Past Events > Fall 2003 Tours

Fall 2003 Industry Tours

On October 17th 2003, the GROW Project Coordinator, Ms. Susan Arnold took thirty-three 6th, 7th, and 8th graders to Kansas City to visit Cerner Corporation and Garmin International.

The tours focussed on science, engineering and technology careers. Women and men employees in those positions will visited with the girls. They talked to the girls about their job and how they got where they are today.

October 17th Tour - Kansas City

(The pick up sites were Salina, Abilene, Junction City, Manhattan, Topeka)

Cerner Corporation, created in 1979, is taking the paper chart out of health care. They believe it’s central to eliminating error, variance and waste. With more than 1,500 clients worldwide, Cerner is the leading supplier of health care information technology solutions.

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What started out in 1989 with a handful of dedicated engineers and a great idea for a product has grown into the Global Positioning System (GPS) leader–both in sales and critical acclaim. From the time their first GPS handhelds supported the Coalition forces in the
Gulf War to the present, GARMIN has helped to take GPS to new heights by going beyond the ordinary features and performance found in typical GPS receivers. GARMIN is the first name in GPS innovation.


Click here to view the pictures from the GARMIN Trip