AMS Sectional Meeting Special Events/Lectures
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Fall Central Sectional Meeting
University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
September 14-15, 2024 (Saturday-Sunday)
Meeting #1198
Associate Secretary: Betsy Stovall, AMS stovall@math.wisc.edu
Announcements
The primary audience for this workshop consists of graduate students, postdocs, and faculty seeking to understand and/or develop the skills needed to secure employment within BEGIN organizations. The workshop presentations will increase the participants' knowledge of BEGIN employers' needs and operations. The workshop activities are designed to help participants discover and communicate their professional identities, to get noticed by BEGIN employers, and to explain their value to them. This is a complimentary event. Please RSVP via this form if you plan to attend. |
Schedule
Discovering and Communicating Your Professional Identity Workshop
Sunday, September 15th, 1:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. Overview of Session Activities and AMS BEGIN Career Initiative
- Anna Kinzel, AMS BEGIN Programs Specialist
1:05 p.m. Student Achievements and Difficulties
Two mathematics faculty members with extensive experience mentoring students share their observations of students pursuing BEGIN careers and professional development.
- Ken Richardson, PhD, Mathematics Department, Texas Christian University
- Jennifer Ellis Royal, PhD, Mathematics Department, University of Georgia
1:30 p.m. Break
1:40 p.m. Marketing You: Strategies to Get Noticed by Employers
An informational presentation that guides participants to discover and communicate their professional identities via job-specific document preparation.
- Paul Krawietz, EdD, Director, UT Dallas Natural Science Career Success Center
- James Ritchie, LPC, Senior Career Consultant, UT San Antonio, University Career Center
2:20 p.m. The Power of the Professional Self-Introduction: Explaining Your Value
Building on the previous session, participants follow an interactive exercise to practice verbal professional communications.
- Paul Krawietz, EdD, Director, UT Dallas Natural Science Career Success Center
- James Ritchie, LPC, Senior Career Consultant, UT San Antonio, University Career Center
3:00 p.m. Break (Room Change) Move to MH, McKinney Humanities Building Atrium
3:15 p.m. Panel of BEGIN Mathematical Scientists and Hiring Managers
An introduction of the panelists followed by a discussion of their career paths, their professional identities, and their thoughts about BEGIN professional development.
Moderator: Paul Krawietz, EdD, Director, UT Dallas Natural Science Career Success Center
- Amy Burgin, MS, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX
- Christie Mauretour, PhD, Clothing Tech, Austin, TX
- John Montalbo, PhD, Trident Research, Austin, TX
- Sonny Skanning, PhD, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, Coppell, TX
4:00 p.m. Small Table Networking
This session provides participants the opportunity to personally meet the panelists and to put the networking skills developed earlier in the session into practice.