Conversations between University Scholars Program alumni and our current students can play an important role in helping current students as they prepare for life after graduation. In recent years, the USP has piloted a highly successful series of Alumni Talks. This series encourages USP alumni to return to campus to speak with current students about their experiences in graduate and professional schools, as well as their professional experiences and achievements. Both alumni and current students have evaluated the series quite positively, and the USP plans to expand this series and similar efforts aimed at connecting our alumni with our current students. If you would be interested in returning to campus to participate in our Alumni Dinner Series or other Scholars Forum activities, please contact Alex Miller (919.515.2835; alex_miller@ncsu.edu) or Allison Medlin (919.513.3491; allison_medlin@ncsu.edu) to discuss this opportunity.

Fall 2011 Alumni Talks:

USP Alumni Talk: Mark Clapp '07: So You Want to go to Med School?
Monday, September 26
2:30-4:00 PM
Sullivan Hall Classroom
Mark Clapp (’07), USP Alum and MD/MPH Candidate (’12)  will talk about preparing for and applying to medical school, as well as his experiences at UNC School of Medicine and Harvard School of Public Health. 
Sign-up is required for this event using the Scholars Forum Registration system: http://studentaffairs.ncsu.edu/scholars/scholarsforum/. There are 20 spaces available for this event.  Attendance will be taken by filling out a USP Attendance Card which will be distributed at the beginning and collected at the end of the event by Allison Medlin.

USP Alumni Talk: Michael Peace '07: So You Want to go to Vet School?
Tuesday, October 18
6:30-8:00 PM
Blue Room, Talley Student Center
Michael Peace '07, USP Alum and current veterinary student, will talk about NCSU's College of Veterinary Medicine, as well as his experience last year doing research at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, MD. Michael was one of only 42 scholarship recipients – and the only student in veterinary medicine – selected from across the nation last year for the prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI-NIH) Scholarship.
Sign-up is required for this event using the Scholars Forum Registration system: http://studentaffairs.ncsu.edu/scholars/scholarsforum/. There are 25 spaces available for this event.  Attendance will be taken by filling out a USP Attendance Card which will be distributed at the beginning and collected at the end of the event by Allison Medlin.