The Next Step Program

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

 

2002 Summer IUP Week Agenda

 

 

Next Step Director

Gian Pagnucci, Ph.D.

(724) 357-4788 or pagnucci@iup.edu

 

Next Step Assistant Director

Edel Reilly

(724) 349-6326 or edelreilly@adelphia.net

 

Next Step Instructor

Gayle Swaab (gfabswab@hotmail.com)

 

Next Step Assistant

Tara Warman (skkj@iup.edu)

 

Emergency Phone Number

724-357-4788 (English Department Office—Ask secretary to get message to Dr. Pagnucci)

 
Program Facilities

Main Classroom - Davis Hall, Room 403

Computer Lab – Leonard Hall, Room 117

Cafeteria - Foster Dining Hall

Swimming Pool – Memorial Field House

 

Program Theme

College Life: Academics and Athletics

 

Daily Agenda

Monday, July 29—Orientation & Research on College Majors & Careers

 

Time

Location

Activity

9:00-10:00 a.m.

bus

leave home school for IUP

10:00-10:15 a.m.

403 Davis

Next Step Program Overview

* Gian—Program goals

* Handout materials

 

10:30-12:00 noon

117 Leonard

Career Exploration

* Personal writing about career expectations

Online Career Research

* Review department websites

* Collect information about careers and majors

 

12:00-12:45

Foster Dining Hall

Lunch

 

1:00-2:45 p.m.

117 Leonard

Writing

* Read articles about college life

* Interview questions for college student

 

Practice interviewing

3:00-4:00 p.m.

bus

return by bus to home school

 

Tuesday, July 30—Campus Tours & Student Interviews

 

Time

Location

Activity

 

9:00-10:00 a.m.

bus

leave home school for IUP

10:15-12:15 p.m.

Various classrooms

Meet IUP students and tour the campus with them

 

12:15-1:00 p.m.

Foster Dining Hall

Lunch and informal discussion with IUP student

 

1:00-2:00 p.m.

403 Davis

All students break into assigned groups

* Next Step students interview IUP students about chosen major and college life

 

2:00-3:00 p.m.

117 Leonard

Writing

* Personal writing about tours

* Group writing of interview results

 

3:00-4:00 p.m.

bus

return by bus to home school

 

 

Wednesday, July 31st—Athletics Day

 

Time

Location

Activity

 

9:00-10:00 a.m.

bus

leave home school for IUP

10:00-11:30 a.m.

117 Leonard

Finish work on interviews with group

 

Work on putting book together

 

11:30-1:00 p.m.

 

Oak Grove

Picnic lunch—hamburgers and sausages

 

1:00-2:00 p.m.

403 Davis

Meet people from the Athletics Department

 

2:00-3:00 p.m.

Zink

Swimming

 

3:00-4:00 p.m.

bus

return by bus to home school

 

 

Thursday, August 1st-Trip to Pittsburgh

 

Time

Location

Activity

 

9:00-10:00 a.m.

bus

Purchase Line students picked up at Purchase Line school

10:00-10:30 a.m.

bus

Derry students picked up at Derry school

 

10:30-noon

bus

travel to Pittsburgh Zoo

 

noon-12:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh Zoo

lunch

 

12:30-4:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh Zoo

tour Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium

 

4:30-5:30 p.m.

bus

travel to PNC Park

 

5:30-7:00 p.m.

PNC Park

all you can eat cook out

 

7:05~10:00 p.m.

PNC Park

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Colorado Rockies

 

10:00-midnight

bus

return from Pittsburgh to Derry

 

midnight-1:00 a.m.

bus

return from Derry to Purchase Line