Third Thursdays

Making the right decision: Your graduate school Q’s answered….

Thursday, August 16, 2007
7:00-9:15pm
Japanese Cultural & Community Center
1840 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
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It’s back to school time again! But for many of us, this fall marks the beginning of the exciting yet intimidating thought process on graduate school applications. Numerous questions fill our minds these days:
“Should I get an MBA/MPH dual degree instead of just an MPH?”
“Should I be in an executive program because I don’t want to give up my job?”
“How has a graduate degree helped Asian Americans advance in the corporate world?”
“How will obtaining a graduate degree affect my lifestyle (family, work, etc)?”
“How will a graduate education help me make an impact in the community?”

Join us for this month’s Third Thursday as we find inspiration to further our education, discuss the challenges facing Asian Americans during the admissions process and during graduate school itself and develop a support forum from each other to address graduate application concerns. We will also explore whether Asian Americans are benefiting from graduate school and caution why graduate school may not be for everyone.

Our panelists will be comprised of academic professionals and recent graduates who will discuss their personal experiences and offer guidance in making this important decision. For those of you who have recently completed your graduate education, come and share your insights with prospective students!

Panelists include:

Carla Trujillo
Director, UC Berkeley Graduate Diversity Program

Song Zhu, JD, PHD
Senior Associate, Squire Sanders

Moderated by:

Arnab Mukherjea, MPH
Doctoral Student, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
Head Advisor, Graduate Recruitment and Diversity Services (GRADS) Program
School of Public Health

We will have recent graduates from the following programs, including:

Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Georgetown Law Center, Georgetown University
School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley

Pricing Plan:

recommended donation w/dinner: $10, $15 or $20
recommended donation for program and refreshments only: $5
no one will be turned away for lack of funds. please email feewaiver at thirdthursdays.org to request a fee waiver.
donation supports refreshments, room rental, and any honoria
or fee waivers

Questions:

email questioncomment at thirdthursdays.org.

To RSVP:

Please complete the RSVP form by Tuesday, August 14th at 5pm.

Schedule:

7:00-7:15PM: Registration
7:15-8:15PM: Panel Discussion
8:15-9:15PM: Dinner & Discussion Groups
9:15-9:20PM: Wrap up & Shout outs*

*If an organization you work or volunteer for has an upcoming event or opportunities to publicize, you can do a shout out. At a future event, we may ask you to update us on event or opportunities you presented.