UC Riverside, and the U.S. Department of Defense’s Diversity Management Operations Center will present "Taking the Pentagon to the People" on Oct. 7, an opportunity to learn about employment opportunities within the Department of Defense, or DoD.

 

Students will hear from program managers and recruiters about internships, scholarships, and direct hiring programs. Faculty and staff can learn about research and grant programs, small business partnerships, and leave and sabbatical programs within DoD. 

 

DoD speakers will highlight some of their current and future personnel initiatives in STEM and other mission-critical careers including in science, technology, intelligence, engineering, logistics, mathematics, language, business, education, and many other mission-critical fields.

 

The event is open to undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, researchers, and staff. Online registration is open. Lunch will be provided to registered students. Registration check-in will be from 7:30-8:45 a.m. in the Highlander Union Building in the 3rd floor lobby. The all-day event runs from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

 

Students are invited to participate in the DoD Recruitment Networking Session during lunch and at 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided for the evening session. Be sure to bring your resumes as this will be a great opportunity to directly speak with recruiters about job and internship prospects.