Description: October Entrepreneurship Speaker Forum, sponsored by the College of Engineering. Alumni presenters: Shawn Ward and brother Shaun Ward. Reception following hosted by NSBE and Mpower
The ECRC is hosting a company day for Schlumberger. Students will have the opportunity to explore Schlumberger and the opportunities available for students.
ACE that Interview - Interview Strategies Workshop
Description: Interviews are used as a screening process for identifying successful candidates for positions. Attend this workshop to find out what qualities interviewers look for in job candidates, gain tips on how to prepare for the interview, and learn how to effectively communicate as a qualified candidate.
First Job Syndrome Workshop, presented by EldenWater
Description: Did you know that the majority of you will be unhappy with the progress of your career in 18 months? The average stay of an engineer in their first job is less than 18 months. Career Path Management is one of the most important skill sets you can develop to put your career in high gear. Setting and achieving your goals requires planning and execution. Come join us as we discuss how to apply proven goal setting techniques to achieve a fast pace, exciting and rewarding career.
"The trajectory of an AOS(S)
graduate is followed from Ann Arbor
to points around the world in pursuit of the linkages of meteorology, chemistry
and climate. Two themes will be pursued - sulfur gas chemistry and
formaldehyde with a smattering of hydrogen peroxide, methylhydroperoxide and
ozone."
Location: SRB Auditorium, Room 2246 Space Research
Description: This is a seminar focused on entrepreneurship, which exposes students to entrepreneurship through interaction with business leaders, venture capitalists, and attorneys, as well as individuals involved in emerging business models, new venture creation, and technology commercialization.
Presenter: Shane and Shawn Ward, SHANE&SHAWN Shoes by Detny
Location: Stamps Auditorium Walgreens Drama Center
Date: Fri, Oct 03, 2008 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Sponsor: University of Michigan College Relations, School of Art and Design, MPowered Entrepreneurship, CFE
Dean's Seminar Series: Creating and Implementing Breakthrough Medical Technology
Description: Several different case studies in the areas of drug delivery, medical devices and biotherapeutics will be discussed. Each study will be examined in terms of the process and excitement of discovery, initial resistance by the scientific community to the discovery in some cases, the way very broad patents were received, how the technologies were transferred to companies, and the way they have been or are trying to be commercialized.
Presenter: Robert S. Langer, Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Location: Dorothy L. and Harry E. Chesebrough Auditorium Chrysler Center
The Technical Interview Workshop, presented by National Instruments
Description: Not sure about that technical interview on the horizon? Having doubts about how well you will do? This Technical Interview Workshop will teach you how to prepare for an interview, how to effectively communicate during the interview, and will explore the interview from the other side of the table.
“Using Groups”: A Sketch by the CRLT Players (for GSIs)
Description: The CRLT Players present provocative performances based upon research concerningthe experience of faculty and students. In this interactive performance, the troupe will perform a sketchportraying the complexities that often accompany assigned group work in the classroom. After the sketch, there willbe a facilitated discussion between the audience and the characters from the sketch, prompting reflection on issuesrelated to group work such as the importance of effective instructions, problematic group dynamics, and the instructor’sresponsibilities regarding classroom climate.
Description: The ECRC is hosting a company day for Whirlpool. Students will have the opportunity to explore Whirlpool, its products and the career opportunities available for students.
Description: Please join us for a special presentation featuring futuristic technology demonstrations and student Q&A with Craig Mundie, Microsoft Corp.’s chief research and strategy officer.
Craig is one of two senior leaders who have assumed Bill Gates’ responsibilities following his transition from day-to-day duties at Microsoft. Craig will visit the Michigan campus on Wednesday, October 8, to speak with students and faculty about the wide-ranging opportunities and possibilities for the future of technology.
Presenter: Craig Mundie
Location: Stamps Auditorium Walgreens Drama Center
Description: Do you wish that you could better communicate the message you want to get across? This presentation applies for work, but is also useful in personal relationships. Learn strategies to improve both your nonverbal and verbal communication styles.
Presenter: Janelle Kilgore
Location: Johnson Rooms A, B & C Lurie Engineering Center
Communication Etiquette Workshop, presented by National Instruments
Description: Communication etiquette starts with your cover letter and resume and continues throughout the interview and offer stages of your job search. This workshop will give you tips on the appropriate ways to handle your communication with employers throughout your job search.
Description: This is a seminar focused on entrepreneurship, which exposes students to entrepreneurship through interaction with business leaders, venture capitalists, and attorneys, as well as individuals involved in emerging business models, new venture creation, and technology commercialization.
Presenter: Christopher Ilitch, Ilitch Holdings, Inc. and Douglas Rothwell, Detroit Renaissance
Location: Stamps Auditorium Walgreens Drama Center
Date: Fri, Oct 10, 2008 2:45 pm – 5:00 pm
Sponsor: University of Michigan Government Relations, MPowered, CFE
Third Annual Research and Scholarship in Engineering Education: Poster Session
Description: Many faculty and graduate students in the College of Engineering are engagedin scholarly work in the field of engineering education. At this poster session, colleagues will share theirresearch and scholarship on topics that include understanding how students learn, improving diversity and retentionin engineering, learning about faculty and the profession, and applying innovative teaching methods in engineeringcourses.
Location: Johnson Rooms Lurie Engineering Center
Date: Tue, Oct 14, 2008 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Sponsor: Co-Sponsored by CRLT North and the Office of the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Engineering
The Art of Managing Multiple Projects and Multitasking
Description: Learn the fundamentals of organizing projects from initiation to completion while balancing the demands of time, scope, and tasks of ongoing responsibilities.
You will learn to:
• Organize a complex project into measurable units of activity
• Establish priorities for each responsibility or project
• Utilize a variety of multitasking strategies
• Identify shortcuts to complete projects more efficiently
• Use techniques to achieve realistic schedules for keeping track of multiple projects
• Determine ways to motivate others to assist you in accomplishing projects
• Describe the goals and schedule of a project so others involved will meet deadlines
You will benefit by:
• Managing “loose ends” more successfully
• Feeling less chaotic and “in control” of workloads
• Becoming less stressed and overwhelmed by work demands
• Feeling a sense of accomplishment following the completion of complex projects
Audience:
Anyone whose job includes managing multiple priorities and balancing responsibilities
How to be a HireME Expert - Advanced HireME Workshop
Description: This hands-on workshop takes a more in-depth look into HireME, examining the many features beyond the basics of registering and searching for jobs covered in the first HireME workshop. During this session students will have an opportunity to log into their HireME accounts and explore individual questions. Attend this session to make sure you fully understand and are utilizing the many features of HireME, including how to:
Track your activity in the system
Verify you have applied to a job
Modify documents after you have already submitted them to a position
Understand the difference between information listed under "referrals" versus that contained under "schedules"
Decipher the job posting to find out timeline information regarding resume submission deadlines and interview sign-up periods
Description: SPRL @ 60
Universities and Space Exploration
October 16-17, 2008
North Campus - Lurie Engineering Center
"An open discussion on the role of universities in space exploration and engineering. What does the future hold?"
Description: This is a seminar focused on entrepreneurship, which exposes students to entrepreneurship through interaction with business leaders, venture capitalists, and attorneys, as well as individuals involved in emerging business models, new venture creation, and technology commercialization.
Presenter: John Osher, Spinbrush inventor
Location: Stamps Auditorium Walgreens Drama Center
Description: This hands-on workshop expands the basics of using spreadsheets with Microsoft Excel. Through step-by-step exercises, participants will gain a working knowledge of a variety of time-saving Excel functions, cell formatting, techniques to streamline data entry, print options, linking spreadsheets, and creating dynamic charts charting. The course material accommodates Macintosh and Windows users of all versions of Excel.
* Registration is limited to 12 participants. First come first serve.*
You and Your Online Identity: Strategies for Managing and Enhancing a Professional Online Self Workshop
Description: Increasingly employers utilize the internet, social networking sites, and search engine technology to obtain information on job candidates. Employers also use the web to post jobs, recruit new employees, and obtain professional contacts. This workshop explores what it means to have a professional online identity in the digital age. Participants examine how to manage utilizing a variety of online technologies including social networking sites, professional networking sites, and blogs. Participants are given strategies to build and maintain professional contacts on the web, and are given tips on how to monitor and protect the online image they project. Ultimately, having the right knowledge and tools is essential for managing and enhancing your online self.
Description: The ECRC is hosting a company day for Cummins. Students will have the opportunity to explore Cummins, its products and the career opportunities available for students.
You are cordially invited to join Computer Science and Engineering at a lecture/reception recognizing John E. Laird as the John L. Tishman Professor of Engineering. Professor Laird's work has been featured in Artificial Intelligence, AI Magazine, Cognitive Systems Research, Computational Intelligence, the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research and at many cognitive science and artificial intelligence conferences.
Presenter: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Description: The Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Deparment will host the 12th Career Fair. Companies/laboratories will be on campus to recruit students for permanent and summer employment in the field of nuclear engineering and radiological sciences.
