Time |
Event |
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
WORKSHOP How to Balance Your PhD and Prepare for a Career (recommended for students who are 1 to 2 years from finishing their PhD)Facilitator: Megan Pawlak Online Only - Register on Shoreline to receive Zoom link |
| 11:00am - 11:30am |
Break |
| 11:30 am - 12:30 pm |
WORKSHOP (recommended for all students who want to improve their networking skills)Facilitator: Bri McWhorter (Founder and CEO of Activate to Captivate, LLC) Online Only - Register on Shoreline to receive Zoom link |
| 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Break |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm |
WORKSHOP Big Tips for Small Talk: Networking Effectively as an International Grad Student (recommended for all international students)Facilitator: Bri McWhorter (Founder and CEO of Activate to Captivate, LLC) Online Only - Register on Shoreline to receive Zoom link |
| 2:30 pm - 2:45 pm |
Break |
| 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm |
WORKSHOP How to Get and Maximize an Internship Experience in Grad School (recommended for students in their first 1-3 years of graduate school) |
THURSDAY, MAY 11
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Time |
Concurrent Event 1 |
Concurrent Event 2 |
| DOWNLOAD CONFERENCE VENUE LAYOUT HERE | ||
| 8:45 am - 9:30 am |
Registration Coffee and pastries available in the Graduate Student Association Lounge, located across from Corwin Pavilion on the second floor of the MCC Lounge |
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| 9:30 am - 9:45 am |
Welcome Remarks Corwin Pavilion |
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| 9:45 am - 10:45 am |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS Navigating Key Transitions from Graduate School to Your Career Dr. Teresa Dilinger Director of GradPathways and Project Lead for ImaginePhD Corwin Pavilion |
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| 10:45 am - 11:00 am |
Break Corwin Pavilion |
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| 11:00 am - 12:00 pm |
CONCURRENT CAREER PANEL Research & DevelopmentCorwin Pavilion Panelists: Walt Baxter (Distinguished Scientist, Medtronic) Anisa Myzaferi (Principal Project Engineer, Raytheon Intelligence and Space) Glenn Bartholomew (Senior Staff Scientist, BD Biosciences) Farhad Karimi (Quantum Engineer, Microsoft) |
CONCURRENT CAREER PANEL User Experience (UX)State Street Room Panelists: Alexis Spina (UX Researcher, Amazon Web Services) Carolyn Bufford Funk (Senior UX Researcher, freelance) Alex Leavitt (Principal Researcher, Trust & Safety, Roblox) Aleah Kiley (UX Researcher, Youtube) |
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
Lunch Break Dining options are available in the University Center Food Court near Corwin Pavilion |
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| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
CAREER PANEL Government & Public SectorCorwin Pavilion Panelists: Jack Mahoney (Director, Movement- and Power-building, Silicon Valley Community Foundation) Charlotte Zeamer (Senior Manager, School and Community Programs, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History) Phil Peters (Head, Physics & Computational Sciences Division, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division) Josh Bright (Associate Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, UCSB) |
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| 2:00 pm - 2:15pm |
Break Corwin Pavilion |
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| 2:15 pm - 3:15pm |
WORKSHOP Negotiation 101 - How to get your Dream Job (recommended for all students and especially those close to graduation) |
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| 3:15 pm - 3:30pm |
Break Corwin Pavilion |
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| 3:30 pm - 4:30pm |
WORKSHOP Exploring Career Paths Using ImaginePhD (recommended for all students) |
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| 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm |
Networking Reception Drinks and Appetizers will be served |
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FRIDAY, MAY 12
(click to see the career panels or workshops)
Time |
Event |
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| DOWNLOAD CONFERENCE VENUE LAYOUT HERE | |||
| 9:00 am - 9:45 am |
Registration Coffee and pastries available in the Graduate Student Association Lounge, located across from Corwin Pavilion on the second floor of the MCC Lounge |
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| 9:45 am - 10:45 am |
CAREER PANEL ConsultingCorwin Pavilion Panelists: Linda Croyle (CEO - Speaker, Trainer, Consultant, Coach; Croyle Consulting) Sean Murray (Senior Associate, Exponent) Patrese Anderson (Consultant & Postdoc, International Fund for Agricultural Development & UCSB) |
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| 10:45 am - 11:00 am |
Break Corwin Pavilion |
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| 11:00 am - 12:00 pm |
WORKSHOP Navigating a Career Pivot - without Burning Out (recommended for all students)Facilitator: Kara Otto (Founding Researcher & Head of User Research, CareRev) Corwin Pavilion |
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11:30 pm - |
Professional Photobooth Open |
Lunch Break |
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| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
CAREER PANEL Startups and Entrepreneurship |
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| 2:00 pm - 2:15 pm |
Break Corwin Pavilion |
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| 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm |
CAREER PANEL Data & Information Science |
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| 3:15 pm - 3:30 pm |
Break Corwin Pavilion |
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| 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm |
WORKSHOP Immigration Options Beyond Academia (recommended for international students and students looking to go into international jobs )Facilitator: Paul Herzog (Law Office of Paul Herzog) Corwin Pavilion |
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| 4:30 pm - 4:45 pm |
Closing Remarks Corwin Pavilion |
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