Agenda

Friday, February 8, 2008

 5:00–7:00 p.m.

Research Exhibition Open

Saturday, February 9, 2008

 8:30 a.m.

Registration and Continental
Breakfast—Atrium

 9:00

Welcome and General Session

 9:30–10:15

Workshop Session I*

 10:25–11:10

Workshop Session II*

 11:10–11:30

Break

 11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Workshop Session III*

 12:25–1:10

Workshop Session IV*

 1:30–3:00

Luncheon with Keynote Speaker/General Session

 3:00–5:00

Visiting Scholars Explore Colleges of Interest

 5:00–6:30

Dinner for Visiting Scholars**

*Please note that four different workshops will be offered concurrently during each workshop session.

**Dinner is for visiting scholars only, at The Nittany Lion Inn (directions will be provided by the college coordinators).

Possible Workshops Include:

• Selecting and Collaborating with Your Dissertation Committee
• Challenges and Successes in Academia: A Panel Discussion
• The Curriculum Vitae versus the Résumé
• Grant Writing
• Preparing for the Dissertation and the Defense
• Publishing in Professional Journals
• Professional Etiquette: Do's and Don'ts of Interviewing
• Dossiers and Online Portfolios
• Making the Transition to a 9-to-5 Job
• Making Key Decisions about Graduate School
• Graduate School Funding and Entrance Exams
• Time Management and Coping with Stress
• Transitioning from a 9-to-5 Job to Graduate School
• Presenting Research at Professional Conferences
• Preparing for the Master's Paper
• Making the Transition to Academia
• Making the Transition to Graduate School
• Research Design: Qualitative versus Quantitative Methods