Career Development Programs

Evening with Industry Banquet

Timeframe: February

The Evening with Industry Banquet is an annual networking event hosted by the Women in Engineering Program the night prior to the Spring Engineering EXPO. The Banquet is an excellent way for industry representatives to interact with engineering students interested in summer internship, co-op and full-time career opportunities. Representatives from over 40 companies network with over 330 students at a reception prior to dinner, enjoy networking and an awards presentation during dinner and have an opportunity to continue discussions at the conclusion of the program.

Proceeds from the Evening with Industry Banquet benefit WEP initiatives in the areas of recruitment, academic support and retention and career development. Corporate partnership of a table at the dinner reserves space for two company representatives and seven students. Companies request students with specific engineering majors and students sign up on a first-come, first-served basis.

• Recognition as table sponsor on email advertisements, communications and marketing materials
• Visibility on student Web registration system
• Recognition in Banquet Program Booklet and during WEP Update

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Graduates Linked with Undergraduates in Engineering (GLUE)

Timeframe: January through May

Graduates Linked with Undergraduates in Engineering (GLUE) gives undergraduate students the opportunity to gain practical research experience by pairing them with graduate students in their majors. Undergraduate students assist with research projects and participate in a weekly seminar class where students share their research experiences, learn about research options in industry and academia, hear from panels of graduate students and engineers, and learn about graduate school and other undergraduate research options. Graduate students participate in career development workshops and gain mentoring, project management and teaching experience.

• Recognition on all email communications and marketing materials
• Recognition on GLUE PowerPoint welcome slides, syllabus and online Blackboard course management site
• Recognition on syllabus and online Blackboard course management site
• Participation as panelists or at end of semester celebration
• Company handouts, giveaways and/or door prizes

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WEP Career Development Seminar

Timeframe: Spring Semester

The goal of the WEP Career Development Seminar is to provide upper-class undergraduate students with a career development experience unlike any currently available in the Cockrell School of Engineering and to provide students with some of the knowledge and skills required for a success in the workplace. Participants in the WEP Career Development Seminar will gain skills to be successful both in school and in the workplace.

Seminars include interactive leadership role plays, personal assessments, industry leader guest speakers and MBA-level course material. The 2-credit hour, pass/fail course is restricted to engineering majors.

• Recognition on all email communications and marketing materials
• Participation as panelists
• Company handouts, giveaways and/or door prizes
• Access to student resumes

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WEP Leadership Seminar

Timeframe: Fall semester

The purpose of the WEP Leadership Seminar is to provide second year undergraduate students practical applications to assessing their leadership and communication styles and applying what they learn through interactive activities. Seminars include interactive leadership role plays, personal assessments, industry leader guest speakers and MBA-level course material. The 2-credit hour, pass/fail course is restricted to engineering majors.

• Recognition on all email communications and marketing materials
• Participation as panelists
• Company handouts, giveaways and/or door prizes
• Access to student resumes

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