Missouri Middle School Students Explore Careers with HOMRPDC – College of Education & Human Development

The Heart of Missouri Regional Professional Development Center (HOMRPDC) hosted a “nontraditional career day” at Mizzou for more than 70 Missouri middle school students on April 4.

The day was broken into three clusters: health services in the School of Health Professions, industrial and engineering technology in the College of Engineering, and natural resources and agriculture with the College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources.

“The purpose of this event is to provide middle school students a greater awareness and understanding of non-traditional career opportunities,” said Jeff Beiswinger, career advisor for HOMRPDC. “Our focus is on exploration and getting kids involved in areas that they might find interesting for their career.”

Sessions included:

Biological chemistry
Respiratory therapy
Physical therapy
Communication science & disorders
Public health
Health careers
Information technology
4-H Youth Extension

Farm to table
Floriculture
STEM careers
Animal science
Landscaping
Food science
Virtual Reality
Liquid nitrogen and more.

More photos of the event are located here and here.