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Research Day Graduate & Career Fair

Thursday, April 20, 2023 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

STUDENTS! Join our Research Day sponsors for engaging and informative sessions to hear about a variety of graduate school and career opportunities.

Sponsor Sessions

Details about each session can be accessed by clicking the sponsor's name. These sessions are open 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., so drop by as you can, and attend as many as you like. You only need to register for the fair to gain access to all sessions.

Delta Air Lines
Overview

With 75,000+ Delta employees across the globe, our culture is rooted in a shared
commitment to living our values – Honesty, Integrity, Respect, Perseverance and
Servant Leadership – every day, in everything we do.

Exploring a career at Delta gives you a chance to see the world while providing great benefits to help you keep climbing along the way.
- Delta Wellbeing Travel & Perks
- Compensation & Benefits
- Growth & Development
- Transparent Leadership
LET'S STAY IN TOUCH.

Whether you are interested in marketing, tech, engineering or customer service, we have many opportunities to help you pursue your career goals.

Delta Careers
Barclays Online Banking

Overview

Barclays is a Globally-respected financial organization. Our headquarters is based in the UK with worldwide operations in 29 countries. We have over 330 year history and 81,000 Barclays employees globally. We focus on innovating through technology and sustainable finance (Target of $1trn of Sustainable and Transition Financing). As of 2022, we generated a total of $24.42bn.

Student Description/Qualifications
Capital One
Overview

Capital One First Gen Focus has begun accepting applications for Cohort 6!! FGF is designed to offer first generation college students (first 7 second years) the opportunity for professional and personal development within our 3 core program pillars: Financial Well-being, Personal Wellness, and Career Readiness & Persistence. Program participants will also have the opportunity to join our optional mentorship program.

Student Description/Qualifications
- Classification: Freshman – Junior
- Major: Open to all but an emphasis on Econ, Math, DDE (Industrial, Mechanical), Computer Science
- GPA: open however most students who do well have 3.0+
Rice University

Overview

Located on a 300-acre forested campus in the heart of Houston, Texas, top-ranked Rice is one of America’s leading research universities. We boast the amenities and expertise of a large research university, but our modest size means true interdisciplinary collaboration and close working relationships between faculty and students. We offer fully-funded Ph.D. programs in Engineering, Humanities, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences.

Student Description/Qualifications

We would love to meet students from all fields and years of study! In addition to graduate programs, Rice offers summer research opportunities for undergraduates and hosts an annual undergraduate research symposium, the Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium. We welcome Spelman students to these opportunities!
Illumina

Overview

Illumina offers a 12-week summer internship program that allows students to tap undiscovered talents, develop new skills, and join a team of full-time employees doing work that directly contributes to our business and mission. Spend your time at Illumina connecting with extraordinary people through mentorship opportunities, advancing your professional skills in career development workshops, and giving back to the community through volunteer projects. We have carefully crafted the program to allow interns to gain real world work experience and advance their technical and soft skills. We do this by empowering them to practice leadership, observe the direct impact of their work, overcome challenges, and navigate unfamiliar situations. Participation spans throughout the entire company, with interns contributing to projects in engineering, science, business, and corporate functions. We have remote and onsite internships, and we promote a culture of flexibility in working hours and weekly schedules given varying time zones.

Student Description/Qualifications
We hire students at both undergraduate and graduate degree levels who will return to school for at least a quarters/semester after the program ends. While we’re focused on STEM degrees and areas of study, we have opportunities in operations and business as well. Examples of study areas include: biology, biochemistry, chemistry, computer science, engineering, operations, and related fields.
Northeastern University | Khoury College of Computer Science

Overview

Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern delivers interdisciplinary programs and conducts research informed by experience and inspired by the real world. Our students control their academic journey—propelled by rigorous curriculum, experiential learning, and industry-connected faculty who spark ideas and spur innovation. All within a collaborative, rapidly growing community spanning multiple regions. Our Align program brings together creative thinkers from 100+ disciplines to learn computer or data science for the first time—and launch a career in tech. You don’t need a background in tech to have a future in it. You just need the Align program. In as little as 2 1/2 years, non-majors can earn a master’s degree in computer or data science through the Align program at Northeastern University’s Khoury College of Computer Sciences. All you need is a bachelor’s degree in any discipline, drive, and a fresh perspective.

Informed by experience and inspired by the constantly evolving tech landscape, Khoury College of Computer Sciences engages learners at every level. From undergraduate minors to PhDs—and from core computer science focus areas to interdisciplinary combined majors (CS+X)—our flexible programs enable you to create your own path.

Student Description/Qualifications

Our Align Master’s Program is designed for students with diverse perspectives and backgrounds who are looking to add computer or data science (CS) to their skill set—or shift to a new career in tech. While Align provides a direct path to a master’s degree for non-technical majors, every student takes a different path on the way to and through the program. Explore our student stories here.
University of Michigan Ford School

Overview

The Master of Public Policy degree offered by the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy is a top-ranked program at a world-class university. We train students with a broad range of interests and backgrounds for a variety of careers by providing a toolbox of research, analytic, communication, and leadership skills that are highly transferable across sectors and issue areas. Ford School graduates understand the facts; they communicate clearly; they make ethical, principled decisions; and they lead for positive change in our communities and nations. Our alumni go on to lead nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and in the private sector. Some hold political office, or they advise policymakers on strategy and policy, and others passionately advocate for issues they care about.

Student Description/Qualifications

We welcome students from all majors and class years with a GPA of 3.0+.

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Colgate-Palmolive

Overview

Global Technology: Research & Development Internship Program

Colgate offers exceptional Research & Development internships designed for students interested in pursuing a career in Early Research, Product Development, External Innovation, Implementation & Support, Product Safety, Regulatory, Microbiology, Analytical or Quality. Join our talented Research & Development team in supporting multiple categories at our technology centers in Piscataway, New Jersey or Topeka, Kansas. As an intern and technical expert in your respective area, you will gain hands-on experience developing and implementing complex technologies that drive both new product launches and continuous improvement of existing products, producing patents, and writing submissions for publication.

Student Description/Qualifications

We typically higher BS level employees through our summer intern program. We look for students in the STEM fields (freshmen, sophomores, and juniors).
Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center unites innovative research and compassionate care to prevent and eliminate cancer and infectious disease.

We’re driven by the urgency of our patients, the hope of our community and our passion for discovery to pursue scientific breakthroughs and healthier lives for every person in every community.

Our values are grounded in and expressed through the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity, and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member, and supporter. Our actions are driven by the commitments expressed in our values: Collaboration, Compassion, Determination, Excellence, Innovation, Integrity, and Respect.
Stanford Business Graduate School

Overview

The Stanford Graduate School of Business PhD Program is intended for individuals interested in pursuing careers in research and academia. Our students come from a variety of academic backgrounds such as economics, sociology, engineering, math, psychology, and more. We offer seven fields of study including economics, marketing, and organizational behavior as well as a fully-funded financial aid package.

We also encourage prospective applicants to learn more the GSB Research Fellows Program, which is a two-year, fully-funded predoctoral program that provides a diverse set of fellows with the opportunity to gain research experience and preparation for doctoral studies in business or related fields.

Student Description/Qualifications
Wake Forest University

Overview

At Wake Forest, we believe that well-led businesses can and should make the world a better place while creating sustained value for themselves. As a team of teacher-scholars and staff members, we commit ourselves to helping businesses achieve this noble goal in everything we do. Through our teaching, scholarship, administrative and service work, and our commitment to the ideals of Wake Forest University, we develop and support principled business professionals who lead effectively by making decisions of the highest possible quality about their people, products, services, organizations, and contributions to our society. We develop passionate, ethical business leaders driven to achieve results with integrity through a dynamic combination of thought leadership, rigorous academic preparation and unrivaled connection to the market. At the School of Business, our mission is to shape the whole person. We help businesses create a better world through developing passionate, ethical business leaders who get results with integrity, and thought leadership that is visible and positively impacts the practice of business.

Student Description/Qualifications

We invite students who believe that accomplishment is defined by hard work, collaboration and character to join us in making a positive and lasting impact on the noble profession of business.
TFA - Teach For America

Overview

Teach For America works in partnership with communities to expand educational opportunity for children facing the challenges of poverty. Founded in 1990, Teach For America seeks the most promising leaders of this generation early in their careers who have demonstrated the values and leadership necessary to make systemic change. Our diverse, outstanding corps members make an initial two-year commitment to teach in high-need schools and have a profound impact on their students. Their classroom leadership becomes the foundation for long-term leadership. Through these two years, corps members gain context, clarity, and conviction to lead a life of impact from any sector or field they choose. Beyond their two years, corps members become part of a network of 53,000 leaders working together across sectors to shape the political, economic, and social future of our nation. For more information, visit www.teachforamerica.org.

Student Description/Qualifications

We welcome students from all majors.
UCI Graduate Division

Overview

UCI Irvine offers over 120 graduate programs across STEM and non-STEM disciplines, including professional school and doctoral programs. We also offer a wide variety of highly ranked academic and professional degree programs, and we encourage talented and forward-thinking students from across the country and around the world to apply. Students can choose from over 120-degree programs taught by world-renowned faculty.

UCI also offers summer research opportunities for students interested in pursuing a doctoral degree in the future.

Student Description/Qualifications
Allen Institute

Overview
At Allen Institute, we are actively recruiting for full time employment opportunities, primarily: Research Associates, Scientists, Software Engineers, Data Analysts, Bioinformatics, Scientific Support, Project Management, Operations and Administrative Support

Student Description/Qualifications

We are also recruiting for Summer Interns and Postbaccalaureate Research Assistants to start in Summer 2024. Our Summer Internship program is a 10-week intensive program, and Postbac program duration is 1-2 years. Interns and Postbacs learn and gain experience working for an organization dedicated to Big, Team, and Open science and offer a unique community in which to see, support, and engage with science in action.

All internships and postbac roles are paid and offer financial support for relocation to Seattle, and seek to share and change the culture of science.

We primarily hire students with STEM backgrounds but have some roles and programs that do not require them. Our Summer Internship program is open to undergrads, master’s students and new grads, our Postbac program is open to Bachelor’s graduates, and regular employment opportunities span all education levels (high school diploma or equivalent up to PhD. We are happy to talk to any and all students who are interested in Big Science, Team Science, and Open Science!
Emory University | Goizueta Business School

Overview

The Goizueta 10-Month STEM designated MS in Business Analytics program was designed to teach the combined languages of business, data and technology with the intention of graduating business data scientists skilled at serving in any function, organization or field.

Student Description/Qualifications
We would like to meet students majoring in STEM fields, Economics, or business.
Corning
Overview

Corning is vital to progress – in the industries we help shape and in the world we share. We invent life-changing technologies using materials science. Our scientific and manufacturing expertise, boundless curiosity, and commitment to purposeful invention place us at the center of the way the world interacts, works, learns, and lives. Our sustained investment in research, development, and invention means we’re always ready to solve the toughest challenges alongside our customers

Student Description/Qualifications
We welcome students who:
Are majoring in Finance, Physics, Chemistry, Data Science, all Engineering disciplines

Classify as Seniors and Juniors

Interested in pursuing PhD's further on or looing for employment after graduation

Have 3.0+ GPA
Cummins

Overview

At Cummins, we provide global opportunities to develop your career, make your community a better place, and work with today’s most innovative thinkers to solve the world’s toughest problems. We believe in flexibility for you to explore your passions and make an impact through meaningful work within our diverse workforce.

Student Description/Qualifications

We look to hire the best and then help them become even better. We want innovative thinkers and dependable individuals who come from diverse backgrounds and experiences. We need employees who are passionate about building up the communities where they live and work. We will be looking to hire those students that are sophomores, juniors and seniors (all majors) in the fall of 2023. We currently have opportunities for the following roles: Full-Time Electronic Systems, Full-Time Thermal and Fluid Sciences and co-ops in most functions.
The Juilliard School

Overview

Dancers, actors, playwrights, and classical and jazz musicians—all have a home at The Juilliard School, where they receive training and mentorship from incomparable faculty and renowned guest artists, take advantage of unique interdisciplinary collaborations, and perform in iconic venues throughout New York City and beyond. At the graduate level, we offer programs in Acting, Playwriting, Classical Music Performance, Composition, Historical Performance, Jazz Studies, and Vocal Arts, including the Artist Diploma in Opera Studies. We are looking for applicants with a high level and quality of training, a readiness to engage in challenging, intensive work, and a clear dedication to artistic excellence.

Student Description/Qualifications
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - ( MIT )

Overview

About the MIT Office of Graduate Education -
The Office of Graduate Education (OGE) 's GradDiversity seeks to support the success of underrepresented and under-served graduate students at MIT. This takes place through a series of programs designed to strengthen recruitment, enhance community, and ignite academic, leadership, and professional skills development.

About the MIT School of Engineering -

The MIT School of Engineering's mission is to educate the next generation of engineering leaders, to create new knowledge, and to serve society.

Student Description/Qualifications

Summer Research Opportunities at MIT The MIT Summer Research Program has a rich 37-year history of inspiring and cultivating the next generation of talented undergraduate scholars from underrepresented identities in graduate education. The MSRP program structure provides robust support and emphasizes community, Lab work, and Co-curricular Instruction. Through community, MSRP welcomes interns to the MIT culture of mind and hand and our ethos of building a better world. Interns spend nine weeks in an MIT lab: conducting research, receiving mentorship from a faculty member and others on the research team, and through co-curricular instruction, interns build skills in areas such as scientific communication and graduate admissions preparation.

Additional Prospective Student Opportunities: • Graduate Application Assistance Programs (GAAP): The Graduate Application Assistance Program (GAAP) is a student-led initiative designed to help prospective applicants navigate the MIT Admissions process, particularly those from underrepresented identities in graduate education.

GradCatalyst: GradCatalyst is an MIT student-led workshop that provides participants with helpful information for applying to and thriving in graduate school.

GradDiversity Ambassadors: Connect with current MIT graduate students who work to create a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive community at MIT.

Learn more at: OGE GradDiversity
Cornell University

Overview
The Cornell University Biomedical & Biological Sciences (BBS) Ph.D. Program and Biochemistry, Molecular, and Cell Biology (BMCB) Ph.D. Program are multi-disciplinary umbrella research programs, with a commitment to the full spectrum of biomedical research. Our graduate students conduct research in basic, clinical, and translational life sciences in such areas as structural biology, cancer biology, molecular and medical genetics & genomics, immunology & infectious disease, and population medicine. Our Ph.D. Programs are committed to providing a student-centered experience.

Student Description/Qualifications

We are interested in meeting with sophomore, junior and senior undergraduate students majoring in the Life Sciences.
Harvard School of Public Health

Overview

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health traces its roots to public health activism at the beginning of the last century, a time of energetic social reform. From the start, faculty were expected to commit themselves to research as well as teaching. In 1946, no longer affiliated with the medical school, HSPH became an independent, degree-granting body.

Today, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health brings together dedicated experts from many disciplines to educate new generations of global health leaders and produce powerful ideas that improve the lives and health of people everywhere.

We work together as a community of leading scientists, educators, and students to take innovative ideas from the laboratory to people’s lives, not only making scientific breakthroughs, but also working to change individual behaviors, public policies, and health care practices.

Our mission is to produce knowledge through research, reproduces knowledge through higher education, and translates knowledge into evidence that can be communicated to the public, policymakers, and practitioners to advance the health of populations.

Student Description/Qualifications