Below are the site visits that are available and their contact information.  If you have questions .  There is a complete description of each event and a contact name in case you have questions.  Once again this is a great opportunity to meet some key people and actually view the workplace.   The deadline to register is December 28, 2007.

Students, click here to register for any of these site visits.  DO NOT USE THE INDEX TO THE LEFT OF THIS PAGE TO REGISTER.  THAT IS NOT FOR STUDENT USE.  Use the link above.

INDEX OF SITE VISITS:
Agora Inc.     - (12) 25 limit
National Aquarium in Baltimore   - (12)
Maryland State Archives     -   (7) 10 limit
Johns Hopkins Medical Institution    -  (20)
Clark Construction      - (3)
National Geographic -FULL-NO MORE SEATS AVAILABLE - (20) 15 limit

In order to get the most out of your shadowing experience we recommend the following:
1.Research the organization's web site and find out as much as possible about the organization prior to visiting it.
2. Double check directions and make sure you know where to go and where to park. Plan on arriving 15-20 minutes early.
3. Dress business casual. No need for a suit, but no jeans , t-shirts or sneakers either.
4. Bring a padfolio with copies of your resume and bring paper and pens. (You will want to take notes, get business cards and share your resume with folks!) Always remember to send thank you notes.
5. Good luck! You are representing your university-act professional.
6. If, for some reason, you are unable to attend your site visit, please give 48 hours notice to your university and the person coordinating your site visit. We have a waiting list for some visits and if you can't go we want others to be able to.

Agora Inc. (Agora Publishing Group) Site Visit-Back to top

EMPLOYER SITE VISIT INFORMATION:
Employer Name: Agora Inc. (Agora Publishing Group)
Employer Contact Name: Mr. Kenneth Swearengen
Employer Website: http://www.agora-inc.com/about.htm
Date Of Visit: January 4, 2008
Time Of Visit: 9:45 a.m.
Location: 14 West Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD 21201-5125

SCHOOL CONTACT INFORMATION:
Contact: Shahrzad Arasteh
Title: Director of Career Services
College: St. John's College
Phone: 410-626-2500
Website: http://www.stjohnscollege.edu/admin/AN/career.shtml
Email: shahrzad.arasteh@sjca.edu

Directions:
Located in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore. Please use the site address for exact directions from your starting point.

Site Description And Schedule:
"Agora, Inc., a holding company of various international publishers of financial, health, travel and special interest books and newsletters, seeks to serve as a modern marketplace for news and breakthrough ideas." During this site visit, you will learn about the company and the positions within it. The estimated timeframe for the site visit is 1-2 hours.

Comments:
We will look forward to seeing you at the site visit location. Please allow plenty of time for potential problems with traffic, parking, etc. and plan to be there by no later than 9:45 a.m. Please contact the college representative (St. John's) with any questions you may have. Please ONLY contact the employer (Agora) in case of emergency (e.g., if there is a problem on the day of the site visit).

Students, click here to register for this site visit.

National Aquarium in Baltimore Site Visit-Back to top

EMPLOYER SITE VISIT INFORMATION:
Employer Name: National Aquarium in Baltimore
Employer Contact Name: Kathy Siegfried
Employer Website: http://www.aqua.org/
Date Of Visit: 1/08/08
Time Of Visit: 9:40-11 am
Location: 501 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD

SCHOOL CONTACT INFORMATION:
Contact: Maureen Marshall
Title: Associate Director
College: Goucher College
Phone: 410-337-6490
Website: www.goucher.edu/cdo
Email: maureen.marshall@goucher.edu

Directions:
From points south via I-95
Follow I-95 North toward Baltimore
Take the I-395 North exit (Exit Number 53) toward Downtown.
Take I-395 North toward Downtown/Inner Harbor.
Road divides, take left fork.
I-395 becomes South Howard Street. You will pass Camden Yards, on left.
Turn right onto West Pratt Street.
Continue past Baltimore Convention Center and Harborplace, both on right.
National Aquarium in Baltimore is on right, shortly before the ESPN Zone.
Buses and cars dropping off visitors with disabilities may pull into Gunther Circle, on right. All others continue toward parking. Inner Harbor Garage/Central Parking
100 S. Gay Street. Other parking is also available and signage is clear.


Site Description And Schedule:
9:40 - Meet in front of Aquarium main entrance
9:50-11:00 a.m. Tour of Facility and information session with Youth Programs Coordinator

Comments:
The aquarium offers competitive internships for a variety of majors and range from working with animals, conservation, marketing, development, IT and visual production. Internship applications and FAQ's are on the Aquarium website. Internships are unpaid. Student must receive credit and must be able to work at least 120 hours that semester.

Students, click here to register for this site visit.

Maryland State Archives Site Visit-Back to top

EMPLOYER SITE VISIT INFORMATION:
Employer Name: Maryland State Archives
Employer Contact: Jennifer Hafner
Employer Website: http://www.msa.md.gov/
Date Of Visit: January 3, 2008
Time Of Visit: 1:45 p.m.
Location: 350 Rowe Boulevard, Annapolis, MD 21401

SCHOOL CONTACT INFORMATION:
Contact: Shahrzad Arasteh
Title: Director of Career Services
College: St. John's College
Phone: 410-626-2500
Website: http://www.stjohnscollege.edu/admin/AN/career.shtml
Email: shahrzad.arasteh@sjca.edu

Directions:
From Baltimore:
I - 97 South to U.S. 50/301 East
U.S. 50/301 East to Exit 24, Route 70 - Rowe Blvd.
Bear right at bottom of ramp onto Rowe Blvd.
Pass through 2 stoplights and turn left into the Archives' parking lot,
approximately 200 yards past the 2nd light (Taylor Ave.).

From Washington, D.C.:
U.S. 50/301 East to Exit 24, Route 70 - Rowe Blvd.
Bear right at bottom of ramp onto Rowe Blvd.
Pass through 2 stoplights and turn left into the Archives' parking lot,
approximately 200 yards past the 2nd light (Taylor Ave.).

From the Eastern Shore:
U.S. 50/301 West to Exit 24, Route 70 - Rowe Blvd.
Pass through 3 stoplights and turn left into the Archives' parking lot,
approximately 200 yards pass the 3rd light (Taylor Ave.).

Site Description And Schedule:
The Maryland State Archives is the historical agency for Maryland and serves as the central depository for government records of permanent value. Records date from the founding of the colony in 1634 to the present. Included in the Archives' holdings are colonial and state executive, legislative, and judicial records; county probate, land and court records; church records; business records; publications and reports of state, county and municipal governments; and special collections of private papers, maps, photographs, and newspapers.

Comments:
Please plan to arrive at the Archives by 1:45 p.m. **You MUST have a photo I.D. to enter the building.** Please only contact the Archives contact in case of emergency. Contact the college (St. John's) representative in all other instances.
*Limited to 10 people

Students, click here to register for this site visit.

Johns Hopkins Medical Institution's Perioperative Services Site Visit-
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EMPLOYER SITE VISIT INFORMATION:
Employer Name: Johns Hopkins Medical Institution's Perioperative Services
Employer Contact: Robert Scheu
Employer Website: www.jhmi.edu
Date Of Visit: Friday, January 11, 2008
Time Of Visit: 11:15 am - 2:15 pm; includes lunch
Location: will soon provide

SCHOOL CONTACT INFORMATION:
Contact Name: Natalie Kauffman
Title: Director, Center for Career & Service-Learning
College: College of Notre Dame of Maryland
Phone: 410-532-5387
Website: www.ndm.edu
Email: nkauffman@ndm.edu

Directions:
Directions from 95 to JHH can be gotten from the following:
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Directions/hopkinshospital.html

Visitors should plan on meeting at the Johns Hopkins Hospital's historic entrance on Broadway Street across from the Outpatient Center just off Caroline Street. An expedited process to get visitors through security and sign in will occur at the entrance. Once cleared, visitors will be escorted to lunch and the presentations. After lunch visitors will receive 'bunny suits' so that they can tour the OR, ICU and periop areas.

The best place to park is the Outpatient Parking center.  Cass Allan's is the site contact in case anyone needs anything on the visit day. Her phone number is 410-955-1694.  Click here for a campus map.

Site Description And Schedule:
The Johns Hopkins Hospital opened in 1889, followed four years later by the university’s School of Medicine, revolutionizing medical practice, teaching, and research in the United States. The hospital is now part of the Johns Hopkins Health System, which includes two other acute-care hospitals and other integrated health-care delivery components, with a network of primary and specialty care practices throughout Maryland, outpatient care, long-term care, and home care.

The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Recognized as America’s top hospital, this academic medical center is home to the Brady Urological Institute, the Kimmel Cancer Center, the Wilmer Eye Institute, and the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.

This visit will begin with lunch. During lunch, career interest tables will be available; providing information on clinical, supply chain, finance, IT, etc. options. An Operating Room tour, a 45 minute presentation & a short Q & A session on internship and employment opportunities will follow.

Students, click here to register for this site visit.

Clark Construction Site Visit-Back to top

EMPLOYER SITE VISIT INFORMATION:
Employer Name: Clark Construction
Contact Name: Jeff Busch
Website: http://www.clarkconstruction.com
Date Of Visit: Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Time Of Visit: 9:45 AM
Location: JHU Baltimore, MD

SCHOOL CONTACT INFORMATION:
Contact Name: Vicky Sawyer
Title: Associate Director Career Center
College: Washington College
Phone: 410-778-7892
Website: http://career.washcoll.edu
Email: vsawyer2@washcoll.edu

Location: The John Hopkins Hospital New Clinical Bldg Project in Baltimore, MD

Directions:
Jobsite Address:
200 North Washington St
Baltimore MD

When you get to the trailer complex, Look for Clark Trailer B, beige trailers with covered deck in-between in NW corner of trailer complex.

From points south
Take 895 North thru harbor tunnel, take exit for Pulaski Hwy Rt. 40/Erdman Ave. Stay in right lane and Follow to Erdman Ave. portion of exit. Go to the T and make a right on Erdman Ave. Go over bridge crossing 895 and then over Rt. 40, take exit onto Rt. 40 West, Pulaski Hwy. Stay on Rt. 40 as it turns into Orleans rd. Make a Left on North Milton Ave and make 1st right on East Fayette St. Go about 9 blocks and make a Right on N Washington St. Make a left into trailer complex.

From points west
Take Rt. 40 east bound, Rt. 40 becomes Orleans St. Go past hospital and construction site on Left, Parking Garage on right. Go under the causeway across Orleans and make next right onto North Wolfe St. Make 1st left onto E Fayette St, make 1st left onto North Washington St. Entrance to trailer complex on Left.

>Click here for pdf file of site visit.

Site Description And Schedule:
Meet and discuss some specifics of the Hospital job and the different roles of Clark Employees working on the team. Take a tour of the jobsite to get a feel of the work environment on a large construction site and discuss specific daily tasks and responsibilities for the different individual roles and how it all comes together as a team effort.

Comments:
The site tour is a construction site, so appropriate apparel such as jeans or pants/slacks (no skirts/dresses), leather work boots or hiking boot are preferable but at a minimum tennis shoes, dress shoes are not recommended, and no sandals or high heels please. Safety gear, hard hats and glasses, will be provided.

Students, click here to register for this site visit.

National Geographic Employer Site Visit-THIS VISIT IS FULL-
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EMPLOYER SITE VISIT INFORMATION:
Employer Name: National Geographic
Contact Name: Jaci Anson
Website: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/index.html
Date Of Visit: Friday, January 11, 2008
Time Of Visit: 9:30 AM to noon
Location: 1145 17th Street NW, D.C.; Hubbard Hall in Human Resources

SCHOOL CONTACT INFORMATION:
Contact Name: Jim Allison
Title: Director Career Center
College: Washington College
Phone: 410-810-7490
Website: http://career.washcoll.edu
Email: jallison2@washcoll.edu

Location:
Physical Address: 1145 17th Street NW. Washington D.C. Enter National Geographic via 17th and M or 16th Street.

Directions:     
1: Merge onto US-50 W via the ramp on the LEFT toward I-97 / WASHINGTON / BALTIMORE (Crossing into DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA). -29.1 miles
2: Stay STRAIGHT to go onto NEW YORK AVE NW. -0.1 miles
3: NEW YORK AVE NW becomes MT VERNON PL NW.- 0.1 miles
4: MT VERNON PL NW becomes MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW.-0.4 miles
5: Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto THOMAS CIR NW. -0.1 miles
6: Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto M ST NW. -0.3 miles
7: Turn LEFT onto 17TH ST NW. -0.1 miles
8: End at 1145 17th St NW-Washington, DC 20036-4701, US    

Site Description And Schedule:  
9:30 am Educational and Career Session. 10:30 am tour of the facility and Q&A.

Comments:
Educational session speaker is Yvonne Perry (HR Supervisor). Jaci Anson asked we cap the number of total students attending at 15.