Students above are shown participating in a ROPES training activity.

The 2007 Magic City Campus Themed Career Fair focused on career opportunities within all of the 16 Career Clusters. This was a volunteer activity for seniors that took place between 8:45 AM and 10:30 AM while the juniors took the state test on October 25th, 26th, 30th, and 31st, 2007. Each day of the career fair, seniors had a choice between three activities listed on their program. Students who participated all four days earned a coupon to exempt them from taking one final exam at the end of the second semester. As proof of attendance, students received a card at the door for each activity. Students printed their name on the card and had it stamped and collected at the door at the end of each session. Click on the link below for more information about the choices and speakers for each event: Themed Career Fair - October 25 Themed Career Fair - October 26 Themed Career Fair - October 30 Trades Fair - October 31 Government & Public Administration - October 25 & 26 ROPES Training in the Gym - October 30 & 31 Tour of Minot State University - October 25 & 30 Mini Breakout Sessions - October 26 & 31

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Through this themed career fair activity, students learned about high wage, high skill career opportunities in Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security; Education & Training; Health Science; and Human Services. Presenters shared information about employability skills, education required, college programs, on the job training, starting wages and benefits.

Dr. Robert Crackel from Minot State University Chemistry Department is shown above presenting information about Forensic Science.

Melissa Spelchen from Minot State University Criminal Justice program is shown above talking to students about career opportunities in Criminal Justice during the Themed Career Fair on October 25th, 2007.

List of Presenters

Presenter's Name	Occupation	Business	Career Presented
Dr. Robert Crackel	College Instructor	Minot State University	Forensic Science
Melissa Spelchen	College Instructor	Minot State University	Criminal Justice Careers
Clarine Sandstrom	College Instructor	Minot State University	Education/Teaching/Administrator
Steve Schoneberg	Family Practice Physician	St. Alexius Medical Clinic	Physician
Monica Peterson	Human Resources	Trinity Health	Health & Human Service Careers

Evaluation of this Activity by Students

Each of the Themed Career Days were evaluated by students on a scale from 1 to 10 with 1 = poor and 10 = excellent. There were 181 total evaluations turned in for this activity. 4   students rated this activity as a 1 2   students rated this activity as a 2 19   students rated this activity as a 3 26   students rated this activity as a 4 30   students rated this activity as a 5 20   students rated this activity as a 6 31   students rated this activity as a 7 29   students rated this activity as a 8 12   students rated this activity as a 9 8   students rated this activity as a 10

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Through this themed career fair activity, students learned about high wage, high skill career opportunities in Finance; Hospitality & Tourism; Business, Management & Administration; and Marketing,Sales & Service. Presenters shared information about employability skills, education required, college programs, on the job training, starting wages and benefits.

Brent J. Mattson, President of Bremer Bank, is shown above presenting information about career opportunities in Banking and Finance.

Gay Olander and Dave Bussard are shown above presenting information about career opportunities at WAL-MART.

List of Presenters

Presenter's Name	Occupation	Business	Career Presented
Brent J. Mattson	President	Bremer Bank	Banking & Finance
Craig Giroux	General Manager	Applebees	Restaurant Careers
Dave Bussard	General Manager	WAL-MART	Careers at WAL-MART
Gay Olander	Employee	WAL-MART	Careers at WAL-MART
Stacy Merkel	Employee	ING Reliastar	Careers in Insurance
Lowell Bueligen	General Manager	Staples	Careers at Staples
Stephanie Schoenrock	Employee	Kranzler Kingsley	Marketing & Advertising

Evaluation of this Activity by Students

Each of the Themed Career Days were evaluated by students on a scale from 1 to 10 with 1 = poor and 10 = excellent. There were 162 total evaluations turned in for this activity. 1   students rated this activity as a 1 7   students rated this activity as a 2 9   students rated this activity as a 3 15   students rated this activity as a 4 37   students rated this activity as a 5 34   students rated this activity as a 6 20   students rated this activity as a 7 21   students rated this activity as a 8 10   students rated this activity as a 9 8   students rated this activity as a 10

 

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Through this themed career fair activity, students learned about high wage, high skill career opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics; Information Technology; and Arts, A/V Technology & Communications. Presenters shared information about employability skills, education required, college programs, on the job training, starting wages and benefits.

Dr. Kristi Jean is shown above presenting information about the Nanoscience Technician program at NDSCS.

Bill Harbort, Minot State University Art Department is shown presenting information about career opportunities in Art and Graphic Design.

Kevin R. Neuharth,Minot State University Communications Arts Department, is shown talking about career opportunities in Theatre Arts.

List of Presenters

Presenter's Name	Occupation	Business	Career Presented
Dr. Kristi Jean	Instructor	North Dakota State College of Science	Nanoscience Technician
Melissa Korslien	Receptionist/Office Administrator	Info Tech	Career Opportunities in Information Technology
Heidi Dammen	Software Developer	Info Tech	Career Opportunities in Information Technology
Roger Kluck	Engineer	Ward County Highway Dept.	Careers in Engineering
Bill Harbort	Art Instructor	Minot State University	Art & Graphic Design
Kevin R. Neuharth	Instructor	Minot State University	Theatre & Communication Arts
Nick Dreyer	Station Mananger	KMOT Channel 10	Broadcast Journalism

Evaluation of this Activity by Students

Each of the Themed Career Days were evaluated by students on a scale from 1 to 10 with 1 = poor and 10 = excellent. There were 80 total evaluations turned in for this activity. 5   students rated this activity as a 1 1   students rated this activity as a 2 5   students rated this activity as a 3 10   students rated this activity as a 4 13   students rated this activity as a 5 6   students rated this activity as a 6 14   students rated this activity as a 7 11   students rated this activity as a 8 12   students rated this activity as a 9 3   students rated this activity as a 10

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Through this themed career fair activity, students learned about high wage, high skill career opportunities in Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources; Architecture & Construction; Manufacturing; and Transportation, Distribution& Logistics. Presenters shared information about employability skills, education required, college programs, on the job training, starting wages and benefits.

Students shown above are visiting with business representatives at the Trades Fair.

Students shown above are visiting with business representatives at the Trades Fair.

List of Companies Represented

Evaluation of this Activity by Students

Each of the Themed Career Days were evaluated by students on a scale from 1 to 10 with 1 = poor and 10 = excellent. There were 61 total evaluations turned in for this activity. 1   students rated this activity as a 1 0   students rated this activity as a 2 1   students rated this activity as a 3 4   students rated this activity as a 4 8   students rated this activity as a 5 11   students rated this activity as a 6 10   students rated this activity as a 7 13   students rated this activity as a 8 4   students rated this activity as a 9 9   students rated this activity as a 10

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Through this session, students learned about career opportunities working in civil service jobs for city or state government and how to apply, opportunities in the military, and the advantages of taking the ASVAB test while in high school. Recruiters from each branch of the military shared information about their mission as well as benefits to joining their branch.

Marjorie A. Mathers, Sioux Falls MEPS, is shown presenting information about the advantages to taking the ASVAB.

Jan Kolding, Human Resource Management Services, Bismarck is shown above describing the process to apply for a Civil Service Job.

Glen Earl, AWI (AW/NAC), U.S. Navy Recruiting Office is shown above presenting information about careers in the Navy.

List of Presenters

Presenter's Name	Occupation	Business	Career Presented
Jan Kolding	Human Resource Officer	Human Resource Management Services, Bismarck	Civil Service Jobs working for City or State Government
Marjorie A. Mathers	Education Service Specialist	Sioux Falls MEPS	Advantages to taking the ASVAB
Dean K.Klebe, EM(SS)	Recruiter	U.S. Navy Recruiting Office	U.S. Navy
Glen Earl, AWI (AW/NAC)	Recruiter	U.S. Navy Recruiting Office	U.S. Navy
SSG Chance Schaffner	Recruiter	North Dakota National Guard	Army National Guard
SGT Royal Hosfield	Recruiter	North Dakota National Guard	Army National Guard
Staff SGT Don Waugh	Missle Maintenance Team Chief	United States Air Force	U.S. Air Force
David M. Kirscht, Gunnery Sergeant	Recruiter	Marine Corps Recruiting Station	U.S. Marine Corps

Evaluation of this Activity by Students

Each of the Themed Career Days were evaluated by students on a scale from 1 to 10 with 1 = poor and 10 = excellent. There were only 6 total evaluations turned in for this activity since it was accidentally omitted from the evaluation form. 0   students rated this activity as a 1 0   students rated this activity as a 2 0   students rated this activity as a 3 0   students rated this activity as a 4 0   students rated this activity as a 5 1   students rated this activity as a 6 1   students rated this activity as a 7 2   students rated this activity as a 8 1   students rated this activity as a 9 1   students rated this activity as a 10

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ROPES Training is a great way to build teamwork skills which can be very beneficial to students who play sports. This was a fun activity hosted by the National Guard.

Students shown above are learning all about ROPES.

Students shown above are learning all about ROPES.

Students shown above are learning all about ROPES.

List of Presenters

Presenter's Name	Business
Royal Hosfield	North Dakota National Guard
Kayce Krueger	North Dakota National Guard
Chance Schaffner	North Dakota National Guard

Evaluation of this Activity by Students

Each of the Themed Career Days were evaluated by students on a scale from 1 to 10 with 1 = poor and 10 = excellent. There were 87 total evaluations turned in for the ROPES Training Activity. 0   students rated this activity as a 1 0   students rated this activity as a 2 1   students rated this activity as a 3 3   students rated this activity as a 4 5   students rated this activity as a 5 4   students rated this activity as a 6 6   students rated this activity as a 7 11   students rated this activity as a 8 15   students rated this activity as a 9 42   students rated this activity as a 10

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This career fair option was a chance for students to have a campus tour of Minot State University.

Students shown above are waiting to board the buses to Minot State University.

List of Tour Guides

Presenter's Name	Occupation	Employed By
Danielle Lacquement	MSU Enrollment Services	Minot State University
Vanessa Anderson	MSU Enrollment Services	Minot State University
Karah Heidbreder	MSU Enrollment Services	Minot State University
Collette Regan	MSU Enrollment Services	Minot State University
Jason Trainer	MSU Enrollment Services	Minot State University
Rebecca Porter	MSU Enrollment Services	Minot State University

Evaluation of this Activity by Students

Each of the Themed Career Days were evaluated by students on a scale from 1 to 10 with 1 = poor and 10 = excellent. There were 177 total evaluations turned in for this activity. 1   students rated this activity as a 1 0   students rated this activity as a 2 1   students rated this activity as a 3 4   students rated this activity as a 4 8   students rated this activity as a 5 11   students rated this activity as a 6 30   students rated this activity as a 7 39   students rated this activity as a 8 37   students rated this activity as a 9 46   students rated this activity as a 10

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Students had four options for the Mini Breakout Sessions as listed below: FAFSA - Sponsored by Minot State University. Build a College Schedule Online - Sponsored by Minot State University. Apply for College Online - Sponsored by Minot State University. I Am Not Going to College, Now What? - sponsored by the Minot Area Human Resource Association.

Students above are learning about how to build their college schedule online at Minot State University.

Students above are learning about the process of completing the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).

List of Presenters

Presenter's Name	Occupation	Business	Breakout Session
Jennifer Sick	MSU Admissions Office	Minot State University	Build A Schedule Online
Debra Chandler	MSU Mentoring & Advising	Minot State University	Build A Schedule Online
Laurie Weber	MSU Financial Aid Office	Minot State University	FAFSA
Carissa Klabunde	MSU Admissions Office	Minot State University	Applying for College Online
Rebecca Porter	MSU Enrollment Services	Minot State University	Applying for College Online
Ilene Baker		Community Action Opportunities, Inc.	I am not going to college, now what?
Janice Katin	President	Affinity First Federal Credit Union	I am not going to college, now what?
Bobbie Ripplinger	Human Resource Manager	City of Minot	I am not going to college, now what?
Michelle Weishaar	Human Resource Representative	MLT Vacations	I am not going to college, now what?
John Aubrey	Human Resource Consultant	Midwest Business Consulting	I am not going to college, now what?
Dee Johnson-Balentine	Human Resource & Marketing Officer	First Western Bank & Trust	I am not going to college, now what?

Evaluation of this Activity by Students

Each of the Themed Career Days were evaluated by students on a scale from 1 to 10 with 1 = poor and 10 = excellent. There were 131 total evaluations turned in for this activity. 3   students rated this activity as a 1 4   students rated this activity as a 2 1   students rated this activity as a 3 7   students rated this activity as a 4 10   students rated this activity as a 5 11   students rated this activity as a 6 24   students rated this activity as a 7 34   students rated this activity as a 8 18   students rated this activity as a 9 19   students rated this activity as a 10

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