Changing the Way the World Works

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How to Work a Career Fair Description Career Fairs are exciting opportunities to network and present yourself to a company; however, many people approach them without much preparation. Find out how to get the most out of these events and practice presenting yourself. About the Speaker Rachelle Reisberg is the Director of Women in Engineering at Northeastern University. She is responsible for developing a wide range of programs to recruit and retain women in the College of Engineering. She teaches freshmen engineering courses as well as a Career Management Course. Rachelle is the Associate Director of Connections, a program originally funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for women studying science, math, engineering, and technology. Its goal is to reinforce the transition points between middle school, high school, college, and career. Connections was the recipient of the 2004 AAUW Massachusetts Progress in Equity Award and the 2005 National AAUW award. Now in its 10th year, Connections continues to provide programs for college, high school, and middle school students including: academic and social support programs, scholarships, a freshman year residence hall (learning living community), outreach programs, career preparation and advising. Rachelle is currently the Principal Investigator for a NSF - GSE (Gender Science Engineering) grant titled: Pathways to Self-Efficacy and Retention of Women in Undergraduate Engineering which is a collaboration with RIT, Virginia Tech, and University of Wyoming. Rachelle was a co-recipient in 2005 of Northeastern's President's Diversity Award for outreach activities. She is also the advisor to the Northeastern SWE student chapter and an active member of WEPAN and ASEE. Prior to joining Northeastern in 2001, Rachelle held a wide range of management positions in IBM, Hanover Insurance, and Allmerica Financial and was the President of a high tech start-up company. She earned her Bachelor's and Master's in Electrical Engineering at Rice University.

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