Agenda (Tentative)

Friday, October 11, 2024

Evening Session (Sheraton Ballroom)

• 5:00 pm: Opening Remarks: Ashley Wallace, Program Development Co-Leads, followed by icebreaker activity
• 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm: Speaker Panel: DEI Officers, from the relevant schools
• 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm: Keynote Speaker: Chinedum Osuji, Eduardo D. Glandt Presidential Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
• 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Dessert social
  • Hosted by Valerie Swain-Cade McCoullum, Vice Provost for Student Engagement

Saturday, October 12, 2024

Morning Session (Annenberg Center for Performing Arts)

• 7:45am : Group departs Sheraton for Campus
• 8:00am – 8:40 am: Breakfast
• 8:45 am – 9:15 am: Graduate Degrees in STEM
• 9:15 am – 10:35 am: Personal and Research Statement Overview
• 10:40 am – 11:05 am: Coffee Break
• 11:10 am – 12:10 pm: How to Request Letters of Recommendation & Prepare a CV/Resume
• 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm: Faculty Chat Session & Lunch

Afternoon Session: School-Specific (Various Locations in On-Campus Classrooms)

• 1:40 pm – 2:40 pm: Faculty Research Talks (SEAS, SAS, PSOM, Vet)
• 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Overview of the PhD Application Process (SEAS, SAS, PSOM, Vet, MD-PHD)

Afternoon Session: Age-Specific (Various Locations in On-Campus Classrooms)

• 4:30 pm – 5:20 pm: How to Navigate the PhD Life & Build a Supportive Network
  • for seniors
• 4:30 pm – 5:20 pm: Is graduate school the route for me? How to gain more research experience now?
  • for sophomores and juniors

Evening Session (Smilow Center for Translational Research, 1st Floor Lobby) 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm: Poster Session, Grad Resource Fair, & Reception (with heavy hors d’oeuvres)

• Graduate Student Organizations, Career Services, Poster Presentations, and more.

Sunday, October 13, 2024

Morning Session (Sheraton Ballroom)

• 9:00 am – 10:00 am: Breakfast with Penn graduate students & Post-survey
• 10:00 am – 11:45 am: Graduate Student Mentoring & Lab Tour
• 12:00 pm: Lunch (grab-and-go)