Date & Time: Friday July 6, 2018, 9:45am-12:30pm
Location: Main Hall, Trinity College, Kandy
Attendees: Interested Trinity students (grade 11 and above) and interested Trinity staff are welcome.
Organizers: Aruna Ranaweera ’93 & Denis Madasekera (Trinity Careers & Higher Education Coordinator)
Description: In conjunction with the 25th reunion of the Trinity College Class of 1993, three North America-based Trinity alumni will provide an overview of the US university system and discuss how to approach US university admission. These alumni will convey their own experiences attending university in the US (academics and undergraduate campus life) and subsequent career path (decisions).
Equipment: Handouts will be provided for the first 200 attendees. Please bring pen & paper to take notes.
Schedule:
9:50am -10:10am – Welcome and overview of the US University System by Aruna Ranaweera ‘93
10:10am – 11:10am – Case Studies:
My Path from Trinity to the USA by Aruna Ranaweera ’93, San Francisco, CA
Founder/Entrepreneur, Former Assoc. Director of Design Engineering, Stryker corp. [medical devices]
PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara
BSE, Princeton University
Senake Gajamera ’93, Mexico City, Mexico
Vice President, ENGIE corp. [energy financing]
MA, Johns Hopkins University
BA, Middlebury College
Sumedha de Silva ’93, Washington, DC
Chief Operating Officer, Inspection Experts Inc. [environmental services]
MS, Miami University (Ohio)
BA, Denison University
11:10am – 11:25am – Break
11:25am – 11:50am – How to Approach US University Admission by Aruna Ranaweera ‘93
11:50am – 12:30pm – Questions & Answers (All presenters will be available for Q&A)
Questions/Suggestions/Requests: Contact Denis Madasekera (chec@trinitycollege.lk)
