Come cheer on your ASU semi-finalist startups who are competing in the 2019 ASU Innovation Open!

Fifteen of the top student-led tech ventures from across the country will pitch in the semi-finals. Each team is competing for a chance to win $100,000 for venture funding on the line at the ASU Innovation Open Finals in February 2019. Todd Davis, co-founder of LifeLock, will deliver a keynote talk and there will be a panel discussion featuring former ASUio contestants and other regional startup leaders.

ASU Innovation Open Semi-finals
Friday, December 14, 2018
9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
ASU SkySong, 1475 N. Scottsdale Rd. Building One, room 1951
Register to attend

The class of 2018 did an excellent job of engineering their mortarboards and hardhats at the Fall 2018 Fulton Schools Convocation ceremony! So many of you put in a lot of hard work, making it difficult to narrow it down to our top three.

And the winners are…

You are invited to an open forum with Leila Ladani, candidate for the position of school director at The Polytechnic School. Ladani will present her vision and strategic planning approach for the school.

You are invited to an open forum with Thomas Sugar, candidate for the position of School Director, The Polytechnic School.  Sugar will present his vision and strategic planning approach for the school.

Congratulations to all of our Fulton Schools graduates! Enjoy the celebrations this week. You have worked hard over the last several years. You deserve all of the fanfare, recognition and fun. Best wishes to all as you begin you professional careers. We hope that you will stay connected and come back to join us in the future — at Career Exploration Nights, recruiting at Career Fairs and helping students through panels and career fair prep sessions.

Kudos to all continuing students! You are one semester closer to your own graduation. Use your break to get caught up on sleep and have fun. Enjoy your time with friends and family. Be sure to take advantage of those opportunities to explain the technical to those who do not have a technical background. Do a good job answering your relatives’ questions about what you are studying in school. This is great practice for interviewing!

Take a bit of time to reflect on what you still need to do to obtain your summer internship or first professional position. Update your résumé and your profile in Handshake. Get ready for the spring recruiting season. It will be in full swing a few weeks after you return in January. If you are in town, plan to attend the Job and Internship Seeker’s Career Conference on Monday, December 17, 2018.

All of us in the Fulton Schools Career Center are proud of your accomplishments and delighted to work with you.

Joyce Donahue is a Certified Career Counselor in the Fulton Schools Career Center. 

Are looking for a one-credit professional development course? Sign up for the Knowledge Mobilization Studio next semester!

The one-credit course provides graduate students and postdoctoral scholars the opportunity to learn and use a knowledge mobilization framework to draw connections between their disciplinary research and a broad range of end-users.

The class, GRD 791: Knowledge Mobilization Studio, will meet alternating Fridays from 11:50 a.m.–1:45 p.m.

Find in your class search with Course ID 105887 or Class Number 24599.

See how other ASU students are mobilizing their research. 

Calling all graduate students! Applications are now open for the Third Annual Knowledge Mobilization Impact Awards.

If you are producing knowledge about a problem of social significance, engaging audiences about it and documenting its impact, then you should apply. The applications are open to all doctoral, master’s and postdoctoral scholars.

See how other ASU students are mobilizing their research.

Did you know you can use Handshake to search job opportunities and internships, upload your résumés for recruiting employers to view, schedule on-campus interviews and see who’s recruiting at engineering career events throughout the year? If you’re not taking advantage of this resource, register for Handshake today.

The Venture Devils Program is now accepting applications for our 2019 Spring A Cohort.

The ASU Venture Devils program supports you in turning your ideas into reality with startup support. Venture Devils provides access to:

• Mentoring from experienced entrepreneurs
• Venture development workspaces
• Funding opportunities
• A network of fellow Sun Devil entrepreneurs

This opportunity is open to ASU student, faculty, staff and alumni as well as community members! Those who apply now will be eligible to compete in the Spring 2019 Pitch Playoffs for their share of over $250,000 in seed grant funding.

Learn more about ASU Venture Devils Startup Funding Network.

Need more info? Email VentureDevils@asu.edu to learn more about your eligibility and next steps.

The priority for this week is final exams. Be good to yourself and let anything that can wait until next week do just that — wait until finals are over!

This is the time to implement all of the study skills you’ve developed. You know what works best: studying in a group or alone, outlines, highlighting, notes or any other methods you use. You also know the courses to which you have to devote the most time. Are there some in which the final is weighted more heavily, or where you really have to do well to pull up a grade?

Barring extreme emergencies, life can wait. In the meantime, be sure to get enough sleep, take breaks from study sessions, eat well and exercise to relieve stress. While taking exams, remember to BREATHE — deeply, especially if you find yourself getting anxious.

Take care of yourself, and good luck!

Joyce Donahue works in the Fulton Schools Career Center. She is a Certified Career Counselor.