Events List
Date | 9:30 – 10:30 AM EDT |
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Feb 19 | OGS OPT Information Session Jackie Chin of the Office of Global Services [OGS] will discuss the F-1 Optional Practical Training [OPT] for work after graduation. For OPT, it is especially important for those graduating in May 2021. |
Mar 5 | Leslie e-Lab Talk The NYU Entrepreneurial Institute leads University-wide initiatives to launch successful startups and commercialize technology created by NYU’s 60,000 students, faculty, and researchers. We are a team of startup experts that offers educational programming and events and help identify funding opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs. |
Mar 12 | Portfolio Reviews Joanne Weaver and Rebecca Levi are The Joanne Weaver Group (“JWG”), who exploded onto the scene in 2007 as one of the first-ever recruitment agencies in NYC that focused on UX and user-centered design, and they stay true to that original vision today. |
Mar 26 | NYC Immigration Law Talk April Harris and Kevin Dyer of Dyer Harris LLP stop by to provide insight into immigration law. April and Kevin will review some of the visas that may be options for ITP students and graduates, (such as O-1s, H-1Bs, Investor Visas and TNs), ideas for using your OPT Period to enhance your visa options, and the procedures and substance requirements involved in obtaining a visa or green card. |
April 2 | TOCD: Preparing For Your Job Search Did you know that Tisch has its own in-house Career Development office, independent of the NYU Wasserman Center? Attend this info session to learn how TOCD can support you as an IMA/ITP student! |
April 9 | Design (UX/UI) Panel This panel on careers in UX/UI will feature conversations with ITP alum Su Kim and Rucha Patwardhan. The panel will cover topics including how they got to where they are today, what a UX designer actually does in a professional context and their advice for recent grads looking to launch a career in UX or Product Design. |
April 16 | ITP Alum Talks – Jake Barton and Isabel Kantor Jake Barton: from 9:30 am to 10:00 am Isabel Kantor: from 10:00 am to 11:00 am Jake Barton is Principal and Founder of Local Projects, an experience and exhibit design firm that creates groundbreaking experiences. Credits include landmark projects like the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, the London Mithraeum, the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, and the Cleveland Museum of Art. Isabel Kantor is the SVP of Technology at Omnicom’s Organic, where she leads the technology strategy, delivery and growth for some of the world’s top brands, such as National Instruments, Edward Jones, Carter’s and Palo Alto Networks. |
April 23 | Wasserman Center Talk The Resumes & Interviews for ITP Session, presented by Wasserman, will take a tailored, in-depth approach to preparing your application materials and interviewing skills for your job search. |
April 30 | Artist Alumni Panel Interactive Art Panel Talk with Chika, Molmol, and Jason Krugman. CHIKA is a Japanese-born New York-based artist who works in light sculptures, audiovisual performances, and technology. Molmol is an art worker who works with technology. She is interested in visualizing human experiences that would otherwise remain invisible to others. Blending craft with technology, Krugman works to discover new ways of arranging electricity in three dimensions. |
An up-to-date complete list of Grad Launch 2021 events can be found here.