Holiday Inn Rosslyn
Arlington, Virginia
April 12 – 14, 2012
Thursday, April 12
1:00PM – 5:00PM | REGISTRATION AND BADGE PICKUP (Promenade) |
4:30PM – 5:00PM | POSTER SET UP (Shenandoah) |
5:00PM – 6:00PM | POSTER SESSION |
7:00PM – 8:45PM | DINNER (Vantage Point Rooftop Restaurant) |
Working Dinner | |
“Best practices in recruiting, training, supporting and rewarding mentors” |
Friday, April 13
7:30AM – 8:30AM | CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (Rosslyn Ballroom) |
8:30AM – 9:00AM | WELCOME AND MEETING GOALS |
Janet Branchaw (Leadership Committee Chair-Elect) | |
Sally O’Connor, NSF BIO/DBI Program Director | |
Judy Verbeke, NSF BIO/DBI Division Director | |
9:00AM – 9:15AM | SUMMARY OF PRE-MEETING SURVEY |
9:15AM – 10:45AM | PLENARY SESSION 1 |
NSF BIO REU Assessment – Sally O’Connor (NSF) | |
BIO REU Common Assessment Tool – Janet Branchaw (U Wisc.), Julio Soto (San Jose State U.) | |
and Tim Weston (URSSA) | |
Complimentary Assessment Tools – Alan Berkowitz (Cary Inst.) | |
10:45AM – 11:00AM | INSTRUCTIONS ON BREAKOUT SESSIONS & AM BREAK (Beverages and Light Snacks) |
11:00AM – 12:00PM | BREAKOUT SESSION 1: Assessment, tracking and reporting |
Assessment 101 for new PIs | |
Using the common assessment tool | |
Modifying the common assessment tool | |
Tracking participants | |
Documenting REU success and impacts | |
12:00PM – 12:45PM | BREAKOUT 1 REPORTING and NETWORKING LUNCH (Box Lunch Provided) |
12:45PM – 2:30PM | PLENARY SESSION 2: Enhancing the Undegraduate Research Experience |
Opportunities for Broadening Participation – Camellia Okpodu (Norfolk State U.) | |
International Experiences – Bob Powell(Avila U.) | |
Cross-disciplinary REU Experiences – Robyn Hannigan (UMass Boston) | |
2:30PM – 2:45PM | PM BREAK (Beverages and Light Snack) |
2:45PM – 4:15PM | BREAKOUT SESSION 2: “Enhancing and Sustaining an REU Program” |
Enhancing and Supplements (International, Repeat Students, Teachers, H.S. Students) | |
Institutional Support | |
Opportunities for Broadening Participation | |
Recruiting and Rewarding Mentors | |
4:15PM – 4:30PM | RETURN TO LARGE GROUP |
4:30PM – 5:45PM | BREAKOUT 2 REPORTING AND DISCUSSION |
5:45PM – 6:00PM | ANNOUNCEMENTS |
6:00PM | ADJOURN FOR DAY (Dinner on your own) |
Saturday, April 14
7:30AM – 8:30AM | HOT BREAKFAST (Vantage Point Rooftop Restaurant) |
8:30AM – 9:15AM | PLENARY SESSION 3: Responsible Conduct of Research |
Inventory of Science Ethics Training Tools – Marty Matlock (U Ark) | |
Teaching Ethics – John Pijanowski (U Ark) | |
9:15AM – 9:30AM | AM BREAK (Beverages and Light Snacks) |
9:30AM – 11:00AM | BREAKOUT SESSION 3: Science Ethics, Recruiting Students and Mentors |
Common Application Tool | |
Responsible Conduct in Research | |
Training Younger (freshman/sophomore) Students | |
REU Student Training/Involvement in Communicating Science to the Public | |
Avoiding “Burnout” in a Long-term REU Site | |
11:00AM – 11:15AM | RETURN TO LARGE GROUP |
11:15AM – 12:15PM | BREAKOUT SESSION 3 REPORTING and DISCUSSION |
12:15PM – 12:30PM | FINAL REMARKS |
12:30PM | MEETING ADJOURNED |
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