On Saturday, November 2, 2024, the Knight Campus and UO STEM CORE hosted the 3rd Annual Oregon Pathways to Industry Research Careers (OPRIC) Internfest, a dynamic event designed to connect community college and UO-transfer students with faculty, staff, and industry professionals. This year’s event focused on fostering learning, community building, and networking opportunities. Learn more!
The Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program hosted its 8th Annual Inclusion Symposium on Friday, August 23, 2024. The theme of the event was "Using Your Voice - Intentional Inclusion" and featured a keynote speech by Dr. André Isaacs, an Inclusion Leadership Panel, student speeches and a networking reception.
KCGIP students have the opportunity to build professional skills throughout their time in the program by participating in coursework, workshops, and paid mentor-mentee programs. Meet the KCGIP students who are serving as mentors for the next generation of scientists and engineers. Mentors received formal training from program staff and are coached throughout the process, helping them develop their leadership skills.
Current and prospective OPIRC students from Lane Community College, Umpqua Community College, Central Oregon Community College, and University of Oregon explored future careers in science opportunities in Bend and Corvallis, Oregon.
The Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program’s (KCGIP) bioinformatics track created the Mentorship Program to help bioinformatics graduate students navigate their way through their studies, career development and personal lives. Now entering its third year, the program pairs new bioinformatics track students with track alumni.
The Knight Campus is proud to announce an upcoming training workshop, Photolithography: The Science & Art of Copying hosted by Semiconductor Track Director, Fuding Lin and Bioengineering faculty, Felix Deku. Scheduled for April 5th-7th, 2024, the workshop promises to be a valuable experience.
Each year, March is designated as Women's History Month, which is dedicated to elevating the contributions of women both historically and in contemporary society. Michelle Regotti, a KCGIP alum, is partnering with KCGIP and Knight Campus staff to join her in presenting the "The Dollars and Sense of Inclusion" at HP.
Genomics in Action celebrated ten years of learning, growing and connecting Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program students, alumni, partners, and the scientific community. What a great conference it was — thank you to everyone who joined us!
Betsy Tanenbaum has been promoted to associate director of student success, inclusion, and alumni engagement at the Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program. In her new role, Tanenbaum, who previously served as senior manager of alumni & corporate engagement, will continue her impactful work as a leader of inclusion for KCGIP and the broader Knight Campus. Her impact will be amplified by taking on a leadership role on the student success team that will include supervision.
Low-income Oregonians will reap the benefits of a $1M grant supporting new scholarships, mentoring activities, and career building opportunities which will ultimately support recipients' pathways to high-wage jobs in industry and national labs.
KCGIP students have the opportunity to build professional skills throughout their time in the program by participating in coursework, workshops, and paid mentor-mentee programs. Meet the KCGIP students who are serving as mentors for the next generation of scientists and engineers. Mentors received formal training from program staff and are coached throughout the process, helping them develop their leadership skills.
Piloted last year, the Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program is accepting applications for this year’s LAUNCH program. LAUNCH is an immersive experience for students from historically marginalized, ethnic-minority populations who are interested in pursuing an advanced degree in bioinformatics and genomics. Learn more!
On May 25, students from the UO and regional community colleges convened for the 2023 Undergraduate Research Symposium. Taking advantage of the opportunity to bring scientists and engineers together, the Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program hosted a lunch and career networking event for community college students interested in pursuing STEM careers.
During a recent weekend in January, Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program staff, alumni, and students traveled to the three sites hosting the Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP) - UC Merced, UC Santa Cruz, and University of Washington.
A grant from the National Science Foundation will help establish a pipeline of 64 students from Lane, Umpqua and Central Oregon Community Colleges to the UO KCGIP.
Summer break ended with a bang as students in the Optics, Semiconductor, Polymer and Molecular Sensors tracks interviewed with over 50 hiring teams from around the country for 9-month paid internships and full-time opportunities. Find out where they went!
After two years of being inspired and captivated over Zoom, students, alumni and company partners enthusiastically gathered in real life for the 6th Annual Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program Inclusion Symposium.
The 2021-22 interview season has yielded six new partnerships and a total of 16 internship locations for all 25 students in the bioinformatics program.
Since the program's Inclusion & Diversity Initiative launched in 2017, enrollment of women and underrepresented minorities with backgrounds in physics, chemistry or engineering has increased by 250%. Learn how the program's relational approach to diversity, equity and inclusion is improving representation and the climate of science.
Thermo Fisher Scientific has committed $20,000 per year for the next 5 years to support Inclusion & Diversity scholarships for master's students in the Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program.
More than 200 participants connected virtually for the 2022 Genomics in Action (GIA) conference. The event featured the work of 16 guest speakers, an alumni panel, and virtual research poster sessions with current program students.
MKS Instruments has committed $50,000 over the next 5 years to support Inclusion & Diversity Scholarships for Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program master's students.
For the fifth year in a row, the UO has conferred the most master’s degrees in physics in the country.
Master’s students in the materials science tracks interviewed for 9-month paid internships, a cornerstone of the program. Within 2 weeks of interviews, 98% of participating students received competitive employment offers, with an average annual compensation of $66,200.