Job Shadow E-Xtra

21 February 2008

Best Buy Children’s Foundation becomes Title Sponsor for Job Shadow 2008!

Best Buy Children’s Foundation supports and strengthens communities by contributing to a variety of organizations and programs that foster engaged, fun learning experiences for children through the use of interactive technology. This year, Best Buy Children’s Foundation is the proud national title sponsor of Job Shadow 2008.

Job Shadow News from Chicago

On January 29, the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences hosted the Chicago Public Schools’ kickoff for Job Shadow 2008. The school was honored to have Dr. Carla Pugh of Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University Medical School as a special guest for the event. Dr. Pugh addressed the students, some of whom had the opportunity to Job Shadow her at her lab.

Dr. Pugh shared her experiences with students; from how she grew up in California as the daughter of a single mother to how she went on to receive degrees from the University of California at Berkeley, Howard University and Stanford University. During the month of February, Dr. Pugh is being honored by the National Library of Medicine as one of the leading Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons in the country.

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More About Job Shadow 2008

Job Shadow 2008 is a yearlong national effort to enrich the lives of students by acquainting them with the world of work through on-the-job experiences and a carefully crafted school curriculum that ties academics to the workplace. The effort helps young people understand how what they learn in the classroom leads to success in the workplace.

The National Job Shadow Coalition encourages young people across the country to explore their futures through career awareness and mentoring opportunities. Formed in 1998, the coalition includes America’s Promise - The Alliance for Youth, JA Worldwide (Junior Achievement), the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE), the U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of Labor. The national title sponsor is the Best Buy Children’s Foundation. Other sponsors include Cisco; the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice; and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).