UXA Career Prep Weekend F26

Join us for 2 days centered around 2 letters: UX.

Career Prep Weekend is focused on helping students prepare for careers in UX and related fields through opportunities to connect with and learn from industry professionals.

We feature several events, including design recruiting preparation, portfolio feedback, workshops, tech panels, and networking opportunities hosted by our alumni, product leaders, and design practitioners.

Learn, grow, and build with us this weekend!

🗓️ November 14-15

📍Posner Hall A35

Schedule

Saturday (12:00–7:00 PM)

Disclaimer: subject to change; please arrive early!

1:00–1:30 PM: Kickoff & Introductions

1:30–2:30 PM: Guest Panel + Q&A

2:45–4:00 PM: Small-Group Discussions — three 30-minute rounds where students can rotate between rooms and ask guests questions

4:00–4:30 PM: How to Get Your First UX Role - Framing Your Work for Industry w/ Luciana Requena & Raelin Musuraca

4:30-5 PM: Indispensable in the Age of AI w/ Sai Vineela Ganti

5–6:00 PM: Portfolio Reviews

6:00–7:00 PM: Dinner & Casual Networking + ETC Playtesting

Sunday (11:00 AM–4:00 PM)

11:00-11:15 AM: Day 2 Welcome

11:15–11:45 AM: Building a Strong Portfolio and Personal Brand w/ Charles Johnson

12 –1:00 PM: Portfolio Reviews

1:00–2:00 PM: Lunch & Networking

2:00–3:00 PM: A Look into Design Recruitment - How to Stand Out w/ Lisa Carter + Alina Bengert

3:00–4:00 PM: Figma Career Q&A Panel

4-4:30PM: Closing Ceremony + Photo time!

Guest List

Disclaimer: Some guests will attend only part of each day.

Saturday

Charles Johnson, ETC faculty  (ex-Product Designer at PUMA, Adidas, Crocs)

Jack Moffett, HCII (ex-Senior UX Manager at Boeing)

Andrew van Nelson, Senior UX Manager at Proofpoint

Matthew Fang, Product Designer at CloudZero (ex-CrowdStrike & BNY Mellon)

Sai Vineela Ganti, Senior Software at Target

Xinyu Lin, UX at Amazon

Raelin Musaraca, HCII (ex-BNY Mellon)

Kevin Voller, Sr. Product Designer at Google

Sunday

Charles Johnson, ETC faculty  (ex-product designer at PUMA, Adidas, Crocs)

Leah Lee, Sr. Product Designer at Figma (ex-Duolingo, Samsung, Meta)

Sai Vineela Ganti, Senior Software at Target

Ari Daly,  Sr. Product Designer at ZipRecruiter

Kevin Voller, Sr. Product Designer at Google

Carol Smith, HCII (ex-Uber & IBM)

Alina Bengert, Sr. Product Designer at Air (ex-UMPC)

Amy Super, Principal Product Designer at Grafana Labs

Lisa Carter, Senior UX Designer at General Motors

Martina Tan, Senior UX Designer at MBTA

Raelin Musaraca, HCII (ex-BNY Mellon)