Career Studies Program students Buddy Turnpaugh and Chloe McCoy work with a package during a job experience at DP World. Career Studies students explore careers through job shadows, practicums and field trip experiences.
Career Studies peer mentor Madison Poole, in front, snaps a selfie in a vehicle with students in the Career Studies Program and another peer mentor as they go to a job experience. Poole, who worked as a peer mentor for three semesters, said she hopes Career Studies students feel accepted and know they belong.
Jenna Frey, right, a Penn State Harrisburg student and peer mentor for the Career Studies Program, poses with Sarah Neslund, one of the Career Studies students she has mentored. Peer mentors, who are Penn State Harrisburg undergraduate and graduate students, provide academic and social support for Career Studies students - attending classes and social events with them and providing assistance when needed.
Daniel Mills, right, sits at an activity table with another Career Studies Program student during We Are Weekend in fall 2024. Mills said the Career Studies Program has helpful mentors and teachers and has helped him learn what kind of jobs he might like.
Tartil Jaigirdar, who completed the Career Studies Program in the spring of 2024, reads to a child at Inspiration Station, a child care center in Camp Hill in the fall of 2024. After completing the program, she began working at the child care center part-time and then transitioned to a full-time position.
