Canyons District’s 2nd annual “Job Shadow Day” will be Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. This activity, which is part of a statewide effort to expose students to careers, includes a 2- to 4-hour experience working alongside a professional in his or her workplace followed by a luncheon and motivational speaker.
Dr. Cynthia Furse, Associate Vice President for Research at the University Of Utah, is the keynote speaker at the luncheon, held at Cucina Nassi in Salt Lake City.
More than 100 students from all parts of Canyons District will learn from experts in fields ranging from law enforcement to city government to architecture to veterinary science. In all, more than 60 companies in the Salt Lake Valley are hosting students during the day. The event is held each your to help students see how they can apply classroom lessons to the workplace, and to motivate students to become be ready for the rigors of careers and college.
