Career Day

Career Day 2024 is November 15, 2024.
Wellness Center Auditorium

Career Day helps develop career planning strategies and exposes students to new career opportunities.

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9:00-9:20 AM           Sign in and Breakfast

 

 

9:20-9:30 AM Welcome

  Michael Bouchard, Ph.D., Dean, College of Graduate Studies

 

 

9:30-10:30 AM Focus on Academic/Research Intensive Careers
Hailay Teklehaimanot, M.D., MSc., DSc Chief, Asthma and Air Quality Branch, CDC

Aditya Gadiko, M.S., Senior Director of Product Management, Saama
Serena-Kaye Sims, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Biology Department, College of Charleston

 

10:30-11:30 AM Panel Discussion with Morning Speakers

 

11:30 AM Lunch Lines Begins

 

12:00-1:30 PM Open Forum: 
"Do you survive or thrive as immigrants? What it takes to succeed?"

                                 Parampal Deol, Ph.D., MBA, Vice President of R & D for Manufacturing, Charles River

 

1:00-1:15 PM Break

 

1:15-2:15 PM Focus on Careers Beyond the Bench
Joshua Matthew Rhett, Ph.D., Scientific Director, Lockwood
Lindsey Calcutt, Ph.D., CEO, Incora Health
Cynthia Srigley, Ph.D., Chemist, Human Foods Program, FDA

2:15-3:15 PM Panel Discussion with Afternoon Speakers and Keynote Speaker

 

3:15-3:30 PM Raffle prizes and Wrap-Up