Professional Development for Women and Minorities

WOC - Dr. Pamela McCauley: Technologist of the Year 2019

Recently, Lango Deen and Rayondon Kennedy sat down with Dr. Pamela McCauley, Technologist of the Year for Women of Color 2019 and Program Director for the National Science Foundation's Innovation Corps Program, as well as Professor and Director of the Ergonomics Laboratory at the University of Central Florida; for an in-depth conversation. Topics range from a look into her adverse background, how it feels to be Technologist of the Year, and much more.

Engineering Careers & Scholarships (Pres. USCG)

(BEYA Seminar 2749) Engineering Careers and Scholarships (Presented by the United States Coast Guard)

USCG Civilian and Military Engineers will lead this seminar; explore career on the active duty side and the federal government. Additionally, we will highlight scholarships, internships and the various accession points to begin a career with the USCG. USCG civilian and military members will be onsite to answer questions about qualifications and application process.

Purpose-Driven Mentoring: How to Find, Pick, and Create Powerful Mentor Relationships

(BEYA Seminar 2122) Purpose-Driven Mentoring: How to Find, Pick, and Create Powerful Mentor Relationships

 

Learning Objective: Assess successful mentoring techniques  

 

Mentoring is a mutually beneficial practice that provides opportunities both for the mentor and mentee as well as paying dividends for employers. Corporations have discovered that the act of implementing strategic mentoring results in great short- and long-term value. Mentoring creates collaborations, bonds, and buy-in like no other relationship process. This seminar will help you engage in, find, and benefit from mentoring programs.

 

At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:

 

1. Identify strategic mentoring solutions.
2. Examine the benefit of reverse mentoring.
3. Explore successful networking strategies that connect people.
4. Examine mentoring activities and suggestions that enrich the experience.
5. Explore ways to identify and pair successful mentoring matches.

 

Slideshare Presentation: https://www.slideshare.net/ccgmag/purposedriven-mentoring-how-to-find-pick-and-create-powerful-mentor-relationships-132943244

Information is Power! Using Defensive Solutions in Cybersecurity

(BEYA Seminar 2444) Information is Power! Using Defensive Solutions in Cybersecurity

 

Learning Objective: Learn and explore the benefits and opportunities in cybersecurity

 

Living and work environments have been revolutionized by technology, and it seems the possibilities are endless. From social networking to homeland security, the impact of technological advancements is massive. However, as technology is used to capture every corner of our world, the terror of cyber threats and abuse remains an ongoing battle. Join us in this seminar where a panel of cybersecurity professionals discusses approaches to protect critical intelligence and design practical solutions for defending and avoiding cybercrime and attacks before they happen.

 

At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:

 

1. List strategies for building a safe and secure cybersecurity environment.
2. Explore strategy and policies that impact cybersecurity.
3. Examine the impact and cybersecurity in diverse industries.
4. Explore advances and opportunities for STEM professionals.
5. Identify ways to get ahead of the threat.

 

Slideshare Presentation: https://www.slideshare.net/ccgmag/information-is-power-using-defensive-solutions-in-cybersecurity

Licensure as a Professional Engineer - Its Value and the Steps to Take

(BEYA Seminar 2312) Licensure as a Professional Engineer - Its Value and the Steps to Take

 

Learning Objective: Examine the methods and reasoning for obtaining the Professional Engineer License

 

A professional engineer (P.E.) is a person who is licensed to practice engineering in a particular state or U.S. territory after meeting all the requirements of the law. This seminar will give you the information you need to obtain the professional licensure and an understanding of the responsibilities that must be fulfilled to keep it. 

 

At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to: 

 

1. Understand the reasoning behind being a Licensed Professional Engineer.
2. Identify the procedures for completing the Licensed Professional Engineer registration process.
3. Identify the responsibilities for maintaining the Professional Engineer License. 
4. Outline the Principles of Standard Care. 

 

Slideshare Presentation: https://www.slideshare.net/ccgmag/licensure-as-a-professional-engineer-its-value-and-the-steps-to-take-132939863

Job Readiness Certification - Interview Success! Practical Approaches to Persuading the Recruiter

(BEYA Seminar 2806.1) Job Readiness Certification - Interview Success! Practical Approaches to Persuading the Recruiter

 

Learning Objective: Examine and practice the skillset of delivering a great interview

 

Job interviews are stressful enough without having to establish a positive and professional self-representation during the interview process. Recruiters are looking for the ideal candidate, and you are trying to come across as friendly and trustworthy while explaining how you’re the perfect candidate, so practice makes perfect. The competition is tough, so it’s no wonder your confidence should be your focus. That’s why you need to be in this seminar. We will deliver practical, step-by-step, proven strategies and interview tips to help you build confidence, become persuasive, and walk into a room locked and loaded, ready to formulate impressive answers to common interview questions. Along with the answers and swagger to pull it off, we will give you the opportunity to perfect your skills before your interview. This session will begin with the knowledge of how to impress recruiters, while the second half will pull it all together in the practice mock interview sessions. Remember, practice makes perfect. You will have the opportunity to sit face to face with professional interviewers in order to prepare effectively for your real interviews. 

 

At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to answer these questions:

 

1. What are the common interview questions, and how do I prepare my answers?
2. What information do I need to know for every interview?
3. How do I answer difficult questions?
4. What are good questions to ask my interviewer?
5. How do I answer, “So tell me about yourself’?
6. What do I do after the interview?
7. What are common interview mistakes?
8. What does my body language say about me? 
9. What information do I need to know before I have my interview? 
10. How can I ace my interview from beginning to end?
11. What can I do after the interview to gain an edge on the competition?

USBE - Dr. Anthony Brown

Recently, Lango Deen and Rayondon Kennedy sat down with the founder of Dream4It Foundation Dr. Anthony Brown, for a conversation. Dream4It is a non-profit organization that raises funds to support graduating seniors with scholarships for 2-year and 4-year collegiate programs. This thought-provoking conversation focuses on Dr. Brown’s inspiration for starting the foundation, college debt, and much more.

Social Media Branding for Tomorrow's New Professional

(BEYA Seminar 2318) Social Media Branding for Tomorrow's New Professional

 

Learning Objective: To examine methods for creating and boosting your career through social media 

 

Do you know what your online presence is saying about you? Oh, you don’t have a brand? Think again. Your online presence tells more about you than just your career goals. Your brand is your reputation. It’s everything that people know about you and should be everything you want your future employer to know about you, such as your work ethic and why they should hire you. In this seminar, we will help you build your professional brand or make your current image more attractive to recruiters. To achieve this end, we will examine your values, your strengths, and the type of work that brings out your passion. Next, we will help you construct a fascinating brand story that will authentically and powerfully describe who you are. Finally, we will give you insight into which professional groups are good for new professionals to develop, such as Facebook groups and LinkedIn Groups. 

 

At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

 

1. Identify their values, their strengths, and the type of work that they are most passionate about. 
2. Use observational learning techniques to develop an understanding of what a persuasive brand story is.
3. Discover what helps and hurts their social media brand. 
4. Develop an action plan to perfect their brand story.

High-Performance Collaboration: Leadership, Teamwork, and Negotiation

(BEYA Seminar 2123) High-Performance Collaboration: Leadership, Teamwork, and Negotiation

 

Learning Objective: Discuss traits that help develop and expand your leadership repertoire 

 

Are leaders born or made? How do aspiring managers succeed in an ever-changing business environment? How do they lead different groups to action? Throughout this seminar, we will explore how great leaders assess themselves, manage collaborative teams, and effectively manage negotiations and conflict. 

 

At this seminar, participants will: 

 

1. Discover how leaders communicate through storytelling and employ other communication strategies to influence. 
2. Explore and analyze leadership styles.
3. Identify how organizations can develop team charters to optimize their groups and develop a game plan for effective negotiation.

 

Slideshare Presentation: https://www.slideshare.net/ccgmag/highperformance-collaboration-leadership-teamwork-and-negotiation

Cyber Defense in a Changing Landscape

(BEYA Seminar 2919) Cyber Defense in a Changing Landscape

 

Learning Objective: Participants will partake in an interactive discussion with decisions-makers in the government, military and business sectors to understand how to handle current issues of finding talent, privacy, mitigating incidents, homeland security and defense. Participants will be able to gain better insight into how real cyber executive leadership defend and protect our nation in an ever-changing cyberspace. 

 

At what point can security be seen to be completely covered? Most security executives want more, but are limited based on talent, funding, and capacity. But for our executive panel, the solution to security is even more complex. They counter various decisions that even when the smallest detail is missed it could cost more than anticipated. 

 

At the end of this discussion, participants will be able to:

 

1. Gain the understanding on how cybersecurity is evolving within the in the government and military
2. Prepare those interested in getting into information security  
3. Share success stories of securing our nation assets against threats

 

Slideshare Presentation: https://www.slideshare.net/ccgmag/cyber-defense-in-an-changing-cyberspace