A Hornet Academy participant tries out a skill on practice lines while supervised by a NYSEG lineworker.
SUNY Broome’s Hornet Academy continues for its second year, offering middle school students hands-on opportunities to explore potential career paths.
Dental Hygiene Professor Anne Haner-Uncapher assists a student with mixing.
Over four weekends this fall, students from Chenango Valley, Maine-Endwell, Susquehanna Valley, and Windsor attended sessions on the SUNY Broome campus to learn about biology, chemistry, civil engineering, culinary, dental hygiene, earth science, entrepreneurship, health studies, hospitality and event management, linework, and sound effects.
Said Danielle Britton, SUNY Broome’s Director of Training, Education and Workforce Development, “We appreciate faculty and staff taking time out of their weekends to help middle school students learn about career options. Early exposure to potential paths in the workforce – and the academic and practical training required – helps students and their families make choices at the right time in their educational journeys.”
Dr. Tim Skinner, Professor/Chairperson/Coordinator of Communications & Media Arts, works on sound editing with a Hornet Academy participant.
Thank you to:
• Series A faculty presenters, including Daniel Brennan, Doug Chrzanowski, Tracy Curtis, Anne Haner-Uncapher, Tina Hasemann, Maria Montemagno, Ellie Rivera, Alison Sheridan-Brennan, Tim Skinner, and Victoria Tompkins
• Community partners Roberson Museum and Science Center and NYSEG
• Senior Staff Associate for Academic Affairs Erika Olenik
• Workforce Development staff including Tora Anson, Clarissa Arnold-Walrath, Sissy Slick, and Mara Stillman
• Success coaches Allison Chantry and Samantha Shaw
Series B begins on February 8, 2025, and will feature business, clinical lab/phlebotomy, communication and media arts, criminal justice, education, electrical engineering/robotics, food science, manufacturing, math, social media marketing, radiologic technology, and theater improv.
For more information, contact Workforce Development at workforce@sunybroome.edu.
Submitted by: Workforce Development
