Program At a Glance

The Bay Area Graduate Pathways to STEM (GPS) aims to inspire diverse talent to become the next generation of innovative leaders through advanced engineering degrees. GPS will be held in person at Stanford University on Saturday, September 30, 2023. 

Bay Area GPS is a one-day conference where students attend informative workshops addressing the benefits of pursuing an advanced degree, both MS and PhD. GPS also aims to prepare students for graduate school and the application process. GPS promotes graduate school opportunities to first-generation and low-income students at Bay Area, Northern California and select Southern California universities.

Bay Area Graduate Pathways Conference Agenda

Stanford University in collaboration with UC Berkeley

September 30, 2023 @ Stanford University | SHRIRAM Center for Bioengineering & Chemical Engineering, Room 104

Park at no charge at Via Ortega Garage Parking is also available at no charge at Roble Field Garage, but this structure is a bit farther from the GPS Conference location.

Bay Area Graduate Pathways to STEM

Saturday, September 30, 2023
Stanford University | SHRIRAM 104

8:30 AM: Check-in & Breakfast

9:00 AM: Welcome by Luz Jiménez Ruvalcaba, PhD (Stanford) & Tracy Siira (UC Berkeley)

9:30 AM: Demystifying the Graduate School Application Process

11:00 AM: Break

11:15 AM: Faculty Panel - Panelists: Marc Levenston, PhD (Mechanical Engineering, Stanford), Khalid Osman, PhD (Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stanford), Dan Congreve, PhD (Electrical Engineering, Stanford)

12:30 PM: Lunch with Graduate Students

12:30 PM: Curated Graduate Fair - Recruiters present from UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC San Diego, UC Santa Cruz, Santa Clara University, and Stanford University

2:00 PM: Graduate Student Panel

3:00 PM: Closing Remarks and Evaluations

3:15 PM: Departure