Take our Children to Work Day CMU 2024
CMU Staff Council TOCTWD 2024Save the Date Thursday April 25!
Take Our Child to Work Day, presented by Staff Council will be hosted in person once again this year on Thursday April 25th! Our theme this year is "Inspire 2 Aspire".
Please be sure to register your child and/or children for this special event. Deadline for TOCTWD registration is noon Tuesday April 23th.
Click here to access & complete the TOCTWD 2024 Registation Form
It's also important to note this year's TOCTWD event requires a guardian to be with their children throughout the entire event.
We are still looking for VOLUNTEERs that already have their ACT 153 clearances. If you're interested and have any questions, please email toctwd@andrew.cmu.edu
CMU will be hosting the annual Take Our Children to Work Day 2024. Presentations are planned for Thursday, April 25th afternoon & appropriate for children ages 8-11 or 12-15.
Once registered, you will receive an updated schedule closer to the event. Please note that lunch will not be provided this year, so please plan accordingly. Check out on campus dining locations. Looking forward to seeing you & your child/children after noon on Thursday April 25!
TOCTWD Recognition & Transition
SC Update from April 2023
For many years, CMU Staff Council has organized and run the Take Our Children To Work Day (TOCTWD). Over the years it has grown into a highly coordinated event extending across campus and introducing children of faculty, staff, and administrators to many aspects of the University. It can be important to pre-college and recruitment efforts and has been welcoming the children of the CMU community for many years. The program started at CMU in 1993, and has overcome many challenges over that time to become a truly remarkable event that far exceeds the typical experience for participants in the national program.
Pattye Stragar became involved with the program early in her career at CMU and has been leading the event for many years. Last year, Pattye stepped away from Staff Council and from leading the event, and her vision and commitment are, quite literally, irreplaceable. Staff Council is committed to continuing to support and contribute to a campus-wide TOCTWD event. That said, we simply cannot match Pattye’s experience and efforts. There are numerous complexities and challenges surrounding privacy, safety, and inclusivity that we are working through. Similar to many conversations about how CMU moves forward through changes over the past few years, these challenges are leading us to reimagine the future of TOCTWD. Our ultimate goal is to transition leadership for the TOCTW day to a broader and more inclusive campus team so everyone has a seat at the table.
This year’s Take Our Children To Work Day event will reflect this transition. We will be reducing the scale and reach of the event significantly this year, while looking forward to expanding programming in the future as part of the broader leadership effort. Staff Council's TOCTWD committee respectfully asks for your understanding as we work through this transition. We hope that the community’s interest in the TOCTWD experience will lead to future involvement in the planning, coordination, and participation of future events. Please consider vocalizing your support for a broader community-wide leadership team and joining to help create the event we would all like to see return to CMU in the future!