Activities

Build, Market & Sell, oh my! Build a display and create a marketing campaign to sell your display to marketing and sales professionals!

Careers Represented

• Sales
  
• Graphic Design
  
• Merchandising
  
• Product Management
  
• Inventory Management
  
• Marketing

 Activities

Visit the B.A.M.F. Island to learn about careers in Business, Administration, Management, and Finance while playing Bean Bags, Mini Golf, Hula Hoops, & Flickin’ Chicken! Did we also mention there’s a Tik-Tok Snap station?! #EPICMN. Engage in these activities to register for one of the many awesome prizes!

Careers Represented

• Operations
• Management
• Administration Management
• Human Resources
• Recruitment
• Accounting
• Payroll
• Training & Development
• Banking Services
• Finance
• Securities & Investment
• Real Estate
• Customer Service
• Insurance
• Administrative Support

Activities

Do you have what it takes to travel and plan large events for a living?! Complete the challenge to win a prize! You’ll interact with people at 30,000 feet and then find out what it is like to plan a large event, like EPIC, to finish up the challenge!

Careers Represented

• Hotel Housekeeping
• Hotel Management
• Restaurant Management
• Food Service
• Retail Sales
• Retail Service
• Event Planning
• Professional Cooking
• Culinary Arts

Activities

Sammy the Soil mascot will help you complete challenges in the virtual sandbox and the rainfall simulator! Plus, you will be able to play with water to filter & find bacteria. Clean everything up by experimenting with a candy operated nuclear reactor and wind down by taking a trip down memory lane and play the memory game with rocks and minerals!

Careers Represented

• Biology
• Environmental Engineering
• Forestry and Conservation
• Soil & Plant Science
• Food Science
• Agricultural Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Environmental Science
• Natural Science Management
• Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operation
• Geology

Activities

Make sure your phone is charged and ready to go for this stop! Check out the transportation industry by driving an excavator with your phone! Operate heavy equipment via simulator! View disassembled vehicles! Paint a t-shirt just like you’re painting a car! Crank a car engine by hand and see the internal parts! Check out a Rally Car! Build a road sandbox with remote control dozers! Explore the Transportation Center trailer! Securing a load competition!

Careers Represented

• Truck Driving
• Diesel Technology
• Heavy Equipment Operation
• Auto Body
• Automotive
• Truck Mechanics
• Service Management
• Truck Sales
• Parts Sales
• Heavy Equipment
• Shop Ownership
• Estimation

Activities

Make sure that you are ready to go when you step in the Manufacturing area! You will experience everything from robotics to 3D printing to welding, including everything in between! Basics to bombshells will be covered.

Careers Represented

• Mechanical Drafting
• Mechanical Design
• Machinery
• Engineering
• Inspection
• Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) Operation
• Assembly

Activities

Have you ever wanted to play with Liquid Nitrogen?! Then the Architecture & Construction area is where to go! You will also be able to shingle a roof, construct a tool box with sheet metal, see what it is like to be a lineman and see what it takes to make precast concrete!

Careers Represented

• Masonry
• Concrete Production
• Structural Engineering
• Renewable Energy
• Commercial Roofing
• Plumbing
• Refrigeration
• HVAC/R
• Woodwork Manufacturing
• Construction Framing
• Sheet Metal Fabrication
• Architecture
• Flooring
• Construction Project Management
• Construction Sales
• Electric
• Carpentry
• General Labor
• Construction Safety
• Steel
• Project Estimation
• Drafting
• Fire Suppression

Activities

Come explore some of the most popular and fastest-growing industries in arts, technology, and communications! Here you will have the opportunity to play with a green screen, see what it takes to pull off a live stream, take a look at professional camera gear, explore interactive theatrical design, learn about live broadcasting, music therapy, and interact with professional artists.

Careers Represented

• Art Instruction
• Art Curation
• Art History
• Arts Administration
• Visual Artist
• Potter
• Marketing
• Audio Visual Engineering
• Costume Design
• Lighting Design
• Sound Design
• Prop Management
• Theatrical Scene Design/Building
• Cinematography
• Acting
• Directing
• Stage Management
• Radio Broadcasting
• Journalism

Activities

Do you like data?! Or esports? Check out IT and all of the opportunities available in this career cluster! You will be able to see indoor scanning software in real time that is used to make safety maps, as well as see how analytics truly plays into all areas of business!

Careers Represented

• Business Intelligence Analysis
• Business Intelligence Development
• Data Architecture
• Interface Analysis
• Computer Support Technology
• Systems Training
• Systems Administration
• Project Management
• Software Engineering
• Geospatial Data
• Cyber Security
• Project Management
• Software Development
• Technical Support Analysis
• Networks
• Computer Science
• Computer Technical Support Services
• Data Science
• Database Development
• Instruction Technology
• Website Administration
• Website Development
• Security Systems Development
• Systems Analysis
• Website Design
• Website Administration

Activities

Surgery and labs and genes, oh my! In the Health Science area, you will be able to experience hands-on activities including, but not limited to, making your own DNA helix, a real life birthing experience, microbiology, and more!

Careers Represented

• Biology/Microbiology
• Medical Laboratory Science
• Phlebotomy
• Laboratory Assistance, Microbiology
• Biomedical Technology
• Nursing
• Medicine – Physician
• Medicine – Physician’s Assistants
• Physical Therapy
• Nursing Assistance
• Forensic Dentistry
• Surgery
• Surgical Technology
• Social Work
• Environmental Service
• Nutrition & Dietary Sciences
• Clinical Genetics
• Genetic Counseling

Activities

Do you like caring for people of all ages?! Then the Human Services cluster is for you! You will be able to experience the variety of careers in this cluster through different activities including caring for a robotic baby, an archery range and a disability simulation.

Careers Represented

• Therapy
• Behavior Analysis
• Mental Health Care
• Behavior Intervention
• Clinical Trainee
• Youth Development
• Human Services Program Management
• Direct Care
• Nutrition Sciences
• Parent Education & Coaching
• Certified Nursing
• Personal Care
• Social Work
• Nursing Home Administration
• Geriatrics
• Gerontology

Activities

Molding the future is a huge deal! Check out what it is like to be in education by going through the escape room, learning by play and our selfie station!

 Careers Represented

• Teaching
• Classroom Assistance
• Educational Support
• Parent Coaching
• Early Childhood Education
• Early Learning
• School Psychology
• School Social Work
• School Guidance Counseling
• School Library Science
• School Administration
• Activities & Extra Curricular Coaching
• Technology Integration
• Special Education
• Community Education
• Adult Basic Education

Activities

Have you ever wondered what keeps a city running through all seasons? Check out the Government and Public Administration area to choose your own adventure through a local government scenario!

Careers Represented

• City Manager/Administrator
• City Council Member
• Elected Official
• Community Development Director
• Economic Development Director
• City Clerk
• Finance Director

Activities

Do you enjoy interacting with the public and helping people?! Check out the Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security area to see a squad car, run someone through a field sobriety test and maybe even be the “drunk driver” by using special goggles! You will also be able to use firefighting tools and check out the Mobile Dispatch Center, too!

Careers Represented

• Armed Forces: Army Careers in Medical, Combat Arms, Cyber Security, Aviation

• Corrections: Corrections Officer, Bailiff, Transport Officer, Special Operations Response Team, Jail Sergeant

• First Response: 911 Dispatch Operator

• Law Enforcement: Patrol Deputy, K9 Handler, Police Officer, State Trooper, Investigator, Special Operations, SWAT Team

• Fire Fighting: Fire Marshal, Fire Captain, Firefighter