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Register HereScience/Mathematics
Open House

Sunday, November 8, 2009

8:30 -9:15 a.m.

 		Registration
(Dana Science Center Atrium)
8:30-9:15 a.m
.		 Optional Pre-program session
Preparing for medical school and other health professions
(Gannett Auditorium)

Applying to Skidmore (Optional, repeated at 3:15pm)
A brief overview of admissions and financial aid
(Davis Auditorium)
9:15-10:00a.m

 Welcome and Faculty Perspectives
Why Study Science at Skidmore?
(Gannett Auditorium)
10:00-10:45am

 Alumni Panel
Interact with science and math alumni as they reflect on Skidmore and their careers
(Gannett Auditorium)
11:00a.m.-noon

 Session I workshops (select one on registration form)
  • Biology: The Unseen World of Biology- Modern Microscopy
  • Chemistry: Exploring the Molecular World - Research Opportunities for Students in Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • Exercise Science: Exploring the Human Body at Rest and During Exercise
  • Environmental Science: Research in the Campus and Saratoga Springs Communities
  • Geosciences: Student Research in Geosciences
  • Mathematics/Computer Science: The Joys and Sorrows of Self-reference
  • Neuroscience:Exploring Neuroscience
  • Psychology: Your Brain is not a Personal Computer
12:15-12:45p.m.

 Lunch with faculty and students
(2nd floor Murray-Aikins Dining Hall)
1:00-2:00p.m.

 Session II workshops (select one on registration form)
  • Biology: Frontiers and Opportunities at Skidmore
  • Chemistry: Exploring the Molecular World - Research Opportunities for Students in Chemistry and Biochemistry
    (repeat of Session I)
  • Environmental Science: Environmental Science and the Water Resources Initiative
  • Geosciences: Field Studies in Earth History and Global Change: The Springs and Fossil Reefs of Saratoga
  • Mathematics/Computer Science: What do Students in Computer Science Learn?
  • Physics: Research in Physics
  • Psychology: Seeing is Deceiving: The Psychology of illusions
2:15-3:15 p.m.

 Walking tour of the campus
(Departing from Gannett Lobby)
3:15-3:45 p.m.

 Applying to Skidmore A brief overview of admissions and financial aid
(Gannett Auditorium)

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