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AGEP |Preparing for the Professoriate Conference | Agenda

Agenda

Day & Date	Time & Location	Activity
Friday, April 24th, 2009	10:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.	Hotel Check-in at CrestHill Suites & Marriott Courtyard Shuttle Service from CrestHIll Suites & Marriott Courtyard to Life Sciences Building
	10:00a.m. to 11:00a.m.	Registration at Life Sciences (LS) Atrium
	11:30a.m. to 12:3p.m. CC - Patroon Room	Registration & Meet and Greet Buffet Luncheon Welcoming Remarks Dr. Betty P. Shadrick Director of Graduate Student Diversity and SUNY-Albany AGEP Program Manager Dr. Susan Phillips, Provost
	12:30p.m.	Shuttle Service from Campus Center to NanoScale Sciences
	12:45p.m. to 1:45p.m.	NanoScale Sciences Tour
	1:50p.m.	Shuttle Service from NanoScale Sciences to Life Sciences
	2:00p.m. to 2:30p.m. LSRB-1143 Life Sciences-Exterior Atrium	Judges Convene Student Poster Set-Up
	2:30p.m. to 3:30p.m. Life Sciences-Exterior Atrium	Student Poster Presentations
	3:35p.m to 5:00p.m.	Oral Presentations
	5:00p.m. to 5:30p.m. Life Sciences- Large Conference Room 1143	Judges Convene & Networking Break for students
	5:35p.m. Life Sciences- front entrance	Shuttle from Life Sciences to Crest Hill Suites & Marriott Courtyard
	6:25p.m.	Shuttle from Crest Hill Suites & Marriott Courtyard to Patroon Room
	6:30p.m. to 7:30p.m. CC - Patroon Room	Dinner Reception
	7:30p.m. to 8:00p.m. CC - Patroon Room	Welcome Address: Dr. Marjorie Pryse Dean of Graduate Studies at the University at Albany
	7:30p.m. to 8:00p.m. CC - Patroon Room	Introduction of Speaker: Dr. Betty P. Shadrick Director of Graduate Student Diversity & AGEP Manager at the University at Albany
	8:00p.m. to 8:30p.m. CC- Patroon Room	Opening Session: Keynote Speaker Dr. John Delano: " Lessons Learned from a 28-year Career". Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University at Albany
	8:30p.m. Return to hotels Science Library Bus Stop

Day & Date

Time & Location

Activity

Saturday, April 25th, 2009

7:50a.m.

CrestHill Suites

Shuttle Service from Crest Hill Suites & Marriott Courtyard

8:00a.m. to 8:45a.m.

CC- Patroon Room

Life Sciences

D'Ambra Auditorium

Breakfast and Social Interaction

Conference Registration

8:50a.m. to 9:00a.m.

Life Sciences Building-

D'Ambra Auditorium

Opening Remarks

Dr. Betty P. Shadrick

Director of Graduate Student Diversity & AGEP Manager
at the University at Albany

9:00a.m. to 10:00a.m.

Life Sciences Building-

D'Ambra Auditorium

Plenary Session One: Keynote Address

Dr. Kenneth Takeuchi: "PhD an Empowering Degree".

Distinguised Teaching Professor at the University at Buffalo

Concurrent Workshops - Morning Session

10:00a.m. to 11:30a.m.

Life Sciences Building-

Conference Room 1143

Dr. Thomas Denham

Workshop # 1: " Making Your CV & Interview Skills Work For You."

10:00a.m. to 11:00a.m.

Life Sciences Building-

Conference Room 1144

Dr. Tia Deas

Workshop #2: "Writing the Dissertation."

11:30a.m. to 12:30p.m.

Life Sciences Building-

Conference Room 1143

Dr. Gladys Palma de Shrynemakers

Workshop #4: "Syllabus Writing: Putting the Pieces Together."

11:30a.m. to 12:30p.m.

Life Sciences Building-

Conference Room 1010

Dr. Meranda Bradley

Workshop #3: " What Next After Your Ph.D? Acquiring a Postdoctoral Position."

12:30p.m. to 1:30p.m.

CC - Patroon Room

Buffet Lunch

Plenary Session Two:

Dr. Mark Hernandez

Plenary Session Two

1:30p.m. to 2:45p.m.

Life Sciences Building-

D'Ambra Auditorium

AGEP Graduate Students Panel

2:45 p.m. to 3:00p.m.

Networking Break

Concurrent Workshops: Afternoon Session

3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Life Sciences Building-

Conference Room 1144

Dr. S Lee Fowlkes

Workshop #6: "Combating the Troubles, Trials and Tribulation of Preparing" .

3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Life Sciences Building-

Conference Room 1143

Dr. Maria Lopez-Class

Workshop # 5: " The Pits and Challenges of Academia".

4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Life Sciences Building-

D'Ambra Breakout Area

Light Refreshments/Closing Remarks

Dr. Betty P. Shadrick

5:00 p.m.

Life Sciences

Shuttle Service to CrestHill Suites & Marriott Courtyard

Please send questions or comments about AGEP to: bshadrick@uamail.albany.edu

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