Graduate Institute
The Graduate Institute is an annual two-day program hosting a series of graduate-level seminars addressing issues that directly impact the academic and professional development of Latino graduate students. Past seminars have focused on writing an effective curriculum vitae, the academic job search, opportunities for non-academic research, negotiating the thesis/dissertation writing process, nurturing the advisor/mentor relationship, post-doctoral opportunities, and graduate funding. All Latino Master's or doctoral students, who are currently pursuing a technical degree in any STEM-related field are invited to attend. Students DO NOT have to be a SHPE member. While any graduate student may attend, all attendees must submit the Graduate Institute Application Form (CV and essay are not required unless you are also applying for an SHPE Foundation Travel Grant). Travel GrantsSHPE Foundation Travel Grants are awarded on a competitive basis to attend the Graduate Institute. Latino graduate students, who are interested in applying for a travel grant must submit the complete Graduate Institute Application, which will be available on this web site shortly. Students who apply for, but do not receive the travel grant, may still attend the Institute. |
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2011 AGENDA
| Thursday, October 27 | |||
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| Time | First Year Grad Students | Intermediate & Advanced Grad Students | |
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Honorary Lecture Prof. Rafael Bras, Provost Georgia Institute of Technology "Hispanics and Latinos: The Engineers and Scientsts of the Future" |
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| 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM | Becoming a Better Researcher: From Graduate School to the Workforce Andrea Hodge, Ph.D. Assistant Professor University of Southern California |
Proposal Writing Workshop Alfonso Ortega, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Graduate Studies Villanova University |
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| 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM | Break | ||
| 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM | From Resume to Curriculum Vita |
Proposal Writing Workshop Alfonso Ortega, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Graduate Studies Villanova University |
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| 12:20 PM - 2:00 PM | SHPE Foundation Graduate Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Dr. Monte Perez, President Los Angeles Mission College |
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| 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | The Mentor / Advisor Relationship Renetta Tull, Ph.D. Assistant Dean of Graduate Student Development University of Maryland, Baltimore |
Writing It Up: Thesis and Dissertation Skills Claudia Espinosa-Villegas, Ph.D. Lecturer, Dean's Office California State University, Los Angeles |
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| 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM | Break | ||
| 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM | Getting Published Noah Malmstad, Ph.D. Assistant Professor University of Southern California |
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| 4:45 PM - 6:00 PM | Scientific Integrity and Research Ethics Victor Vasquez, Ph.D. Associate Professor University of Nevada, Reno |
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| 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Graduate Hospitality Suite | ||
| 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Hispanic Engineering Educators Celebration Prof. Enrique Barrera Rice University "Global Aspects of a Researcher and Educator" |
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| Friday, October 28 | |||
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| Time | First Year Graduate Students | Intermediate and Advanced Graduate Students | All Interested Faculty & Students |
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Lecture, Higher Education Award Recipient | ||
| 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Presentation and Teaching Skills | Engineering Research Symposium, Microfluidics Location: San Simeon A/B |
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| 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM | Break | ||
| 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM | The Job Interview / Academic or Industrial (Panel) | ||
| 12:00 PM - 2:15 PM | Salute to Corporate America Luncheon (tickets required) | ||
| 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM | Faculty Panel: Managing Work/Life | Engineering Research Symposium, Microfluidics Location: San Simeon A/B |
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| 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM | Fellowships and Funding Opportunities (Panel) | Managing a Research Team / Academic and Industrial (Panel) | |
| 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Graduate Student Meeting |
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| Saturday, October 29 | |||
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| Time | First Year Graduate Students | Intermediate and Advanced Graduate Students | All Interested Faculty & Students |
| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Engineering Research Symposium, Advanced Materials | ||
| 12:00 - 1:00 PM | Faculty and Graduate Student Networking Reception | ||
| 1:00 - 3:00 PM | The Thesis / Dissertation Proposal and Qualifying Examination | Applying for Academic Positions (the application packet) + Working in Research vs. Teaching Universities | Engineering Research Symposium, Advanced Materials |
| 3:00 - 5:00 PM | |||
| 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Awards Show (tickets required) | ||
