kidstoworkSilvio Balsalmo, director of IT risk and integrity, and his son, Nicholas, watch the action at the annual Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on April 24 at the Rose Hill Gymnasium.

Nicholas was one of about 100 children who participated in the daylong event, which included various workshops, tours, athletic and craft activities and more. The event was organized by the Fordham University Association.

Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day program was founded more than 15 years ago to create an opportunity for girls and boys to share and communicate their expectations for the future.

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Gina Vergel is Senior Director of Communications. She oversees the digital news coverage, public relations, and social media for the university. Before joining Fordham in 2007, Gina worked as a reporter for the Home News Tribune, and The Ridgewood News, where she won Society of Professional Journalist (New Jersey chapter) awards for breaking news and feature writing, respectively. She can be reached at gvergel@fordham.edu or (646) 579-9957.