0800 – 0840

Opening Remarks in main conference session - – DHS Science & Technology Under Secretary Jay M. Cohen

(Open only to attendees who have paid for and registered for the conference)

STUDENT DAY SCHEDULE BEGINS – Open to all students, alumni & registrants

0900 – 0930

WELCOME

STUDENT DAY OVERVIEW AND OBJECTIVES

OVERVIEW OF DHS S&T STUDENT PROGRAMS and DHS STUDENT & ALUMNI NETWORK

Matt Clark, Desiree Linson, Patty Hsieh & Trent Wakenight - DHS S&T, Univ. Programs

0930 – 1000

DEVELOPING CAREER PATHWAYS

Featured keynote: Dr. Bob Lent - University of Maryland

Students and alumni will be provided with practical suggestions, insights, and direction as to how to best develop a career pathway, based upon the latest career theory and research.

1000 – 1015

NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK

1015 - 1115

EMPLOYMENT INSIGHT ROUNDTABLE

Invited participants:

Marta Brito-Perez – Chief Human Capital Officer – DHS

Dr. Mike Mitchell - Deputy Director - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

DHS Fellows

- 04 Fellow & Lawrence Livermore National Lab employee Audrey Martin

- 03 Scholar & 04 Fellow Alumnus Tristan Weir - DHS Ofc. of Inspector General employee

Representatives from the private sector, the Federal government, the national laboratories, and DHS-funded alumni now working within these sectors, will provide student and alumni attendees with an understanding of how to prepare for and acquire employment within the private sector, government and academia.

1115 - 1200

DHS S&T RESEARCH ENTERPRISE

Dr. Starnes Walker, DHS S&T Director of Research

A veteran of the Office of Naval Research, now appointed to fulfill the research mission of the DHS Science & Technology Directorate, Dr. Starnes Walker will provide insights into the incorporation of DHS-funded into the homeland security enterprise.

1200 – 1400

NETWORKING BREAK & LUNCH -- OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW EXHIBIT HALL

1400 – 1445

THE DHS S&T MISSION AND THE ROLE OF STUDENT PROGRAMS

DHS S&T Under Secretary Jay M. Cohen

Forging a more expansive pathway for the involvement of DHS-funded students in the DHS S&T Directorate, Under Secretary Cohen will describe the role of students in fulfilling the mission of DHS S&T and its six research divisions.

1445 – 1630

STUDENT AND ALUMNI RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS

Select students and alumni of DHS Student Programs and the DHS University Network of Centers and Research Initiatives will describe their in-progress and completed research relative to the overall DHS mission and the connectivity of their research with the missions of the six research divisions of the DHS S&T Directorate.

1630 -

1830

STUDENT AND ALUMNI POSTER RECEPTION

Select students and alumni of DHS Student Programs and the DHS University Network of Centers and Research Initiatives will present posters describing their in-progress and completed research relative to the overall DHS mission.