NYGEAR UP - Syracuse University Calendar

Fall 2008 and Spring 2009

November 2008

Nov 5th: SUNY Upstate Medical University -Job shadow day Nursing Professions
Nov 12th: SUNY Upstate Medical University - Job shadow day Medical Professions
Nov 17th: College Visit
Nov 19th: National GIS Day (www.gisday.com) -GIS Day provides a forum for users of geographic information systems technology to demonstrate real world applications that are making a difference in our society

December2008

Dec 12th: College Visit
Dec 29th - 30th: Academic Enrichment at Syracuse University - Using Poetry to Enhance Your Vocabulary (tentative)

January 2009

February 2009

Feb 2nd: National Ground-hog's Job shadow day
Feb 2nd - 12th: National School-to-work Month - Careers Chats, field trips to area businesses, guest speakers and job shadowing experiences
Feb 23rd - 27th: National School-to-work Month continues
Feb 17th - 18th: Academic Enrichment at a Syracuse High School (tentative)
Feb 23rd - 26th: National Engineers Week - Participating corporations will send their engineers to area high schools to increase students awareness and to promote pre-college interest in math, science and engineering as career options

March 2009

April 2009

Apr 2nd: Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce Show - students are placed with participating vendors in their booths for a two hour shadow ( 10:00 am to 12 noon)
Apr 20th - 22nd: NYS GEAR UP Conference
Apr 25th: Syracuse Earth Day

May 2009

May 4th - 7th: National Law Week - Onondaga County legal advisory Board visits schools to discuss relevant legal issues and careers in the legal professions
May 12th - 28th: Regents Exam Review
May 12th: SUNY Upstate Medical University - Job shadow day

June 2009