2004 Sloan Foundation Conference
for Minority Ph.D., and Feeder Programs
©2004 NC A&T University
| TENTATIVE AGENDA |
| All activities will be convened at Grandover Center |
| Wednesday, November 3, 2004 |
| 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Registration |
| 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Welcoming Reception |
| Thursday, November 4, 2004 |
| 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM | Continental Breakfast & Registration |
| 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM |
Opening |
| HOSTS: |
| Caesar Jackson - College of Arts & Sciences |
| Eui Park - College of Engineering |
| Carolyn Meyers - Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs |
| N. Radhakrishnan - Vice Chancellor for Research & Economic Development |
| 8:45 AM – 9:15 AM | |
| Dr. Ted Greenwood Sloan Foundation |
| 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM | Plenary Session |
| NACME “ Program Coordination & Recruitment Support” |
| 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM | Break |
| 10:30 AM – 12:00 Noon | Plenary Discussion |
| THEME: “Systematic Channeling into Sloan Ph.D. Programs” |
| PANELISTS: Feeder Project Directors & Ph.D. Project Directors |
| 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM | Panel Discussion |
| THEME: “Systematic Channeling into Sloan Ph.D. Programs” |
| PANELISTS: BS/MS Sloan Scholars, Ph.D. Sloan Scholar, |
| Young Minority Ph.D.s |
| 3:30 Pm – 4:45 PM | Breakout Sessions |
| THEME: “Successful Recruitment Strategies” |
| 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM | Wrap Up |
| 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM | Opening Banquet & Entertainment |
| PERFORMANCES: A&T Visual & Performing Arts Department |
| 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM | Continental Breakfast Grandover Center |
| 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM | Call to Order & Introductions |
| 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM | Panel Discussion |
| THEME: “Building Communities of Minority Ph.D. Students” |
| PANELISTS: Feeder Project Directors & Ph.D. Project Directors |
| 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM | Panel Discussion |
| THEME: “Sloan Student Experiences” |
| PANELISTS: BS/MS, Ph.D. Scholars & Young Minority Ph.D.s |
| 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM | Break |
| 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Breakout Sessions |
| THEME: “Successful Retention Strategies” |
| PARTICIPANTS: Sloan Grantees, NACME, NSF, NIH, AAAS, and GEM |
| Representatives |
| 1:45 PM – 3:00 PM | Panel Discussion |
| THEME: “Building the Sloan Grantees Network” |
| PANLISTS Feeder and Ph.D. Project Director, NACME Representative |
| 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM |
Conference Wrap Up & Closing Remarks |
| 3:45 PM – 6:00 PM | NCA&TSU Campus Tour NCA&TSU Campus |
| Buses Leave Grandover to NCA&T at 3:45 PM |
| Buses Return to Grandover at 6:00 PM. |
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