Career events

Tuesday, September 16, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m., Digital Technology Center, 402 Walter Library, Minneapolis Campus

We invite you to attend the 2008-2009 Career Exploration Panel. These industry leaders will talk about the journeys that made them successful. You will understand more about the paths they took and the lessons they learned. They will make you think about opportunities you never know existed.

Undergraduate and graduate students of CBS and IT are welcome to attend!

Register at http://www.cbs.umn.edu/careerpanel before September 10th to ensure a spot. Seating is limited.

About the Panelists:

Bonnie Baskin, Ph.D.

The founder and CEO of AppTech Laboratory Services and Entrepreneur of the Year, Minnesota and Dakotas from 2007, Bonnie Baskin has forged a unique and successful path in the biotechnology industry. AppTech is a leading biotechnology and medical device research and development outsourcing firm with global reach.

Pat Gruber, Ph.D.

Pat Gruber is CEO of Gevo, a venture funded renewable fuels startup based in Englewood, Colorado. Gevo recently moved to Colorado from California, where the firm started as a spinout of Caltech. The firm is venture backed by Vinod Khoslas Khosla Ventures, Sir Richard Bransons Virgin Green Fund, and Burrill and Company.

Gary Smaby

As director of collaborative innovation in the University of Minnesotas Office of the Vice-President of Research, Gary Smaby works to encourage and support collaborative activities, opportunities and resources across the university.

Sponsored by the Career Center for Science and Engineering, College of Biological Sciences and the Institute of Technology

Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Veterans Transition Center, 302 Westbrook Hall, 77 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, MN.

The Veterans Transition Center will be hosting a Career Services workshop for Student Veterans: You've Done Your Part. Now it is Our Turn!

Gain helpful resume writing tips and learn how to maximize your military service throughout the job/internship searching and interviewing process. Discover how U of M career services can be useful to you, no matter where you are at in the career planning process.

Pizza will be served! Questions? Contact Liz Hruska at hrus0010@umn.edu or 612-624-2172.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008; 10:00-2:30; Washington Ave. Bridge- West Bank

In addition to Learning Abroad Center staff, the fair will feature representatives from a host of learning abroad cosponsors and partners. Add it to your calendar as this is a great opportunity for you to communicate directly with program experts and to get a first-hand look at the breadth of international opportunities available.

Please contact 612.625.9008 with any questions

Theoretical Physics Institutes 3rd Annual Misel Family Lecture

Tuesday, September 23, 7:00 p.m. - Van Vleck Lecture Hall (Room 150), Tate Lab

Speaker: Jim Peebles, Princeton University

Our Universe is not forever: it is expanding and cooling. Several thousands of millions of years ago the Universe was exceedingly hot and dense, it was very close to smooth, and it was rapidly expanding. Now the Universe is clumpy, with the mass concentrated in and around galaxies of stars, it is cool, except near stars, and it is slowly expanding, though the rate of expansion is speeding up again. I will describe the origins of this concept of cosmic evolution, the discovery of key pieces of evidence that show us that this is what actually happened, and some of the research problems, such as the natures of dark matter and dark energy, which we have left for the next generation.

For more information, please visit: http://www.ftpi.umn.edu/misel/

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008, from 10:00 am to 2:30 pm, Continuing Education & Conference Center, St. Paul Campus, University of Minnesota

This fair is open to students and alumni from all University of Minnesota Campuses!

Fields Represented: Agriculture, Animal Science, Banking/Finance, Bio-based Products, Food Industry, Human Resources, Retail, Sales & Marketing.

For more information visit: http://www.stpaulcareers.umn.edu/index/careerfair.html

Registration is now open for the Big 10+ Graduate School Expo!

At the Big 10+ Graduate School Expo on September 28-29, 2008, students will:

Get an inside look at graduate school and the application process; Receive advice about funding opportunities from National Science Foundation representatives and other experts; Network with representatives from more than 50 of the nations top graduate institutions; Attend a premier graduate school fair, including representatives from Cornell, Duke, Illinois, Purdue, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, and many more!

This two day mini-conference is especially designed for students interested in graduate education in: Science; Technology; Engineering; Mathematics; Agriculture; Pharmaceutical sciences; Other science-related disciplines.

The Big 10+ Graduate School Expo awarded more than $30,000 in travel scholarships last year. Women and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to attend.

Visit http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/gradexpo for more information!

Tuesday, September 30 through Wednesday, October 1, 2008, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., in the Great Hall, Coffman Memorial Union

Majors Represented: Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Bio-based Products Engineering, Bio-systems and Agricultural Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Geology, Geological Engineering, Geophysics, Material Science and Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Statistics.

For more information on the fair visit: http://www.ccse.umn.edu/careerfair.

The Career Center for Science and Engineering will be holding its fall Mock Interview Week program October 6 - October 10. Every fall and spring semester the Career Center for Science and Engineering hosts a Mock Interview Week Program. This program brings employers and students together for an amazing learning opportunity, allowing students in IT and CBS to prepare for and experience a real life interview with the employer. For more information, please contact the Career Center for Science and Engineering at (612) 624-4090.

Wednesday, October 8, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Coffman Memorial Union, Great Hall

More than 100 graduate and professional programs from throughout the country will be represented at the University of Minnesotas Graduate and Professional School Day. This free, University-wide event provides students the opportunity to speak with representatives from law, business, education, health sciences and a variety of other graduate and professional programs. The event will also feature helpful workshops on How to Apply and Funding Graduate and Professional School. This annual event is coordinated by the Career and Community Learning Center.

For more information, go to http://www.cclc.umn.edu/GSD.

October 14, 2008; 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM (sign in begins at 5:00 p.m.); McNamara Alumni Center, Memorial Hall

Do you know which fork is for your salad? Where do you place your napkin when leaving the table? Should you tell someone if they have food in their teeth?

Get the answers to these questions and more at the 2008 Etiquette Dinner. Join fellow U of M students and learn how to professionally handle any dining situation. A 3-course meal by D-Amico catering will give you the chance to try out these new skills immediately.

Registration is now open: http://alumni.umn.edu/etiquette

Cost $19 per person (no refunds)

Join fellow U of M students and learn how to professionally handle any dining situation.

Registration is open for the COSD 9th Annual National Conference. Please go to http://www.cosdonline.org/conferences to register.

This year's theme is Discovering Diversity As Disability.

Our Opening Keynote Speaker is Dr. Paul Longmore of San Francisco State University. Paul, a person with a severe disability, is a Professor of History at SFSU and has written extensively on disability perceptions throughout history and focuses also on how media shapes our perceptions. Pauls bio will be on the COSD site in the next few days.

Our Closing Keynote Speaker is Ms. Judith Heumann, currently the Director of the Department of Disability Services for the City of Washington DC. Judy is one of the original leaders of the Disability Rights Movement and held a number of National and International posts promoting the rights of persons with disabilities. She founded the World Institute on Disability and was a President Clinton appointee to the World Bank focusing on disability issues in developing countries. Her perspective and experience will be thought provoking and insightful for all of us working with today's college students with disabilities. Judys bio will also be on the COSD very soon.

For further information, please refer to the COSD site (http://www.cosdonline.org/conferences/)or contact Alan Muir at 865-974-7148 or by e-mail at amuir@tennessee.edu. We look forward to seeing you in the City by the Bay.

The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) will be hosting their IT Diversity Career Fair on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Great Hall of Coffman Memorial Union. For more information, please visit the NSBE website at: http://www.tc.umn.edu/~nsbe/.

Do not miss the biggest student career fair in Minnesota! Nearly 200 organizations will be there recruiting for hundreds of jobs and internships. Visit the website to learn more, register, and get tips. The Fair is free and open to all U of MN undergraduates, graduate students, and recent alumni. Free transportation will be provided from campus.

Monday, February 9, 2009; 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Minneapolis Convention Center

For more information and to register, visit: http://www.umjobfair.org.