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| Gloria Frattale, Canton resident, stands with Barbara Calhoun, dean of the College of Continuing and Professional Education at Kennesaw State University. Frattale attended the Winter Career Training Expo on Jan. 17 at KSU Center, 3333 Busbee Drive. She was the winner in a drawing for an iPad2. |
KENNESAW
-- Gloria Frattale,
Canton resident, is the winner of an iPad2, courtesy of the College
of Continuing and Professional Education at Kennesaw State
University. Frattale, along with nearly 700 people, came to the
Winter Career Training Expo at KSU Center, 3333 Busbee Drive, on Jan.
17.
The
Career Training Expo serves as an open house for the community to
learn about certificate programs and other opportunities offered at
CCPE. Free sessions are held throughout the night, which highlight
the more than 45 certificate programs offered. Examples include
culinary, paralegal, web design, languages, healthcare, project
management and personal training.
In
addition to the certificate programs are the OSHER Lifelong Learning
Institute and SummerU. OLLI serves people 50 and older with a variety
of classes, such as art, photography and history, as well as hosting
social events. SummerU caters to first- through 12th-graders with
weekly sessions on science, media, cooking and more.
Frattale
said a friend told her about the Career Training Expo, and that’s
why she came.
“I
haven’t work for almost a year now, and I wanted to do something to
find a better job,” Frattale said.
She
attended the medical interpreter session. “It was really good,”
Frattale said. “They gave us really good information.”
Barbara
Calhoun, dean, said, “The career expo is an opportunity for
prospective students to have 1-on-1 conversations with instructors,
program managers and other staff members. They also get to attend an
expo that gives them an idea a view of what the program is about. It
provides educational opportunity to help people improve their quality
of life and their family’s lives by attaining better jobs.”