The APS Bridge Program is a post-baccalaureate initiative that provides students with research experience, advanced coursework, and coaching to prepare them for a graduate school application.
Faculty and students involved in Bridge Programs are invited to the APS Bridge Program Symposium, a one-day event held at the start of the in-person March Meeting 2023. The symposium will feature workshops on career planning, securing fellowship funding, and ways to improve Bridge Program structures.
Agenda
- 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. PST: Check-in/Continental Breakfast
- 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. PST: Welcome/Opening Plenary Session
- 9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. PST: Break
- 9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. PST: Session Tracks
Student Session: Wayfinding amid the amplified challenges of graduate education, Rachel A. Smith, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Iowa State University
Faculty Session: Recruiting for Bridge Programs, Talat Rahman, Professor and Bridge Program Site Leader, UCF; Rohana Wijewardhana, Professor and Bridge Program Site Leader, University of Cincinnati; Ezekiel Johnston-Halperin, Professor and Bridge Program Collaborator, The Ohio State University
- 10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. PST: Break
- 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PST: Session Tracks
Student Session: How to Find and Achieve Funding for Your Master's or Doctoral Degree, Dr. Vicki Johnson, Founder and Director, ProFellow
Faculty Session: “Like a cog in the machine”: Grappling with the current ecology of graduate student support and wellbeing, Rachel A. Smith, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Iowa State University
- 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. PST: Lunch
- 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. PST: Student Lightning Talks
- 2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. PST: Break
- 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. PST: Session Tracks
Student Session: Resume & CV Revamp Workshop: Create a Stand-Out Professional Resume and Academic CV, Dr. Vicki Johnson, Founder and Director, ProFellow
Faculty Session: Preparing Students for Career Paths, Nevena Cvijetic, Executive Director of Leadership, Professional, and Career Development, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- 4:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. PST: Break
- 4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. PST: Closing Session
The APS Bridge Program Symposium is sponsored by the American Physical Society and Inclusive Graduated Education Network and is funded by Google and the National Science Foundation.