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Graduate and professional school fairs

Who: VT students are invited to these on- and off-campus events
When: Graduate and professional school fairs are typically held in fall semester prior to application deadlines.
Not just for seniors!: However, undergraduates should not wait until senior year to begin exploring graduate and professional schools and learning admission requirements.

What / when / where Sponsor / Contact Purpose:

Big 10+ Graduate School Expo

Sun-Mon Sep. 27-28, 2009
(see event website for schedule)

Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
(travel scholarships available)

Sponsor:
Purdue University
Contact:
Ms. Dana Werner
Director
Recruitment Services
Purdue University
gradexpo@purdue.edu
(765) 494-0245

Open to students from all institutions interested in fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, agriculture, pharmany, veterinary medicine & related disciplines.

Graduate & Professional School Day at Virginia Tech
Mon. Sep. 28, 2009
Noon - 4 pm
Squires Commonwealth Ballroom

Virginia Tech sponsored or affiliated event

Sponsor:
Graduate Student Assembly of Virginia Tech
Contacts:
Krishna Vummidi
Graduate & Professional School Day Chair
kvummidi@vt.edu

All students and non-students in the region are welcome to meet with graduate and professional school representatives.

Professional & Graduate School Forum at UVa

Wed. Sep. 30, 2009
Noon - 4:00 pm

UVa, Newcomb Hall, Charlottesville, VA

Sponsor:
University Career Services University of Virginia

Contact:
Ms. Barbara Hampton
Contact form via UVa
University Career Services
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22904
bah6j@virginia.edu
434-924-4331

Virginia Tech students are invited and welcomed to attend. Meet representatives of attending graduate and professional schools.

William & Mary Graduate & Professional School Day
Thur. Oct. 1, 2009
4 - 7 pm

William & Mary, Sadler Center

 

Sponsor:
William & Mary

Contact:
L. Dean Pidcock, M. Ed.
College of William & Mary Career Center
ldpidcock@wm.edu
(757) 221-3230

VT students invited. Speak directly with admissions reps from over 100 programs, including: Advertising, Arts & Sciences, Business, Divinity, Education, Environmental Mgmt, International Affairs, Journalism, Law, Medicine/Health Sciences, Public Policy, and more.

Idealist.org Graduate School Fair
Tues. Nov. 3, 2009
5:00 - 8:00 pm
Founders Inn and Spa
5641 Indian River Rd
Virginia Beach, VA

Sponsor:
Idealist.org
Contact:
Jeremy MacKechnie
website

For all VA & NC students. Meet reps from 30 grad programs in fields including nonprofit management, education, social work, global health, international affairs, law, business, public policy, urban planning, and more.

Pamplin College of Business Full-Time MBA Open House and Luncheon
TENTATIVE. More details to come.
Fri. Nov 13, 2009
Tentative: Noon start
Pamplin location tba

Sponsor:
Pamplin College of Business MBA Program

Contact:
Angela W. Webb Admissions Coordinator
Virginia Tech MBA Program
mba_info@vt.edu
(540) 231-6152

For persons interested in the full-time MBA program in Blacksburg; get in-depth information about academics, admissions requirements, career options, and student life.

R.S.V.P. information tba.

 

 

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Disclaimer:

Career Services does not own or maintain the websites for these events and we are not always notified if event details change. We provide links as a service to Virginia Tech students. Links to sites external to the Career Services website open in a new browser window.

For complete information:

See each event website, and contact the event sponsor if you have additional questions.