Career Resources at UCF

​Connect Students with Career-Related Resources, Services, and Events

·       Fall Career Expo: Students have the opportunity to network with more than 200 employers recruiting for internship, career, and employment opportunities. This year’s Career Expo will be held on Tuesday, September 29, 10:00am to 3:00pm, in the CFE arena. Employers attending include Amazon, Deloitte, Harris Corporation, Leidos Engineering, Lockheed Martin Corporation, NextEra Energy, Inc., Symantec, and Texas Instruments.  

·       Employment Bootcamp: Students have the opportunity to prepare for the Fall Career Expo and on-campus recruiting season by attending Employment Bootcamp on Wednesday, September 16, 12:00pm to 3:00pm in the Pegasus Ballroom. Employers will be providing resume critiques and helping students create and practice their elevator pitch.

·        Practice Interview Program: Students are able to hone their interview skills through completing a 30-minute practice interview with an employer. Employers include Black & Veatch, PepsiCo, TravelClick, Inc., and the U.S. Navy. The program is on Tuesday, September 15, 1:00pm to 4:00pm, in CSEL. RSVP required.

·        Job Shadowing Program: The award-winning Externship Program provides students with the opportunity to job shadow over semester breaks. Students interested in participating in the Fall Program (December 16-18) should register by Sunday, October 11.   

·       Employer Lunch and Learns: Students are invited to enjoy a free lunch and learn about a relevant career or professional development topic through this employer-led lunch and learn program. RSVP required.   

·         On-campus recruiting (OCR): The Fall 2015 on-campus recruiting season begins on Wednesday, September 30. Students and alumni are able to apply for on-campus interviews with employers using their KnightLink account.

·         Career Services Workshops: Students are invited to participate in career development workshops presented by Career Services staff throughout the fall semester. The full schedule is located at http://career.ucf.edu/events.

·         Employer Information Sessions: Career Services hosts a number of employer information sessions during the academic year. Event details are listed in KnightLink and can also be found at http://career.ucf.edu/events.

Support Ongoing Career-Related Initiatives

·        Employer Engagement: I am available to work with employers who contact you and are interested in recruiting UCF students. I can help employers post jobs, set up information sessions, conduct on-campus interviews, register for career fairs, plan student site visits, etc. Please feel free to refer employers directly to me and/or provide them with this menu of recruiting events/services options at UCF.  

·        Presentations: From 10-minute presentations about Career Services to 50-minute presentations on topics such as resume writing and interviewing, I am available to deliver a variety of presentations to classes. Here is an extensive list of topics. If desired, I can also invite employers.

·        First Destination Data: This survey assesses the employment and career related outcomes of UCF graduates. The results are available to all faculty and staff via the OEAS Knowledgebase. You may view outcomes for the university, the college, and programs as well as compare your college/program to the aggregate information of other colleges/programs. To receive access to the database, please email uday.nair@ucf.edu.

I am eager to explore ways that I can collaborate with your Department in connecting your students with employers and in serving your students’ career development needs.

Please feel free to contact me with questions and I look forward to working with you this academic year.

Best,
Jessie

Jessie Carter

Assistant Director, Employer Relations
College of Engineering & Computer Science

College of Optics & Photonics

Career Services, University of Central Florida
407-823-1741
jessica.carter@ucf.edu

www.career.ucf.edu​

Photonics Lecture Series

​In order that new graduate and undergraduate students may become familiar with the research program going on in CREOL, and also to learn about any opportunities for students to becoming involved in research, we are introducing a seminar series, “Introduction to Research at CREOL” in which UCF’s Optics faculty will give brief (25 minute) talks about research in their groups.

While primarily aimed at students who are looking for a research group, all students are strongly encouraged to attend.  Also first year grad students on a CREOL graduate fellowship are required to attend.

The seminars will take place every Tuesday and Friday lunchtime for the first few weeks of the fall semester, beginning Friday, August 28 at noon. 

 

The schedule for the first two seminars is as follows:

Friday, August 28, noon – 1 PM:

Aristide Dogariu - Photonics Diagnostic of Random Media

Eric Van Stryland – Nonlinear Optical Materials Characterization

Tuesday, September 1, noon – 1PM:

Pieter Kik - Nanophotonics and Near-field Optics

S.T. Wu – Liquid Crystal Displays

Subsequent talks in the series will be announced soon.

Undergraduate Research Award

Hi Students – if you have conducted undergraduate research apply for this!

Aug 11, 2015 to Sep 11, 2015

Audience: Students

Keywords: DURA, OUR

Description:

The Student Undergraduate Research Council (SURC) is pleased to announce the Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher Award. This award recognizes outstanding academic research by undergraduates at the University of Central Florida. Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher Award recipients will receive:

·         A certificate, an OUR padfolio, and a small scholarship (contingent upon funding) to recognize their efforts

·         Recognition on the Office of Undergraduate Research website

·         Acknowledgment of their award in the monthly OUR electronic newsletter

·         Recognition at the 2015 Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence

Applicants must be a current UCF undergraduate student and involved with research for at least one complete semester and have at least a 2.5 GPA. Students can apply for this award by completing the application form at https://our.ucf.edu/docs/dura_student%20nomination%20form_w.pdf with mentor endorsement and submitting a 1-2 page resume/CV. Applications are due September 11, 2015.


URL: https://our.ucf.edu/accomplishments
Contact person: Tammy Brushwood
Phone: 407-823-3125
E-mail: our@ucf.edu
Posted By: Tammy Brushwood

Job Opening

Looking for optical engineers:

Dan Musinski
Division Vice President, Instruments
AMETEK Ultra Precision Technologies

Office:	(860) 704-3978
Mobile:	(860) 395-7712
Fax:	(860) 347-8372

Internship at Salvo Technologies

This is from Igor at Experiential Learning:

Salvo Technologies is looking for two Optical Technician Interns for the summer so I wanted to touch bases. If any undergraduate students are looking for a summer internship that you know of I would be happy to make a referral. Please feel free to share my contact information with any student questions. The position is posted under #27675 on PlacePro.

Thank you,

Igor

Igor Volkov

Faculty Coordinator, Office of Experiential Learning

University of Central Florida

407-823-1007

Igor.Volkov@ucf.edu​

Changes to PR Requirements for EEE and EEL Courses

See message from ECE that impacts courses in the PSE program:

See Mike McKee for any issues about these changes within the PSE program.

Dear ECE Students:

Please be advised that the prerequisites for 5 Junior level required courses have been changed.  These changes will take effect with the new academic calendar in Summer 2015Courses which require any of the following listed courses as prerequisites now require a grade of “C” (2.0) or better be awarded in the prerequisite courses.  This list of courses is as follows:

EGN3211 Engineering Analysis and Computation

EEL3004C Electrical Networks

EEE3342C Digital Systems

EEL3123C Networks and Systems

EEL3801C Computer Organization

As an example, if you try to register for the EEL4205 Electric Machines class in Fall of 2015, and you received a grade of C- or lower in EEL3004C during Spring of 2015, you will meet the program requirement for EEL3004C, but you will not be able to register for EEL4205 since you do not meet the prerequisite requirements for EEL4205.  Another example is if you are taking EEL3801C this term, Spring 2015, and you make a grade of C- or lower, you will not be able to register for EEL4742C in Summer 2015 or Fall 2015.

Therefore, beginning in the Summer 2015 semester you will need to repeat any of these 5 courses in which you have earned a grade of C- or lower, in order to then enroll in any classes which list these courses as prerequisites.

These changes are for prerequisites only, and apply to all catalog years current and previous, but do not affect your catalog year degree requirements.  

Research Experience for Undergrads

The Missouri University of Science and Technology will be hosting the REU Site in Additive Manufacturing this summer (http://web.mst.edu/~landersr/reu). We are looking for exceptional undergraduate students, particularly those underrepresented in engineering, to conduct research with us this summer. Could you please forward this message and attachm​ents to potential students and post this brochure? Thank you very much for your time and consideration in this matter.

Application​​

Brochure

Robert

Dr. Robert G. Landers

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Associate Chair for Graduate Affairs

Missouri University of Science and Technology

(formerly University of Missouri-Rolla)

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

194C Toomey Hall

400 West 13th Street

Rolla, Missouri 65409-0050

Phone: (573) 341-4586

Fax: (573) 341-6899

Email: landersr@mst.edu

Web: http://web.mst.edu/~landersr