Battle Creek students explore pathways at career fair

January 24, 2023 (Volume 46, Number 10)
Article by Michele Coffill

at a tabling event, two GVSU staff talk with two high school students, who are wearing coats

Lamont Vines, project coordinator and research associate for the College of Education and Community Innovation, is pictured near a table game at a career fair at Battle Creek Central High School

Mattie Brechbiel, affiliate faculty and clinical laboratory coordinator for Medical Laboratory Sciences, talks with a student at the career fair. Small vials are on the table.

KCON affiliate faculty member Sally Stockdale, left, and senior academic advisor Cassonya Carter greet students at the Career Exploration Fair in Battle Creek.

Grand Valley was well-represented in Battle Creek at the fifth annual Career Exploration Fair, held January 11 at Battle Creek Central High School.

High school freshmen engaged in hands-on activities and explored the eight career pathways available to them through the BCCHS Career Academies.

Sara Reed, career navigator at the Battle Creek Regional Outreach Center, said four GVSU colleges or departments were represented at the fair: College of Education and Community Innovation, College of Health Professions, Student Services Office and Kirkhof College of Nursing.

Reed said more than 150 area businesses and nonprofit organizations were represented at the first in-person fair held at the high school since 2019.