Visit NC State Day!!

The purpose of Visit NC State Day is to encourage talented undergraduates from underrepresented groups to pursue the Ph.D. in any discipline. Participants will have the opportunity to tour NC State and Duke's campus and discuss their interests with faculty and graduate students. Visit NC State Day is sponsored by the NSF Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) and the NC State Graduate School. Visit NC State Day is a collaboration with Duke's Graduate School, so undergraduates will get the opportunity to visit both campuses. To apply, click here.

The program aims to provide students the opportunity to:

1. Become familiar with the various program offerings at NC State and Duke;
2. Interact with research faculty, graduate students and administrators; and
3. Experience a research and graduate education environment.

The AGEP program will cover overnight accommodations (both nights) for undergraduates who are:

1. U.S. citizens or permanent residents
2. Interested in pursuing a PhD
3. Have a 3.2 GPA or higher
4. From outside the Raleigh-Durham area, and
5. Agree to share a double room.

Mileage will be reimbursed for such participants driving to NC State from outside the Raleigh-Durham area. There is also a limited amount of funding for airfare. All meals on the agenda below are covered by the NC State Graduate School.

To participate in this program, please complete a brief on-line application form.

Please check often, as agenda is subject to change!

Tuesday, October 14, 2008
2:00pm-5:30pm - Check-in to Velvet Cloak Inn Check-in for all participants staying at the hotel.

6:00pm-8:00pm - Welcoming Dinner
The Dinner provides an opportunity for all participants to informally meet each other, NC State graduate students, the AGEP Program Director and other graduate school administrators.

• Welcome - Alison Al-Baati, AGEP Director, NC State Graduate School; Dr. Tomalei Vess, Duke Graduate School
  
  
• "Making Yourself Competitive for Graduate School" Given by Dr. Duane Larick, Interim Dean of the Graduate School, this presentation will discuss the graduate application process and provide hints on how to make graduate applications competitive.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Buses for Duke come and pick up students to take them to Duke

10:00am - 10:15am - Welcome and introduction to Duke - Room 0012 Westbrook (next to the Chapel)

10:15am - 11:30am - Campus Tour

11:30am - 1:00pm - Faculty Panel Discussion and Lunch - Room 0012 Westbrook

1:00pm - 1:15pm - Departmental Representatives Meet Students to Escort them to Depts.

1:15pm - 2:45pm - Departmental Meetings with Faculty, Students, DGS, DGSA

2:45pm - 3:00pm - Departmental Representatives escort students to Bryan Center Information Desk

3:00pm - Bus Departs for trip back to Velvet Cloak

4:00pm - 5:00pm - Free Time

5:00pm-8:00pm - Dinner

• Welcome - Alison Al-Baati, AGEP Director
• "How to Fund Your Graduate School Career" Dr. David Shafer, Assistant Dean of The Graduate School and AGEP Principal Investigator will give tips and show ways to fund your graduate education.
• Graduate Student Panel - Students and Disciplines to be Announced

Thursday, October 16, 2008
(All events and meals on March 16 will be held in the Ballroom of the Talley Student Center, located at the corner of Cates Avenue and Morrill Drive.)

8:30am - 9:00am - Continental Breakfast - Vans will pick students up at hotel at 7:45 and 8:15 and bring students to Talley Student Ballroom.

9:00am - 9:30am - Welcome and Orientation - TBA of the Graduate School, NCSU

9:30am - 12:00pm - Meetings with Faculty and Graduate Student Representatives - Students will meet with faculty and graduate students in their department or program of interest.

12:15pm - 2:00pm - Lunch

• 12:45 - 1:45 - Keynote Speaker: To Be Announced
• 1:45pm - 2:00pm - Closing Remarks - Alison Al-Baati, AGEP Director, Dr. Tomalei Vess, Duke Graduate School

For additional information on "Visit NC State Day," please contact Alison Al-Baati, Director of AGEP, at alison_albaati@ncsu.edu or (919) 513-0005.

Applying for the AGEP program and/or Visit NC State Day does not guarantee acceptance. Participation in Visit NC State Day does not guarantee acceptance into other components of the AGEP program or the NC State University Graduate School.