LEAPS Program: Professional Development
Are you interested in a career in marine science? Want to learn how to get experience and build your resumé as an undergraduate?
Join the LEarning And Professional Skills (LEAPS) program: A series of workshops offered over the course of the academic year to teach you all of the skills that you need to get into the field of aquatic/marine science.
The workshops are open to any undergraduate at UW interested in the aquatic/marine sciences. No RSVP required!
Contact SAFS graduate student, Markus Min, for more information via email.
Watch the workshop recordings on YouTube
Workshops
Introducing LEAPS
- 3:30 pm on Wednesday, November 6, FSH 107
- Download the workshop slides
- Watch the workshop recording
Application tips I: Letters of Recommendation
- 1:30 pm on Tuesday November 19, FSH 108
- Download the workshop slides
- Download the Letters of Recommendation info sheet
- Watch the workshop recording (note: audio very quiet during discussion from 22:45-36:15)
Application tips II: Finding summer internships and research experiences
- 2:30 PM on Thursday, January 16 in FSH 102
- Download the workshop slides
- Watch the workshop recording
- Unfortunately no visuals are available from 22:30-48:30 – please refer to the slides.
- The audio is very quiet during the exercise from 23:00-40:00
- Helpful links from today’s workshop:
- Job boards/aggregators
- NSF REU links
- Organizational websites
- Listservs/News pages
Application tips III: Writing Statements
- 1:30 PM on Thursday, January 23 in FSH 207
- Download the workshop slides
- Watch the workshop recording
Developing transferable skills I: What skills are employers looking for?
- 4:30 pm on Wednesday, April 23 in FSH 207
- Download the workshop slides
Developing transferable skills II: How do you develop desirable skills as an undergraduate?
- 4:30 pm on Wednesday, April 30 in FSH 207
- Download the workshop slides
Looking ahead: Graduate School and first jobs after graduation
- 12:30 pm on Wednesday, May 28 in FSH 213