As part of our mission, WESAM hosts department, alumni, Northwestern, and outside speakers to discuss professional development for the group. The talks have been wide ranging.
Professional Outreach in WESAM
- Discussion with Madhav Mani on the academic job track. He compiled advice from friends.
- Workshop with Daniel Moser on speaking skills, interview/job search skills, and making good first impressions. See his speaking and presenting resources here.
- Held a Skype Meeting Samantha (Oestreicher) Schumacher from Target Corporation to discuss job opportunities in industry, specifically at large corporations.
- Paul Jones from the Patankar lab spoke about mentorship. We decided to start a mentorship initiative (headed by Vicky Yang) to mentor undergraduates in research, hosted a student tea on it and follow up research presentations to recruit undergrads.
- Hosted ESAM alumna Haley Yaple for a dinner to discuss teaching faculty positions at liberal arts colleges.