NC OPT-ED : NC OPT-ED Events : Alliance Day

Seventh Annual NC OPT-ED Alliance Day
September 26, 2008
Greensboro, NC

AGENDA at a GLANCE

TIME	SESSION
7:00-9:00AM	Registration
7:30-8:30AM	Continental Breakfast
7:30-10:30AM	Student Poster Set-Up (until 8:30AM only) Recruiting/Exhibitor Set-Up
8:30-9:00AM	Welcome -David M. Shafer, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Outreach & Diversity, AGEP PI, North Carolina State University Greetings - Mayor Yvonne J. Johnson, Mayor of the City of Greensboro Greetings - Alton Thompson, Ph.D., Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and NC-LSAMP Principal Investigator, North Carolina A&T State University Introduction: Kenneth M. Murray, Ph.D., Assoc. Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, AGEP PI, North Carolina A&T State University REMARKS - Stanley F. Battle, Ph.D., Chancellor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University PROGRAM REVIEW - Mr. Larry E. Campbell, NC OPT-ED Program Manager and Alliance Coordinator, UNC at Chapel Hill
9:00-9:05AM	BREAK
9:05AM-11:35AM	Morning Workshops - Workshops vary by academic level, please see agendas on following pages.
10:30AM-3:00PM	Recruitment Fair
10:45AM-12:30PM	Poster Presentation (View odd numbered posters between 10:45-11:30AM) (View even numbered posters between 11:30AM-12:15PM)
12:30PM-1:45PM	Introduction: Valerie S. Ashby, Ph.D., Bowman & Gordon Gray Distinguished Term Professor of Chemistry, AGEP PI, UNC at Chapel Hill Key Note Speaker - Eloy Rodriguez, Ph.D., James A. Perkins Endowed Professor in Environmental Studies, Cornell University Special Guest - Elizabeth V. McDuffie, Director of Grants, Training & Outreach, NCSEAA
2:00PM-3:30PM	Oral Presentations Please see Oral Presentation Agenda on following page for exact times and room locations.
2:00PM-3:30PM	Afternoon Workshops - Workshops vary by academic level, please see agendas on following pages.
3:45PM	Closing Reception