Wednesday, June
24, 2015
GSA Trainee Bootcamp: 10:30 am - 4:00 pm
South Bay Room, Sunset Village
Fee: $40
GSA will offer a pre-conference "bootcamp" with a series
of professional development workshops. Please see the
full agenda for more
information. Open to
graduate students and Postdocs only. Space is limited to 40
participants.
Workshop: Preparing
your Educational Resources for Online Publication:
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
West Coast Room, Sunset Village
New for 2015! Educators who have been wondering how to
prepare their teaching resources for publication in an online
repository should apply for this workshop, which will guide
attendees through the submission process for both
CourseSource
and
GSA PREP, and give them a dedicated time to work on their
submissions. Robin Wright (Univ of Minnesota), Editor-in-Chief
for CourseSource and GSA Education Committee member, and Beth
Ruedi (GSA) will be on hand to describe the two resource
portals, answer questions, and provide guidance to attendees.
Thursday,
June 25, 2015
GSA Career
Luncheon: 11:45 am - 12:45 pm
De Neve Private Dining Room
Seating is limited - registration is now
closed.
The GSA Career Luncheon is an excellent opportunity for
undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows to have
informal conversations with senior career scientists regarding the
unique challenges and rewards of a scientific career. The tables are
organized by topic. Topics may include things like: transition
to independence, work-family balance, teaching at undergraduate
institutions, non-academic careers for scientists, the when, how, and
why of networking, dealing with difficult colleagues, etc.
Undergraduate
Mixer: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
West Coast Room, Sunset Village
Undergraduate researchers attending the conference will network
on their own, forming a peer-group that will help provide lasting
support for the remainder of the conference. Soda and
light snacks will be served.
Teaching Workshop 1: 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Northwest Auditorium
What is a PUI and how do I get a job at one?
Organizer: Jon Karpel, Southern Utah University
Question and answer session with faculty panelists from varied perspectives. Discussion will center around how a PUI (primarily undergraduate institution) differs from other schools, what's it like looking for a job at a PUI now, and how search committees and departments look at candidates. Panel Participants: Paula Checchi (Marist College); Jim Lissemore (John Carroll University); Te-Wen Lo (Ithaca College); Jay Pieczynski (Rollins College); and Tim Walston (Truman State University).
Friday, June 26, 2015
The Genetics Conference Experience: 12:00 pm –
3:30 pm
Donor's Lounge in Royce Hall
Invitation Only
The GSA Genetics Conference Experience provides students from genetics
classes at local undergraduate institutions with the unique opportunity
to observe distinguished career scientists present their current
research in a conference setting. The students, accompanied by their
professor, will receive a background lecture and participate in an
interactive discussion before attending part of a plenary session.
This informative and engaging program is meant to give students a
glimpse into the real world of genetic research, and is NOT intended for students who are already involved in scientific research,
but rather will provide students with the opportunity to learn about
current scientific research outside of a textbook, witness the
communication of scientific research first-hand, and ideally will
foster an interest in furthering their science education. It is free of
cost, and invitation-only.
GSA Education Special Interest Group Mixer:
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Northwest Auditorium
Faculty with a passion for genetics education are encouraged to attend this
event, where they can mix and mingle with other educators before
participating in a teaching workshop. Current members of the Education SIG can catch up on actions taken by GSA with regards to the education initiative, and those who are not yet SIG members can learn about the Education SIG.
Information about
GSA PREP, the
Primers in GENETICS, GSA's editorial partnership with ASCB on
CBE-Life
Sciences Education, and other education-related opportunities
will also be discussed.
Teaching Workshop 2: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Northwest Auditorium
Navigating the PUI: Teaching vs. Research, Politics and Earning Tenure
Organizer: Jon Karpel, Southern Utah University
Question and answer session with tenured faculty panelists. Panelists will share their experiences concerning the balancing act of teaching, research, and service. Discussion will include topics such as tenure requirements, collaboration, and getting along with others in your department. Panel Participants: Greg Hermann (Lewis & Clark College); Philip Meneely (Haverford College); Mary Montgomery (Macalester College); and Jennifer Powell (Gettysburg College).
Saturday, June 27, 2015
Plenary Session and Workshop
for Undergraduate Researchers: 1:30 pm
- 3:00 pm
Sunset Village West Coast
Undergraduate conference attendees will attend a plenary
session with two talks presented at a level appropriate for an
undergraduate audience. Participants will then have a chance to
talk to a panel of graduate students about applications,
interviewing, admission, choosing a lab and quality of life in
graduate school.
1:30 pm |
Why do we sleep? C. elegans provides a clue |
Cheryl Van Buskirk (CSU Northridge) |
1:50 pm |
Title TBA |
Mark Alkema (UMass Medical School) |
2:15 pm |
Graduate Student Panel Discussion |
Panelists:
Melanie McReynolds (Penn State)
Callista Yee (McGill Univ)
Lian Zhu (Princeton Univ) |
Teaching Workshop 3: 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Northwest Auditorium
Teaching Resources Available to Incorporate C. elegans into the Classroom
Organizer: Jon Karpel, Southern Utah University
Workshop attendees will be introduced to several different resources available to teachers on how to use this model organism in the classroom. Louisa Stark, recipient of the 2015 Elizabeth W. Jones Award for Excellence in Education, will present the Learn.Genetics and Teach.Genetics resources. Panel Participants: Louisa Stark (University of Utah); Beth Ruedi (Education Director, GSA); and Beth De Stasio (Senior Editor of GENETICS; Lawrence University).
