Recent Events at USP

USP Alumni Career Panel

The USP Alumni Association and USP Career Services Department cosponsored a series of Alumni Career Panels prior to each Alumni Association Board Meeting. Held from 4 to 5 p.m., the panels unite current students with alumni to discuss career opportunities.

Sadia Saleem, Ryan Macalino, and
Poomin Pitaktigul listening intently

Guest Speaker Dr. A. Monteiro Commemorates MLK Day

If you closed your eyes you might have thought you were at the heart of the civil rights movement in the 1960s—that’s how eloquently Anthony Monteiro, PhD, spoke of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Students, faculty, and staff gathered in the McNeil STC AstraZeneca Auditorium on January 15, the day of Dr. King’s birth, in recognition of the man former President Jimmy Carter called “the greatest American.”

“There’s so much love here at USP it’s hard for me to describe it,” said the sentimental Dr. Monteiro, who taught at USP from 1988 to 2003. “Today, we celebrate Dr. King’s birth, we remember his legacy, and hopefully, we commit ourselves to standing for what he stood for.” Read More

Anthony Monteiro, PhD, talking
with students

Michael Garvey BI’94 Delivers Forensic Science Lecture

The USP community listened intently as Michael Garvey BI’94, an alumnus and former FBI Forensic Molecular Biologist, explained the numerous divisions and duties of forensic scientists and affirmed that despite popular belief, the profession is not as it seems on television. Titled “The Evolution and Realities of Forensic Science,” Garvey’s speech was the first in a four-part forensic science seminar series planned for this semester.

“In the field of forensics, the key component of it all is the science,” opened Garvey. “It’s being a trained scientist first that will allow you to apply that knowledge to solving the crimes, and it’s that education you’ll get here.” Read More

The next Forensic Science Seminar will be held on Thursday, February 28 at 1:30 p.m. in Griffith Hall C.

Michael Garvey, BI'94