In-Person Career Symposium at Rudsdale High School (Oakland)

Name: In-Person Career Symposium at Rudsdale High School (Oakland)
Start: 2025-01-30
End: 2025-01-30
Location: Rudsdale High School

Inspire IGNITE Students in STEM during a Career Symposium at Rudsdale High School at 8251 Fontaine Street, Oakland, CA 94605!

IGNITE aims to increase gender diversity in high-wage/high demand STEM fields, such as technology and engineering. Rudsdale serves a diverse student population, with high percentages of Latin American, African American, and Pacific Islander students, as well as many first-generation American born children of immigrants. Students at Rudsdale speak languages including Spanish and Mam at home. Women, nonbinary, transgender, agender, and genderqueer professionals who represent these perspectives are highly encouraged to sign up as Panelists to share their stories and answer student questions!

Rudsdale High School is holding a Career Symposium including rotating small groups of students who will engage with this small Panel. This is an incredible opportunity to change an IGNITE student’s life! After signing up as a panelist, volunteers are required to complete our Panelist Training at least once per school year and attend a live, interactive Virtual Panelist Coaching Session if they have not attended one in the past.

The total time commitment is about 2 hours of pre-event preparation for new Panelists and 30 minutes of preparation for returning Panelists, in addition to three hours for the event itself. Training must be completed by January 24.

Approximate time commitment:

New Panelist: 5.5 hours – 2 hours prep (training, coaching, materials review) + 3.5-hour event

Returning Panelist: 4 hours – 30 minutes prep + 3.5-hour event

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Panelist

Inspire IGNITE Students with your story! You are required to review our short Speaker Training and complete one panelist coaching session before the event.

Available Tickets: 2

The Panelist ticket is sold out. You can try another ticket or another date.

Lead Panelist

The Lead Panelist will moderate the Panel by asking IGNITE-supplied prompt questions to fellow Panelists, maintain awareness of the allotted time for the session, and participate in the Panel with their own responses. This is a new role for the 2024-2025 school year, so Panelists who are comfortable moderating and/or have served as IGNITE Panelists in the past are encouraged to lead! Standard IGNITE panelist training is required (Coaching Session for new Panelists, and our short Speaker Training).

Available Tickets: 1

The Lead Panelist ticket is sold out. You can try another ticket or another date.

Alternate Panelist

Inspire IGNITE students with your story! You are required to review our short Speaker Training and complete one panelist coaching session before the event. Alternates attend the event and step in if a Panelist is unable to show up. If Panelists spots are booked, Alternates take pictures during the event and share with IGNITE afterwards.

Available Tickets: Unlimited

The Alternate Panelist ticket is sold out. You can try another ticket or another date.