Our inaugural Bronx Science Career Symposium offers students the opportunity to hear directly from alumni about many possible career paths.

Introducing students to the various career paths they can pursue is essential, especially during this time when life can seem so uncertain. Many of our students are not familiar yet with the different avenues for achieving professional success, and we are counting on our alumni to help provide students with the inspiration and knowledge to envision their ambitions.

We are excited about bringing our students and alumni together for such a transformative experience. The Bronx Science Career Symposium is an entire school day featuring individual workshops from various alumni covering topics ranging from industry advice to financial literacy and job search skills. The school believes this is paramount and is devoting an entire day for the program. In order to allow for full participation for all 3,000 students, we need as many alumni to participate as possible!

How it works: Students and alumni will be hosted in virtual rooms, and the students will be allowed to select which workshops they would like to attend. We are asking our alumni to volunteer an hour of their time and speak to the students about their career, their industry, the path it has taken them to get there and their time at Bronx Science. We are asking you to share your story with our students and encourage alumni to facilitate interactions. The day will conclude with a more casual networking event where alumni will have virtual booths for students to pop by for quick questions. Alumni have the choice to lead a workshop and/or participate in the virtual networking event; whatever works best for you!

The full details are below (all times are EST):

Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (there are specific times you can sign-up for, you do not need to be available all day)
Location: Virtual (you will be provided with a Zoom link)

Please register ASAP. When you register, you will be asked to please provide the following information.

1. Brief bio (no more than one paragraph)

2. Time slot (if you are willing to host multiple workshops, please let us know. All times are EST.)

(a) 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
(b) 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
(c) 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

3. Topic

(a) Career Exploration - sharing about your career, industry and path
(b) Financial Literacy - educating students about personal finance
(c) Job Searching - introducing students to resumes, cover letters, networking, etc.

4. Which industries you would classify yourself as representing

5. If you would also like to participate in the virtual networking event (1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.)

Thank you again for your help and continued willingness to participate! Please spread the word about the Career Symposium to your friends and classmates.

Please contact us at alumnifoundation@bxscience.edu with any questions.