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Grad School Mini Expo

Grad School Mini Expo, Thursday, June 25, 2026, 12:00-4:30pm, Alumni HouseEach year, the Office of Undergraduate Research collaborates with the OUR Program Partners and the Graduate School to offer a Grad School Mini Expo to our student participants. The goal is to help expose students to the idea of grad school, different types of grad school options, tips for applying, and what to do after grad school. This event is for any undergraduate student interested in grad school, no matter where you are in the process (from “I didn’t think grad school was for me” to “I know which programs I want to go into”).

SAVE THE DATE:  The 2026 Graduate School Mini Expo is taking place on Thursday, June 25 at the Eccles Alumni House.  More details to come.

 

All undergraduates were invited to attend the 2025 Graduate School Mini Expo on June 17, at the Eccles Alumni House.  The sessions included:

  • Welcome & Keynote Dean Darryl Butt
  • Session 1 - 1:50-2:30 pm
    • Race, Academic Freedom, and Research Funding - Dr. Martell Teasley, Academic Affairs 
    • Thriving as a graduate student panel
      • Amber Herrod, Molecular Biology PhD candidate  
      • Hailee Walker, Neurobiology PhD candidate
      • Maisha Orthy, Psychology PhD candidate
      • Roberto Lanaan, Education PhD candidate
    • Interviewing skills - Dr. Maija Holsti, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  • Session 2 - 2:40-3:20 pm
    • Personal statements - Dr. Maureen Mathison, Writing & Rhetoric
    • Graduate school application panel - Non-STEM
      • Dr. Elizabeth Clement, History 
      • Dr. Rodney Cohen, Education 
      • Dr. Helene Shugart, Communication
    • Choosing between graduate school and a career in industry - Laura Cleave, U Career Success
  • 3:20-3:50 pm - Break and info tables
    • Architecture and Planning 
    • BREO - Bioscience PhD, Neuroscience PhD, MSTP Programs   
    • U Career Success 
    • The Graduate School  
    • National Lab & Security Office 
    • NSF WIRED Global Center 
    • Nutrition and Dietetics Master's Program 
    • Research Education Office (GSRM, NARI)  
    • RUUTE 
    • UofU Sunnyside Apartments
  • Session 3 - 3:50-4:30 pm
    • Funding graduate school - Matthew Plooster, Graduate School Office
    • Graduate school application panel - STEM
      • Dr. Bethany Buck, Chemistry 
      • Dr. Lisa Gren, Public Health/Medicine 
      • Dr. Haohan Zhang, Engineering
    • Resumes & CVs - Laura Cleave, U Career Success