GRAD Lab encourages young people of color to consider graduate engineering or science education and applying for the GEM fellowship. Focusing on the global importance of research and innovation, life-long career benefits, and real world role models the symposium will help each student envision his or her future as a technology leader, successfully apply for a GEM fellowship, and gain entry to a graduate program. GRAD Lab is GEM’s portable and scalable solution for developing diverse technical talent with advanced degrees.

Agenda  for Friday, September 25, 2015

12:30-7:00 PM   Registration/Snacks/Pre-Survey

2:00-3:00 PM      Texas A&M University Graduate and Professional Studies Overview

3:00-4:45 PM      Campus Departmental and Laboratory Tours

5:00-6:00 PM      Co-host Universities Information Session [Prairie View; Rice; TAMU]

6:00-6:30 PM      Interactive Game/Trivia/Icebreaker re: Grad School or co-sponsor info given during info session; Possible grad student interaction or research overview; Alt. Research Overviews

6:30-7:30 PM      Dinner (Speaker Courtney Hall from Chevron);

GRAD Lab encourages young people of color to consider graduate engineering or science education and applying for the GEM fellowship. Focusing on the global importance of research and innovation, life-long career benefits, and real world role models the symposium will help each student envision his or her future as a technology leader, successfully apply for a GEM fellowship, and gain entry to a graduate program. GRAD Lab is GEM’s portable and scalable solution for developing diverse technical talent with advanced degrees.

Agenda for Saturday, September 26, 2015

8:00 AM       Registration/Breakfast/Pre-Survey

9:00 AM               Welcome and Introductions (Speaker from TAMU: Dr. César Malavé)

9:15 AM               Session 1: Why Graduate School? (Dr. Howard Adams)

10:15 AM             BREAK [Snacks/Beverages]

10:30 AM             Session 2: How to Apply to Graduate School (Dr. Michael Smith)

11:30 AM             Lunch Break and Graduate Fair [Maybe select grad students eat at tables with students]

1:15 PM                Session 3: How to Fund Graduate School (Dr. Patty Lopez)

2:15 PM                BREAK [Snacks/Beverages]

2:30 PM                Session 4: Voices from the Field (Moderator Dr. Samuel Merriweather, Texas A&M University System Louis Stokes Alliance Minority Participation (LSAMP); Rice GEM  Recipient: CJ Barberan; TAMU GEM Recipient: Andrea Delgado – Physics; TAMU GEM Recipient: Folami Alamudun – Computer Science)

3:15 PM                Closing Remarks/Post Survey/Raffle

3:30 PM                End of Program

A panel of students will share information about their Summer 2015 internship experiences: how they found their internship; what they did during the internship; how they managed housing and relocating; and their advice and suggestions for other students who will be seeking a Summer 2016 internship.

Thursday, November 5, 2015

Time 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Link to Event: http://calendar.tamu.edu/?y=2015&m=11&d=05&eventdatetime_id=21345&

This workshop will cover the entire graduate school application process by breaking it down into easy to follow steps. The workshop will cover both the Master’s and Doctorate level application process and will discuss topics such as how to begin the process, how to select schools, and how to prepare all the needed materials such as CVs/Resumes, statements of purpose, and letters of recommendation

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Time 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Link to Event: http://calendar.tamu.edu/?&y=2015&m=11&d=12&eventdatetime_id=25896&