Agenda

 

Day & Date	Time & Location	Activity
Friday, April 8th, 2011	10:00 AM to 5:00 PM	Hotel Check-in at CrestHill Suites Shuttle Service from CrestHIll Suites to Life Sciences Research Building (LSRB)
	10:00 AM to 11:00 AM LSRB-Atrium	Registration
	11:30 AM to 12:30 PM CC - Patroon Room	Registration & Meet and Greet Buffet Luncheon Welcoming Remarks Dr. Betty P. Shadrick, Director Director of Graduate Student Diversity and UAlbany AGEP Program Manager Dr. Susan Phillips, Provost             Dr. Kevin Williams, Dean of Graduate Studies
	12:30 PM to 12:45 PM	Shuttle Service from Campus Center to NanoScale Sciences
	12:45 PM to 1:45 PM Science Library Bus Stop	NanoScale Sciences Tour
	1:45 PM to 2:00 PM	Shuttle Service from NanoScale Sciences to LSRB
	2:00 PM to 2:30 PM LSRB-1143 (Judges) LSRB- Front Atrium (Students)	Judges Convene Student Poster Set-Up
	2:30 PM to 3:30 PM LSRB-Front Atrium	Student Poster Presentations
	3:30 PM to 4:45 PM LSRB-1143	Oral Presentations
	4:45 PM to 5:45 PM LSRB-1143 (Judges) LSRB-Front Atrium (Students)	Judges Re-Convene   Networking Break for Students
	5:45 PM LSRB- Front Entrance	Shuttle from LSRB to Crest Hill Suites
	6:25 PM	Shuttle from Crest Hill Suites to Campus Center (CC) -Patroon Room
	6:30 PM to 7:30 PM CC - Patroon Room	Dinner Reception & Presentation of Awards/Certificates of Participation
	7:30 PM to 8:00 PM CC - Patroon Room	Welcome Address: Dr. Kevin Williams Dean of Graduate Studies at the University at Albany
		Introduction of Speaker: Dr. Betty P. Shadrick Director of Graduate Student Diversity & AGEP Manager at the University at Albany
	8:00 PM to 8:30 PM CC- Patroon Room	Opening Session: Keynote Speaker Dr. Mark Hernandez: Director of the Colorado Diversity Initiative
	8:30 PM Science Library Bus Stop	Return to Hotel

 

Day & Date	Time & Location	Activity
Saturday, April 9th, 2011	8:00 AM	Shuttle Service from CrestHIll Suites to Life Sciences Research Building (LSRB)
	8:10 AM to 8:40 AM CC- Patroon Room     LSRB- D'Ambra Auditorium	Breakfast- Meet & Greet
		Conference Registration
	8:50 AM to 9:00 AM LSRB- D'Ambra Auditorium	Opening Remarks Dr. Betty P. Shadrick Director of Graduate Student Diversity & AGEP Manager at the University at Albany
	9:00 AM to 10:00 AM LSRB-D'Ambra Auditorium	Plenary Session I: Keynote Address Dr. Marshall Jones: "A Tool Box for Successful Research in Academia"
	Concurrent Workshops - Morning Sessions
	10:00 AM to 11:00 AM LSRB-1143	Dr. L. Antonio Estevez Workshop # 1: " Writing the Dissertation"
	10:00 AM to 11:00 AM LSRB-1144	Dr. Carolyn Morgan Workshop #2:  "Overcoming the Statistics Phobia"
	11:00 AM to 12:00 PM LSRB- 1143	Dr. Maria Lopez-Class Workshop #3: "Research Opportunities Within Your Academic Institution"
	11:00 AM to 12:00 PM LSRB-1010	Dr. Tahira Reid Workshop #4: "Postdoctoral Positions: Finding and Thriving in Them"
	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM CC - Patroon Room	Buffet Lunch
	1:15 PM to 1:45 PM LSRB-D’Ambra Auditorium Plenary Session II: Dr. Morris Morgan III: "How to Jump Start Your Academic Career"
	Concurrent Workshops - Afternoon Sessions
	2:00 PM to 3:30 PM LSRB-1143	Dr. Maria Franco-Aguilar Workshop # 6: "Get Connected - A Win-Win Model of Networking and Professionalism"
	2:00 PM to 3:30 PM Life Sciences Building- Conference Room 1010	Dr. Gladys Palma De Schrynemakers Workshop # 6: "Syllabus Writing: Putting the  Pieces Together"
	3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Life Sciences Building- Conference Room 1144	Ms. Assie Bishop Workshop # 7: "Using the Myers-Briggs Instrument to Access Your Learning Style"
	3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Life Sciences Building- Conference Room 1143	Dr. Tom Denham Workshop #8:  "Making Your CV and Interviewing Skills Work for You"
	Life Sciences Building- D'Ambra Breakout Area	Light Refreshments/Closing Remarks Dr. Betty P. Shadrick
	Life Sciences	Shuttle Service to CrestHill Suites