CHALLENGE THEIR ABLE TO CARRY ON
PROGRAMS LONG TERM.
>>> FOR SHURP.
LET’S GET TO A PANEL OF OUR
GRADUATING STUDENTS.
I KNOW THEY HAVE QUESTIONS FOR
ALL OF YOU.
WE’LL START WITH THE TWINS THERE, NOEL AND ALEXIS.
THERE, NOEL AND ALEXIS.
WHAT ARE YOUR BIG CONCERNS?
>> I THINK A BIG ONE IS JOB
INSECURITY.
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR ME TO
FIND A JOB?
I THINK A LOT OF GRADUATION CAN
RELATE TO PAIN AND
DISAPPOINTMENT WE ALL FEEL,
BECAUSE LOSING OUR GRADUATION
CEREMONY, THAT’S A MOMENT WE’VE
ALL BEEN WAITING FOR, SO FOR IT
TO BE TAKEN AWAY SO ABRUPTLY,
DEFINITELY MAKES THINS SCARY AND
HARD TO SWALLOW.
>> ALEXIS, YOU’RE NODDING.
IS THAT ALSO YOUR FIRST BIG
CONCERN?
IS.
>> YEAH, IT’S A HUGE CONCERN.
IT’S A DISAPPOINTMENT AND
UNCERTAINTY.
I DO HAVE A JOB LUCKILY, BUT I
THINK A LOT OF STUDENTS ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF
THE VIRUS ON THE QUALITY OF
EDUCATION THEY’RE GETTING,
ESPECIALLY STUDENTS LOOKING TO
PURSUE ADVANCED DEGREES.
NOT ONLY THAT, BUT I THINK MANY
ARE FACING THIS INTERNAL
CONFLICT BETWEEN WANTING TO
CHOOSE THE PASS/FAIL OPTION, BUT
BEING AFRAID TO FOR FEAR OF
ADMISSIONS COMMITTEES WILL LOOK
UNFAVORABLY ON THAT.
>>> I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOU
BOTH ASK A QUESTION.
ALEXIS, DO YOU WANT TO GO FIRST?
>> SO I’LL BE WORKING IN A LAB
LARGELY BASED ON ANALYSIS, SO
HOW DO YOU SEE SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH AND EQUIPMENT AND LAB
WORK BUT AFFECTED?
>> WHO OF OUR EXPERTS WOULD LIKE
TO TACKLE THAT ONE?
>> WELL, MY UNIVERSITY, ALEX, IS
THE LARGEST PUBLIC RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY IN THE COUNTRY.
I’M A BIOMEDICAL SCIENTIST AND
IMMUNOLOGIST ACTUALLY, SO I CAN
TAKE A SHOT AT THE FIRST
QUESTION.
SO RESEARCH IS BEGINNING TO RAMP
UP RIGHT NOW.
WE’RE GOING TO USE SOCIAL
DISTANCING PRACTICES, LIMIT THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN A LAB AT ONE
TIME, ASK PEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS.
WE’LL CLEAN OUR EQUIPMENT MORE
FREQUENTLY THAN NORMAL.
BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF HOW
RESEARCH IS CONDUCTED, IT’S
GOING TO BE ONE OF THE
ACTIVITIES WE CAN GET BACK TO
SOONER THAN OTHER ACTIVITIES
THAT REQUIRE LARGE NUMBERS OF
PEOPLE TO OCCUPY A SMALL SPACE.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE
THE STUDENTS WHO ARE WITH US FOR
GRADUATING, FOR STICKING WITH
IT.
YOU’LL LOOK BACK ON THESE
FOUREES AS ONE OF BEST TIMES OF
YOUR LIFE, SO HANG IN THERE.
>> N ON OELLE, HOW MUCH ANY
QUESTIONS?
>> YEAH.
HOW DO WE BEST MARKET OURSELVES
AND MAKE US STAND OUT DURING OR
JOB SEARCH, WHEN NOW WE’RE NOT
ONLY COMPETING WITH OTHER
GRADUATES, BUT ADULTS WHO HAVE
FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN LAID OFF
BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.
>> LINDSEY, THAT ONE IS YOURS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
NOELLE, ALEXIS, CONGRATULATIONS.
IT’S SUCH AN ACCOMPLISHMENT.
PART OF YOUR STORY IS BEING ONE
OF THE CLASS OF 2020.
THERE ARE A TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF
PEOPLE OF THIS PANEL AND SO MANY
OTHERS WHO REALLY WANT TO HELP
AND SUPPORT YOU.
I THINK THE TOP OF THAT LIST IS
YOUR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY
CAREER CENTER.
SO DO NOT PASS GO WITHOUT
REACHES OUT.
THEY ARE WORKING VIRTUALLY.
THEY ARE DOING TREMENDOUS WORK
TO HELP YOU IMPROVE YOUR RESUME,
EXPAND YOUR JOB SEARCH BEYOND
WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE WANTED A
COUPLE MONTHS AGO, HELPING WITH
PROFILES, INTERVIEW PREP, AND
REALLY THEY’RE KIND OF A
CLEARINGHOUSE FOR ALL THE
OPPORTUNITIES AND NETWORKING