The 2024 Fall Preview Day offers the perfect opportunity to explore the spirit and energy that makes SKC unique from other colleges. SKC Academic Departments will be open and share student activities highlighting career pathways available at SKC. Students who are considering attending another college or university may benefit from learning about the advantages of starting their educational journey at SKC.
Fall Preview Day will include
- Demonstrations in academic programs
- Guided tours of our beautiful 128-acre campus
- Learning what it's like to be a Bison
- Hands on career exploration activities
Fall Preview Day Schedule at a Glance
9:00 - 9:15
Check-in
9:15 - 9:45
Welcome to SKC!
10:00 - 11:15
Academic & Career Pathways: Session 1
11:30 - 12:45
Lunch, College & Career Fair
1:00 - 2:15
Academic & Career Pathways: Session
2:30
Depart
Academic & Career Pathways Sessions
Business Brand Battle
Office Professions and Business Education Departments
10-11:15 am and 1-2:15 pm
John Peter Paul (JPPAU) 115
Test your brand knowledge and slogan savvy in this ultimate showdown! In this session, you will have the opportunity to learn about the American Indigenous Business Leaders student club and programs offered by the SKC Business Division.
The Power of a Read-aloud: Developing literacy for young learners
Division of Education
10-11:15 am
Stevenson (EVSTV) 115/116
Come learn about the Division of Education at SKC. First, you will be given a brief tour and overview of each department and learn about the benefits from becoming an educator. Next, you will join an active class, Education 352: Integrated Literacy. You will get to work with students who will demonstrate how a read-aloud book can unleash student creativity and build literacy skills.
All the below events are taking place in the Health Sciences Building
Tooth Time!
Dental Assisting Technology Department
10-11:15 am and 1-2:15 pm
Health Science Building Dental Assisting classroom and lab
Learn about dental assisting and how to take dental x-rays, each student will take x-rays on our manikin. Also learn about the dental laboratory and pour up a set of teeth in plaster.
The Life of Nursing Student
Nursing Department
10-11:15 am and 1-2:15 pm
Health Building
Come experience the world of nursing! Witness "Harmony" the Syndaver, explore the nursing building, dissect animal organs, try out the latest VR Anatomy & Physiology technology, master starting an IV, practice suturing, and acquire numerous other invaluable nursing skills.
MA for the Day! SKC's Medical Assisting Program
Allied Health
10-11:15 am and 1-2:15 pm
Health Building
Students will work side by side with our medical assistant students and MA Faculty to participate in three 20 minute hands-on Medical Assistant skills! The skills include phlebotomy draws on manikin arms, removal of stitches from a manikin arm, and giving injections, also using manikin type equipment. During transition time from one skill to the next skill, student's will have the opportunity to answer three trivia questions related to Medical Assisting to learn more about SKC's 10-month Medical Assisting Certificate program!
Public Health Guardians, Radicals, and Heroes
Health Promotion Practices Department
10-11:15 am and 1-2:15 pm
Health Building
Public health is about a lot of things—yes, exercise, hygiene, safety, and medicine, but also joy, friendship, spirituality... And beyond the Gwyneth stuff, it’s about justice, standing up for your community and your rights, deciding what’s healthy for YOU, and so much more. In these sessions, SKC students in the Human Sexuality and Health Promotion Practicum courses will show you what health promotion means to them through interactive activities that you will have the opportunity to participate in. We’ll also answer questions, chat, and talk about what this degree track can offer you, including careers in health promotion work, and public health education pathways.
The Mysterious Human Behavior
Psychology Department
1-2:15 pm
Michel (MICHE) 113
Are you interested in finding out more about human behavior? Join us to learn about psychology through interactive games.
Informational Pathways
Social Work and Chemical Dependency Counseling Departments
10-11:15 am and 1-2:15 pm
Charlo (PCHAR) Social Work/Chemical Dependency lounge area
Degree and Program information; telling your story to reach new heights.
Tech, Coding, and Engineering at SKC
Information Technology, Engineering, and Computer Science Departments
10-11:15 am and 1-2:15 pm
A. Mathias (AMAT), various classrooms and labs
Do you want to know more about Tech, Coding, and Engineering? Explore the world of coding through Turtles and Python! (Hint: not the animals!). Tour department facilities, including IT student labs, and the Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Lab (3D Printers!). During the session, the faculty will provide an overview of academic programs, student clubs, and teams. Come check us out and ask tons of questions!!
SKC Liberal Arts: Start Here; Go Anywhere
Liberal Arts Department
1-2:15 pm
Michel (MICHE) 116
A Liberal Arts Associate's Degree from SKC can be an affordable, relevant first step for your academic and professional career. In this session, we will discuss the intellectual and economic viability of obtaining a degree in the Liberal Arts. We will close the session with a group activity that previews the importance and impact of a Liberal Arts education.
“Creative” Your Future at SKC
Digital Design Technology and Fine Arts Departments
10-11:15 am and 1-2:15 pm
Three Woodcocks (WOODC), various classrooms and labs
Join us to explore the many exciting opportunities to launch your creative career! Tour the numerous art studios and digital design labs and explore your creative potential through interactive art activities.
Biology & Chemistry in the Life Sciences
Life Sciences Department
10-11:15 am and 1-2:15 pm
Beaverhead (PQLAW ) 114
Explore what our Life Sciences department is all about, the jobs you can get with our degree, and some exciting research we do in our labs. The session will run a liver enzyme lab to show detoxification in a test tube.
Native Traditional Skills Lead to a Strong Nature Connection
Culture and Language Studies Department
10-11:15 am and 1-2:15 pm
Late Louie Caye Building (LLCSM)
Indigenous skills of making cultural items like that of string from a native plant, weaving a cattail mat, hafting an arrowhead on a shaft can lead to transformative experiences for the participants. Hands-on interaction with traditional plants, hides, stone and bone can bring you closer to the nature connection that is most healthy for mind and body.
All Natural Resources events will take place in and around the Beaverhead (PQLAW) Building
Fins, Furs, and Feathers
Wildlife and Fisheries Department
10-11:15 am and 1-2:15 pm
Beaverhead (PQLAW ) 104
If the conservation of wildlife, fish, and their habitats interests you, this session is for you. Participate in a hands-on activity related to wildlife and fisheries and learn about some of the common animals found on the Flathead Reservation.
Water Planets: How Rivers Shape the Surface of Earth and Mars
Hydrology Department
10-11:15 am and 1-2:15 pm
Outdoors at the southeast door of Beaverhead (PQLAW)
Experiment hands-on with the forces that shape and reshape the surface of water worlds. We'll watch the real-time forces of erosion and deposition that create rivers, floodplains, and deltas by operating the Hydrology department's new continuous flow stream channel simulation table.
Forestry Games: wildland navigation and learning native plants
Forestry Department / GSP
10-11:15 am and 1-2:15 pm
Beaverhead (PQLAW) 117
Compete in a treasure hunt by learning to use a compass and map. You'll also learn native plant uses and identification.
Born to Be a Leader: Tribal Governance and Administration
Tribal Historic Preservation and Tribal Governance and Administration Programs
1-2:15 pm
B. Mathias (BMAT) 102
Explore potential college and career paths in leadership after high school. Learn about the Tribal Governance and Administration program and where our students make an impact in our local, tribal, and national communities.
HCT Your Road to Success
Highway Construction Training Program
1-2:15 pm
HCT Building, Old HWY 93 (meet at 12:45 pm in front of the Johnny Arlee and Vic Charlo Theater (JAVCT) for a ride to the facility)
Come and check out our heavy equipment and semi trucks, and explore what it feels like to drive them on our simulators! Find out more about heavy equipment operator and truck driver careers.