Graduate Student Professional Development

Education Connection: Fostering Paths Beyond OISE
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
5:00 pm-8:00 pm
OISE library and classrooms

Keynote Address
5:00 pm-5:30 pm
OISE library
Akela Peoples, President and CEO, The Learning Partnership

Concurrent Panels
5:45 pm-7:00 pm; classrooms

Health, Development & Adult Education, Room 12-199

Dr. Ivan Silver, Vice President Education, CAMH
Dr. Joyce Nyhof-Young, Curriculum Evaluation Coordinator, Undergraduate Medicine Education, Toronto General Hospital
Kimberly Gibbon, Executive Director, Ontario Council for International Cooperation
Sahil Dhingra, The Potentialists
Sarah Irwin, Managing Director, Independent Learning Centre, TVO

Higher Education, Communication & Design, Room 11-164

Dr. Pamela Gravestock, Associate Director, Centre for Teaching Support and Innovation, U of T
Mary Catharine Lennon, Senior Research Analyst, Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario
Graeme Stewart, Communications Manager, Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations
Bernie Murray, Associate Professor, School of Fashion, Ryerson University
Dr. Ben Barry, Assistant Professor, Equity, Inclusivity & Diversity, Faculty of Communications & Design, Ryerson University

Government, Consulting & Educational Research, Room 5-160

Dr. Lucia Padure, Senior Policy Analyst, Ministry of Colleges & Universities
Bradley Fauteux, Managing Director at Ministry of Natural Resources - Ontario Parks, Ontario Public Service
Rima Khullar, Policy Analyst, Ministry of Education
Dr. A. Sidiq (Sid) Ali, Principal Consultant, Research and Evaluation Consulting
Dr. Kunle Akingbola, Human Resources Consultant and Adjunct Professor, OISE

Networking with panelists and refreshments
7:00 pm-8:00 pm
OISE library
 

All welcome, we hope you can make it! RSVP to: gradstudentevent.oise@utoronto.ca

Send accommodation and accessibility requests to gradstudentevent.oise@utoronto.ca

 

tips for employment seekers

Preparing yourself to enter the job market involves a process of self-assessment, skills assessment, and consideration of career options. Beginning this process early will allow you to build into your program skills and accomplishments sought by employers. 

Preparing Yourself for the Workforce

Thursday, October 25, 2012
6:00 pm-7:30 pm
Nexus Lounge, 12th Floor

Angela Hildyard, Vice President, Human Resources and Equity, U of T
What employers are looking for

Tricia Seifert, Assistant Professor, Higher Education, OISE
Where am I going? Clarifying Objectives for Graduate Study

Duncan MacLellan, Associate Professor, Department of Politics and Public Administration, Ryerson University
Life as a Ryerson faculty member; the need to make connections to possible workplaces and employers while still a student

Glen Matadeen, Employment Coach, U of T Career Centre
Networking: an opportunity often missed

All welcome!