Baker University Center
Athens, ĢƵ
McClure School Day
Join us for this year's
McClure School Day on Tuesday, April 15, 2025!
9:30AM - 7:30PM
Baker Center Rm. 240 and 242
Parallel sessions, one on ITS/Cybersecurity and one on VR/Game Development
Event is free and open to the public.
(Dress code: Business Casual)
Cybersecurity, ITS and Broadband Sessions [Baker Rm. 240]
9:30-10:10 AM: "Risks in the Cybersecurity Arena"
Dan DeSantis, GuidePoint Security.
10:20-11:00AM: "Preparing for a Cybersecurity Career"
Helen Patton, Cybersecurity Executive Advisor, Cisco.
11:10-11:50AM: Cybersecurity Panel
Holly Drake, CISO, State of ĢƵ - Brooke Denney, Senior Information Security Engineer, NRI North America - Brian Mannion, Consultant.
LUNCH, provided by the Scripps College.
12:00-1:00PM, Lunch Rm. 240.
1:30-2:10PM: "Starting a career in information networking as technology changes accelerate"
Victor Paini, Director Data Center Site Operations, Meta.
2:20-3:00PM: "Universal Coverage: ĢƵ’s Experience and Plan for the Future"
Peter Voderberg, Chief Officer, ĢƵ Department of Development, Broadband ĢƵ.
3:10PM-3:50PM: "Broadband education and workforce development in ĢƵ"
Traci Lepicki, Associate Director, Center on Education and Training for Employment, OSU.
ĢƵ Digital Academy [Baker Rm. 230]
12:00PM - 2:00 PM: Tray Hines, State of ĢƵ Cybersecurity, Apprenticeship and internships in cybersecurity.
12:00PM - 2:00 PM: Workforce development, Tower Climbing, training VR Demo.
VR and Game Development Sessions [Baker Rm. 242]
10:20-11 AM: “Breaking In, Standing Out: Starting a Tech Career One Failed Interview at a Time”, Warren Stratton, Senior Project Designer, Virtualitics
11:10-11:50 AM: “Virtual Reality in the Workplace”, Chris Garcia, Software Development Project Manager, INV3RSION, LLC
LUNCH, provided by the Scripps College.
12:00-1:00PM, Lunch Rm. 240.
1:30-2:10 PM: “Interactive Media for Healthcare and Wellness”, Xavier Fox, Software Developer at Trazer, Inc.
2:20-3:20 PM: Portfolio Review for VRGD Capstone Students, distinguished alumni and industry Professionals
3:30-3:50 PM: "How to Become an Indie Developer", Austin Drozin, Indie Developer at NewFutureKids and Director of Curriculum at GameU
AWARDS CEREMONY and Dinner, Baker Rm. 242
6:00 - 7:30PM, Awards to outstanding undergraduate and graduate students. Dinner provided by the McClure School
6:30PM-7:10PM: Keynote - "Future wireless market, opportunities, technology and careers"
Dr. Robert Soni, VP of RAN Technology, AT&T
This event is free and open to the public. All McClure School students and friends of our programs are welcome and encouraged to attend this free event.
*Business/Casual Business attire.