ASE SYMPOSIUM | Saturday Academy

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The Apprenticeships in Science and Engineering (ASE) Symposium is the culminating learning event of the summer and enables the students to organize and synthesize their internship experiences. ASE interns present their work through poster sessions and 15-minute oral presentations. This enrichment activity is designed to broaden technical exposure and improve their speaking and presentation skills. Participants review and ask questions of peers’ projects and conclusions. Symposium is designed to broaden students’ technical expertise and strengthen their formal public speaking skills. It is also a critical learning event that enables interns to organize and synthesize what they’ve learned in the course of the internship.

Past ASE intern presentations included:

It's A Jungle Out There: The Effect of Portland's Urban Canopy on Air Quality
Computing Without Coding: A Story About Algorithms
Bacterial Fight Club: Competition Between Agrobacteria
Process Improvement...It's a Process
... and more!

This is a required event for all ASE interns. Mentors, parents and community guests are encouraged to attend.

Select from the following:

8:30 AM Registration Opens

Clark Library Patio

9:15 AM Opening Remarks

Buckley Center Auditorium

10:15 AM Oral Presentations – Session #1

Franz & Shiley Halls

11:30 AM Oral Presentations – Session #2

Franz & Shiley Halls

12:30 PM Lunch

Pilot House

1:30 PM Recognition Ceremony

Franz & Shiley Halls

2:15 PM Oral Presentations – Session #3

Franz & Shiley Halls

3:30 PM Oral Presentations – Session #4

Franz & Shiley Halls

4:45 PM Closing Remarks

Bauccio Dining Room

5:00 PM Poster Sessions

Bauccio Dining Room

6:00 PM Symposium Ends

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Sarah Laiwala

Sarah Laiwala is a life-long learner, leader, innovator, volunteer, and mother. She has over 15 years of professional experience in technology. She and her teams have launched consumer-facing products that drive billions of dollars and impact millions of consumers worldwide. Currently, Sarah is a Sr. Director for post-booking experiences at Expedia Group. Most recently, she was at The Walt Disney Company, where she managed the PhotoPass P&L; led the Digital Innovation team; and built the virtual assistant, app and website platforms for Parks & Resorts. Prior to that, Sarah was at Amazon growing the Amazon Shopping App for Android. She earned her M.S. Software Engineering and Development Management from Carnegie Mellon University, and also received the Dean's Return on Education Award in 2010. In addition to her achievements professionally, Sarah received the Presidential Voluntary Service awards for two consecutive years for her exemplary work with Aga Khan Education Services in Tajikistan and Aga Khan Education Board in USA.