4894
Location: 116 Atwell Hall, 453 W. 10th Avenue
Age range: 9 to 17
Maximum number: 10
Children will learn about "general hospital" concepts, such as how a patient is admitted and cared for in the hospital, and what is happening "behind the scenes". We will begin by talking to a nurse, becoming a "patient" and then move on to learn about hospital security, touring the control center and helipad. Next we will learn about the automated guided vehicles (robotic carts) that distribute and remove items throughout the hospital.
Ohio - Long Ago and Far Away (repeated at 1:15)
Presenter: Dale Gnidovec, Curator, 292-6896, gnidovec.1@osu.edu
Location: Orton Hall - Foyer, 155 South Oval Mall
Age range: 9 to 17
Maximum number: 20
470 million years ago the land we call Ohio was under the ocean and was located 20 degrees south of the equator, about where Australia is today - Ohio was like the Bahamas! Come learn about ancient Ohio, including the neat animals that lived and died to become fossils. During the tour real fossils will be passed around, including trilobites and mammoth and mastodon teeth.
Preparing for College
Presenter: Michele C. Brown, brown.1112@osu.edu
Location: Enarson Hall - Conference Room 110, 154 W. 12th Avenue
Age range: 12 to 17
Maximum number: 15
College is the gateway to higher paying jobs, interesting and exciting careers, and a higher standard of living. "Preparing for College" is for students in middle and high school to learn:
- How to make the most of high school to prepare for college
- What steps to take in searching for the 'right' college
- How the college application and admissions process works
The Self-Exploration of Today, the Career Choices of Tomorrow
Presenter: Dr. Ana C. Berrios-Allison, LPC, 688-3898, berrios.7@osu.edu
Location: Younkin Success Center - Room 150, 1640 Neil Avenue
Age range: 9 to 17
Maximum number: 20
Parents and youth will have the opportunity to experience a fun workshop where each one will have the occasion to communicate their knowledge and understanding of each others' career expectations. Youth participants will discover their career tentative goals, learn more about where they are in the career decision-making process, and what steps have they taken to implement their decisions. Parents will learn more about their daughters' career decision-making paths and gain knowledge about their current roles being played during this process. Opportunities to exchange ideas, insights, surprises, and/or agreements with related career topics will be provided. In addition, boys and girls will receive information and different resources to assist them in the planning of their education and selection of their majors, careers, or future jobs. Parents will also receive information and different resources about the career planning model as well as useful parental tips to assist their daughters in their decision-making process.
Adult sponsors are encouraged to participate in this session
Tour of Ohio Stadium (repeated at 1:15)
Presenter: Larry Romanoff, 292-7687, romanoff.1@osu.edu
Location: Ohio Stadium - Main Gate, 411 Woody Hayes Drive
Age range: 11 to 17
Maximum number: 25
Nestled snugly on the banks of the Olentangy River, stately Ohio Stadium is one of the most recognizable landmarks in all of college athletics. Built in 1922, the horseshoe-shaped structure is now in its 84th year as the home of Buckeye football. Meet at the main entrance of the stadium at 9:45 am.
Tour of the Waterman Dairy Farm (repeated at 1:15) new!
Presenter: Reagan Bluel, bluel.1@osu.edu, 633-5173
Location: Main Dairy Barn, 2433 Carmack Rd., corner of Lane and Kenny
Age range: 9 to 17
Maximum number: 30
To tour the facility and learn about how your gallon of milk is produced.
Tour of the Wexner Center for the Arts (repeated at 1:15) new!
Presenter: Morgan Routson, mroutson@wexarts.org, 292-6493
Location: Mershon Auditorium, 1871 North High Street
Age range: 9 to 17
Maximum number: 45
Experience a guided architecture tour of Wexner Center for the Arts. Tours are always lively, interactive, and fun. Learn about upcoming exhibitions, film and concert offerings.
Up, Up and Away (Experience the OSU Airport)
Presenter: Cecilia Lammers, 292-5614, clammers@osuairport.org
Location: Airport Administration Building, 2160 West Case Road
Age range: 9 to 17
Maximum number: 15
This session will start with a general airport tour and then participants will have the opportunity to actively participate in three groups: Flight School will put you in a training aircraft and show you how to use weather briefings for flight planning; Simulators will give you the opportunity to simulate flying an airplane and the Tower Visit will give you a chance to observe controllers who manage incoming and outgoing flights.
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