Information Solutions Career Exploration

Put yourself on the path to achieving your information solutions career goals. Learn about roles such as software developer, graphic designer, interior designer, computer user support specialist, journalist, web designer and developer, and photographer/videographer.

Explore the opportunities listed below, when you find the career exploration event you'd like to attend, write down its name so it is handy when you fill out your application.

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Career Exploration Experiences

Are you interested in a career field in the Arts? Come learn about 3D art and what we are up to at Kirkwood’s main campus in Cedar Rapids. First, you’ll warm up in Kirkwood’s flat glass studio by making your very own fused glass mosaic coaster. Then we will heat things up a bit with a demonstration from Kirkwood’s Glass and Sculpture Instructor Christopher Gray. Finally, there will be time to ask questions and look at artwork from previous students and visiting artists in the displays. Held January 2025.

Discover careers in information technology. Learn about a sampling of IT careers possibly including data infrastructure, application development, software development, AI/Robotics, and embedded systems.  Held January 2025.

Do you like Art or Science?  Do you like solving problems or using technology such as virtual reality? Do you like making a positive impact on the community?  If so, this job shadow is for you!  Explore architecture and design careers. Cap of 20.

Have you ever wondered who is behind the giant video screens and great sound of an outdoor concert or event?  If your interests are in audio, video production/editing, staging, lighting, media or event planning and production, this group job shadow is a great fit for you. You will learn about the high-demand careers in this exciting field of live event management and production hosted by local industry expert Wired Production Group. Cap of 12. March 2025

If you're interested in photography, videography, and photojournalism, consider this job shadow.  Meet and learn from professionals in these career fields.

Use your creative powers for good! The goal for successful content and design is for people to respond and take action. Get a positive reaction to a product and - boom! That’s marketing. Chat with a graphic designer, content writer and web designer from RNL (Ruffalo Noel Levitz, a leader for 50 years in helping colleges, universities, and non-profits attract and retain students and donors. Discover how they use their creative abilities to help you make one of the most important decisions of your lives - where to go to college. Learn how they build successful relationships with donors, who fund hospitals and universities. Bring your curiosity and your questions! 


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