Santa Clara University

Science Vocation Symposium

This Career Center symposium allows you to interact with alumni and others with backgrounds in the natural sciences who are passionate about their work. Topics addressed by speakers include:

• Pursuing meaningful work and the ability to make a living
• Tips for uncovering your interests and talents
• Preparing for the future
• Tips for the workplace
• Choosing majors
• Gradute School
• Balancing work and relationships
• Discerning vocation
• Determining the work you want to do

The symposium allows you to reflect on your interests, while introducing you to Career Center resources to research opportunities that connect your interests to meaningful work.

Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors. 2 units. Partially reserved for Da Vinci RLC.

Sampling of Past Speakers:

Alan Gianotti
Emergency room doctor
Troy Obrero (Biology, 1996)
Owner, TOCORE DNA Sequencing
Yonn Samuels (Physics, 1994)
Computer programmer
Terry Jackson-Rifenburg (Combined Sciences, 1991)
Physical Therapist
Celeste Volz Ford
Founder, aerospace engineering services firm
Michelle Fitch (Psychology, 2001)
Nurse
Doug Engelbart
Founder of the computer mouse

For more information, please contact:

Maureen O'Sullivan
Program Director
Career Center
408-554-4423