April 24, 2008

Dear Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day Visitors,

Welcome! For fifteen years, women and men in the United States have been invited to help connect what their children learn at school with the actual working world, by bringing their daughters and sons to work with them, one day a year.  We hope you have fun today visiting the  University of Louisville today as part of Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.  Many  people come to our university everyday.

Twenty-one thousand, seven hundred and twenty five (21,725) people here are students.

 Five thousand seven hundred and five (5705) people work here. All of the workers try to help the students in different ways.

Some of the workers are teachers. They are called “faculty.” They help students learn in the classroom. Faculty also write books. And some are scientists who discover how things work.

    Some of the workers are librarians. They help students find things in the library.

    Some of the workers are police officers. They help the students be safe at school.

    Some of the workers are cooks who feed the students and other workers.

Some of the workers keep the classrooms clean. Some answer telephones, write letters, and pay bills for the school. Some make sure that the computers work. Some are carpenters who build things and fix things that break.

All together, UofL workers try to make the University  a good place to learn. And a good place to work.

From 11:30AM -1PM on  Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, workers from the Women’s Center will be in the old lobby of Ekstrom Library to say hello to you. Please stop by and visit us. We will give you a light snack, a gift to welcome you to campus. We also encourage you to visit the Speed Museum.

While you are on campus, you can learn about the kinds of jobs people have at UofL. You can also think about what you would like to be when you grow up.

Following this letter, are links to some websites which might be fun for you to visit. Each site has activities, games, or other information which we think you might enjoy.

Once again, welcome!


Sincerely,

The Staff of the UofL Women’s Center