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Melissa Spencer's “Dining Done Right"
6-8 p.m., Tuesday, March 31
UPPER BURRELL, Pa. -- Penn State New Kensington is providing the keys to unlock the doors to starting a career at the annual professional etiquette dinner from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, March 31, in the campus Conference Center.
The event is designed as a workshop on proper business dinner etiquette and on best practices for networking and handling of awkward social situations.
The guest speaker is etiquette expert Melissa Spencer, catering manager with AVI Foodsystems at Slippery Rock University, who will present dining and business etiquette tips for the interactive dinner. The focus is how to handle an interview that includes a meal, be it an interview over lunch or networking with professionals over appetizers or dinner.
"It is an interactive and fun way to learn how to act properly at professional and formal dinners and events," said Jim Shields, career services coordinator at the campus. "Plus, it is an opportunity to meet Penn State alumni and career professionals. I encourage the students to take advantage of this opportunity to help their chances during the job-finding process."
Tickets are $12 for Penn State students and $20 for family and friends. The cost includes resource handouts for use during the session and for future reference. Tickets are available in Career Services, located in the Academic Success and Career Center, on the lower level of the Activities Building or outside the student government office in Café 780.
The event is co-hosted by the Student Government Association and the Career Services Office. AVI, the campus food service, is sponsoring the dinner.
For more information, contact the SGA office, 724-334-6141, or Career Services, 724-334-6095.