Thursday, March 12, 2009
12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Registration, Conference Registration Desk
1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
University of Maryland Campus Tour
Assemble in the Foyer of the Hotel
4:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
Opening Session, Room 2100
Presiding & Conference Overview
Wallace Southerland III, Ph.D.
Associate Director, McNair Program
University of Maryland, College Park
Welcome from UM McNair Program
Greetings
Donna B. Hamilton, Ph.D.
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs &
Dean for Undergraduate Studies
University of Maryland, College Park
Jerry L. Lewis, J.D., Project Director &
Executive Director, Academic Achievement Programs
University of Maryland, College Park
McNair Scholars Pledge© and Transition
Wallace Southerland III, Ph.D.
4:45 p.m.-6:15 p.m.
Dean’s Panel, Room 2100
Moderator
Johnetta Davis, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, The Graduate School
University of Maryland, College Park
Invited Panelists
Victoria Greene, Ph.D.
Professor of Physics &
Executive Dean, College of Arts & Science
Vanderbilt University
Patrick “Pat” Osmer, Ph.D.
Dean, Graduate School
The Ohio State University
Closing Remarks
Johnetta Davis, Ph.D.
6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
10th Anniversary Reception, Founders Room
Sponsored by Academic Achievement Programs & The Graduate School, University of Maryland, College Park
Friday, March 13, 2009
7:15 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Registration, Conference Registration Desk
7:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.
General Session/Breakfast, Ft. McHenry/Founders Room
Scholar-to-Scholar Panel: Making McNair Work for You
Call to Order and Introduction of Moderator
Moderator
Marisol Rodriguez, McNair Director
Drexel University
Panelists
Celiah Bunsie, Junior
Early Childhood Education
Georgia State University
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Graduate School Fair, Main Concourse
9:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
Directors’ Roundtable Discussion with the U.S. Department of Education, Room 1312
McNair and the U.S. Department of Education: Communications, Management and Program Effectiveness
**For McNair Staff Only**
Moderator
Jerry L. Lewis, J.D., Executive Director
Academic Achievement Programs
University of Maryland, College Park
Panelists
Representatives from the U.S. Department of Education
Office of Federal TRIO Programs
12:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
General Session/Luncheon, Ballroom
Call to Order and Presiding
Franklin Mesa, Psychology Major
McNair Scholar
University of Maryland, College Park
Introduction of Guests
Franklin Mesa
Welcome
Panel Discussion: The Curious Case of the Life of Academics
Moderator
Rhonda Malone, Ph.D.,
Director, Faculty Mentoring and Development
Office of Academic Affairs
University of Maryland, College Park
Panelists
Peggy Biser, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor and Mentor
Frostburg State University
Ashwani K. Gupta, Ph.D.,
Professor and Mentor, Mechanical Engineering
University of Maryland, College Park
Carolyn Tice, D.S.W.
Associate Dean and Chair, Social Work
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Andrew Kock, Ph.D.,
Mentor
Saint Mary’s College of Maryland
Closing Remarks and Transition
Wallace Southerland III, Ph.D.
1:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m.
Research Poster Presentations (Posters displayed through 4:00)
Posters set-up by 12:00 p.m. will be critiqued by an evaluator.
Please retrieve posters by 6:00 p.m. or they may be discarded.
3:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
STUDENT RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS (see program book)
4:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Workshop Session, Room 1312
How to Network and Pursue Opportunities
Presenter
Heather Tarleton, M.P.A.P., Ph.D.
Graduate Division
University of California, Los Angeles
6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
10th Anniversary Gala Dinner, Ballroom
Formal attire for this event constitutes suit/ties for men and cocktail dresses/pantsuits for women.
Presiding
Lisa Peyton-Caire
Associate Director, University of Maryland Educational Opportunity Center
University of Maryland, College Park
Call to Order, Welcome and Introduction of Guests
Lisa Peyton-Caire
Greetings
Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Wallace Southerland III, Ph.D.
Keynote Speaker
Julianne Malveaux, Ph.D.,
President
Bennett College for Women
Closing Remarks
Jerry L. Lewis, J.D.
9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
Student Mix and Mingle-open mike, music, food and fun, Chesapeake Room
Featuring DJ 2 Tone Jones
9:00 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
Staff Reception
Concierge Lounge
Saturday, March 14, 2009
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Registration, Conference Registration Desk
8:00-9:45 a.m.
General Session/Breakfast, Ballroom
Graduate Student Panel: Preparing for and Surviving
the Graduate School Experience
Moderator
Tiffany Jones, Graduate Student, Higher Education
University of Maryland, College Park and McNair Alum
Central Michigan University
Panel Participants
Melissa Browning, M.A. student
English Literature,
University of Maryland, College Park
Dawnyea Jackson, Ph.D. student
Public Health
University of Maryland, College Park
Renae Mayes, M.A. student
Counseling and Personnel Services
University of Maryland, College Park
Molly Morin
University of Maryland, College Park
Jill Robinson, Ph.D. student
Higher Education
University of Maryland, College Park
9:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
STUDENT RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS (see program book)
12:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m.
General Session/Luncheon, Ballroom
Call to Order and Presiding
Rashida Ali-Mubarak, Public Health and Family Science Major
McNair Scholar
University of Maryland, College Park
Introduction of 10th Anniversary Student Speaker
Keynote Speaker
Alecia Eubanks, Ph.D.
2:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
STUDENT RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS (see program book)
2:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
McNair Staff Meeting, Room 1312
All McNair personnel are encouraged to attend.
Moderators
Wallace Southerland III, Ph.D. &
Teresa Tassoti, Director
McNair Scholars Program
Pennsylvania State University
5:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
DINNER ON YOUR OWN
Explore the greater Washington/Baltimore area on your own. Or, you may participate in the Baltimore Inner Harbor Trip (pre-registration required); the bus leaves conference site for the Harbor at 5:30 p.m. promptly.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Closing Session/Breakfast, Ft. McHenry/Founders Room
Call to Order and Presiding
Wallace Southerland III, Ph.D.
Reflections
Conference Attendees
Laptop Give-a-way
Closing Remarks
Jerry L. Lewis, J.D.
Executive Director of