Careers Beyond Higher Education Panel: Private Industry, Consulting & Non-profits
April 7 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm CDT
Join panelists from various disciplines to discuss their career paths from graduate degrees to positions in private industry, consulting, and the non-profit sector. Panelists will address how they used their degrees and training to prepare them for their current positions and any advice they can give to current graduate students. Plenty of time will be given for questions. This is the final event in our eight-part series “The Joyful Journey: Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholar Professional Development Series.”
Speakers
Danielle Lemmon, Ph.D. (Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences), Energy Consultant at Ramboll
Ethan Peck, Ph.D. (Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences), Director, Data Engineering at Zoominfo
Arneshia Williams, MFA (Dance), Program Director, MNProv
Adam Williams, Ph.D. (Geography), Principal UX Researcher, Esri
Event Schedule
This online event meets on Monday, April 7 at 8:30-9:30pm Gulf Time / 1:30-2:30pm Atlantic / 12:30-1:30pm Eastern / 11:30am-12:30pm Central / 10:30-11:30am Mountain / 9:30-10:30am Pacific.
Audience
This event is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers looking for an introduction to fundamental academic professional development topics.
Registration
No cap. Registration opens Tuesday, January 21.
Accessibility
If you have access needs, please let us know what they are. Contact Kate Diamond (kdiamond3@wisc.edu), who is supporting this workshop, to let us know how we can help you have a successful experience. In addition to meeting individualized needs, we will also take measures throughout the workshop to support accessibility for all our students:
- Enabling live captioning in synchronous sessions
- Incorporating multiple modes of interaction into synchronous sessions
Learning Outcomes
All CIRTL Network programming is designed to help participants achieve familiarity with our Core Ideas. This workshop is designed around the following learning outcomes.
Professional Development
- Identify skills and resources that help you navigate different career pathways
