High School Students Learn about Emerging Career Fields from Professionals and Berkeley College Alumni during Virtual Summer Career Workshops
Monday, July 19, 2021
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“It’s really important to follow your passion. If you’re not happy, you’re not going to be successful.”
– The Hon. Barbara Stanton, Superior Court Judge, Passaic County
Berkeley College sought to help high school students find a career they can be passionate about by introducing them to dynamic and emerging fields such as national security, healthcare, fashion and game design as part of Berkeley College’s Virtual Summer Career Workshop series, held July 12 to 15, 2021. According to a 2019 study*, only about half of employees in the United States are happy in their jobs.
More than 150 high school students from the tristate area participated in the workshops, which also provided virtual tours of Berkeley College campus facilities, including healthcare laboratories and The Gallery at Woodland Park, where the work of interior and graphic design students is displayed.
Photo Caption (L to R): Jose Montalvo, MD, Chair, Health Sciences, Berkeley College School of Health Studies, and Hannah Huschens, a Medical Assistant student, give an electrocardiogram (EKG) demonstration during the Berkeley College Virtual Summer Career Workshop series, held July 12 to 15, 2021.
Jose Montalvo, MD, Chair, Health Sciences, Berkeley College School of Health Studies, and Hannah Huschens, a Medical Assistant student, spoke about the excitement of working in the medical field at the Healthcare workshop. Huschens also demonstrated the correct way to give a patient an electrocardiogram (EKG) in one of the College’s laboratories.
“After having many different jobs, I discovered that my passion is helping people,” Huschens said. “The Medical Assistant field is a good stepping stone to get a feel of the medical field, and will help me decide where I want to go next.”
Photo Caption: Kathy Lopez, a 2016 Berkeley College graduate (right), discusses some of the product designs she has created as a Packaging Designer with Tru Fragrance & Beauty. Lopez was among the speakers during the Berkeley College Virtual Summer Career Workshop series, held July 12 to 15, 2021.
Kathy Lopez, a 2016 Berkeley College graduate, told high school students she was pursuing a degree in accounting at another college, but could not envision wasting her creative talent. She transferred to Berkeley College’s Graphic Design program, where she obtained a two-year internship at watch producer Movado. Now she works as a Packaging Designer with Tru Fragrance & Beauty, which creates designs for products sold in Bath and Body Works, Target, Old Navy and other retailers.
“The whole time I was in my internship and completing my schoolwork, I was building my portfolio,” Lopez said, at the Graphic Design and Game Design workshop.
Photo Caption: The Hon. Barbara Stanton, Superior Court Judge, Passaic County, tells high school students the importance of finding a career they enjoy, during the Berkeley College Virtual Summer Career Workshop series, held July 12 to 15, 2021.
At the Justice Studies, Legal Studies and National Security workshop, the Hon. Barbara Stanton, Superior Court Judge, Passaic County, told students about the importance of finding a career where they can learn something new every day.
“It’s really important to follow your passion,” Stanton said. “If you’re not happy, you’re not going to be successful.”
Berkeley College celebrates its 90th anniversary in 2021. The theme commemorating this milestone is “Empowering Lives for 90 Years!” Visit the 90th Anniversary webpage for more information.
About Berkeley College
Berkeley College, founded in 1931, is a career-focused institution accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education that offers students Master’s, Bachelor’s, and Associate’s degree and Certificate programs in more than 20 career fields. The College also offers continuing education programs to enhance career credentials.
Berkeley College has campuses in Midtown Manhattan and White Plains, NY, as well as in Newark, Paramus, Woodbridge, and Woodland Park, NJ, with more than 4,900 students enrolled. In addition, Berkeley College Online® serves a global population. U.S. News & World Report has named Berkeley College among the Best Colleges for Online Bachelor’s Programs and among the Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for Veterans, for eight consecutive years. The website address is www.BerkeleyCollege.edu.
The mission of Berkeley College is to empower students to achieve lifelong success in dynamic careers.
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* Study conducted jointly by the Lumina Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Omidyar Network, and Gallup. Read more in Forbes.
