2006 NCSU Undergraduate Research Calendar
|
Day
|
Date |
Time |
Activity |
|
Friday
|
June
2 |
1:30
pm |
Safety
Orientation by Ken Kretchman, Walnut Room, Talley Student Center |
|
|
|
3:30
- 5:00 pm |
Welcome
Reception, Ballroom, Talley Student Center, Mentors Invited |
|
|
|
5:00
pm |
Picnic
at Michael Paesler's Home, directions will be provided, group will meet at
Honors Commons Building for car-pooling |
|
Wednesday |
June
14 |
7-8:30
pm |
GRE
Review Session, Harrelson 201 |
| Thursday | July 15 | 8:30 am | |
|
Friday
|
June 16 |
|
Trip to NIH/NIEHS, meet at 1 pm – must be pre-registered
at the Welcome Reception |
|
Saturday |
June
17 |
9:30
am |
Natural History Museum behind the scene tour - Michael
Paesler has organized for 10 am. All
interested students should meet at 9:30 at the Honors Quad to arrange
car-pooling to the museum. More
details will be given at the Welcome Reception on June 2. (optional) |
|
Monday
|
June 19 |
3-5 pm |
Graduate School Process, Witherspoon Cinema, applying,
funding, etc. |
|
Tuesday |
June 20 |
7:30 am |
Trip to GlaxoSmithKline – must be pre-registered at
Welcome Reception |
|
Wednesday |
June 21 |
1:30-3:00 pm – |
“How to Write a Scientific Paper and Abstract” given by
Marcia Toms –Rm 101, Dave Clark Labs (Zoology Building). |
|
Wednesday |
June
23 |
|
Deadline
to confirm and pay Phyllis Hilliard concerning the Durham Bulls Game on
Friday, July 7th. Tickets will be
$8.00 per person. |
|
Saturday |
June 24 |
|
Hiking Umstead Park – Marty Hubbe in Chemical Engineering
is planning. Additional information
and sign up at the Welcome Reception. |
|
Thursday |
June 29 |
3-5 pm |
“How to Write a Statement of Purpose” in Talley Ball Room
given by Margaret King |
|
Saturday |
July 1 |
|
Beach day, arranged by the Math Program. More details to be presented at the
Welcome Reception on June 2 with a sign up. |
|
Tuesday |
July 4 |
|
Picnic at dorms with fireworks at Fairgrounds |
|
Wednesday |
July 5 |
9:30-11:00 am |
SRI and RISE meeting, Honors Commons Classroom, SRI
students give 5 minute talk on their research |
|
|
|
9:30-11:00 am |
“How
to Make a Scientific Poster - Part I”, Dr. George Hess, (Required), Witherspoon Cinema |
|
Friday |
July 7 |
1 pm |
Dow Reichhold (tentative) Tour, must be pre-registered at
Welcome Reception |
|
Friday |
July 7 |
5:45 pm |
Durham Bulls Game |
|
Monday |
July 17 |
|
Abstracts must be online for Summer Research Symposium
with Mentor approvals by 5:00 pm, http://www.ncsu.edu/undergrad-research/ |
|
Friday |
July 21 |
8-12 noon |
Trip to Becton Dickenson –must be pre-registered at
Welcome Reception |
|
Tuesday |
July 25 |
|
Poster Training Part 2 – review of posters; tentative
date, time and location to be announced. |
|
Thursday |
August 3 |
|
Undergraduate Research Symposium, must have reservations
for mentors and other guests for luncheon |