The Next Step
Program
Gian Pagnucci, Ph.D.
(724) 357-4788 or pagnucci@iup.edu
Edel Reilly
(724) 349-6326 or edelreilly@adelphia.net
Gayle Swaab (gfabswab@hotmail.com)
Tara Warman (skkj@iup.edu)
724-357-4788 (English Department Office—Ask
secretary to get message to Dr. Pagnucci)
Main Classroom - Davis Hall, Room 403
Computer Lab – Leonard Hall, Room 117
Cafeteria - Foster Dining Hall
Swimming Pool – Memorial Field House
College Life: Academics and Athletics
Monday, July 29—Orientation &
Research on College Majors & Careers
Time |
Location |
Activity |
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9:00-10:00 a.m. |
bus |
leave home school for IUP |
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10:00-10:15 a.m. |
403 Davis |
Next Step Program Overview * Gian—Program goals * Handout materials |
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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 |
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 |
|
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 |
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Time
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Location
|
Activity
|
|
|
9:00-10:00 a.m. |
bus |
Purchase Line students picked up at Purchase
Line school |
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|
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 |
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|
5:30-7:00 p.m. |
PNC Park |
all you can eat cook out |
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|
7:05~10:00 p.m. |
PNC Park |
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Colorado Rockies |
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|
10:00-midnight |
bus |
return from Pittsburgh to Derry |
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|
midnight-1:00 a.m. |
bus |
return from Derry to Purchase Line |
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