2006-2007 Calendar of Events

 

 

 

 

November 2006

 

Nov. 11

CGU McNair Scholars WORKSHOP: What can you do with a PhD?
A discussion of the jobs and opportunities available once you obtain a PhD.
Dr. Schuster will be our guest speaker. Also, we will have a run through of student presentations for the SCCUR in one week.

 

 

Nov. 18

Southern California Conference on Undergraduate Research (SCCUR) at Occidental College. For more info visit: http://www.sccur.org

 

 

Nov. 23-24

Thanksgiving break—Office is closed

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 2006

 

Dec. 15- Jan. 2

Winter break—Office is closed

 

 

Dec. 18

Call for proposals due for the MMP conference in March 2007.
To submit your proposal go to http://www.cgu.edu/pages/4452.asp

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 2007

 

Jan. 12

Milestone #5
For SENIORS: Receipt of Graduate School application submission (i.e. confirmation letter—minimum of three); GRE scores.

For JUNIORS: Submission of research of at least 5 graduate programs and proof of correspondence with potential faculty.

 

 

Jan. 15

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day—Office is closed

 

 

Jan. 26-28

NC A&T State University's Sixth National Research Symposium.
For more info visit:  http://www.ncat.edu/~remcnair/homepage.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 2007

 

Feb. 3

CGU McNair Scholars WORKSHOP: Preparing for Graduate School
Interviews

 

 

Feb. 9

Milestone #6
Attendance of 80% of all schedule workshops, research progress report and
submission of MMP Conference presentation proposal.

 

 

Feb. 16-18

University of North Texas' 9th Annual McNair Research conference.
For more info visit: http://www.coe.unt.edu/mcnair/

 

 

Feb. 21-23

18th Annual Oklahoma State University Research Symposium.
For more info visit: http://gradcollege.okstate.edu/events/ressymp/default.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 2007

 

Mar. 2

Milestone #7
Present at the 8th Annual Minority Mentor Program's Global Action Student
Research Conference.

 

 

Mar. 15- 18

8th Annual McNair Scholars National Research Conference.
For more info visit: http://www.aap.umd.edu/McNairConference/index.htm

 

 

Mar. 30

Cesar Chavez Holiday—Office is closed

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 2007

 

Apr. 12-14

21st National Conferences on Undergraduate Research (NCUR).
For more info visit: http://www.ncur.org/

 

 

Apr. 27

Milestone #8
Receipt of completed research project—must be submitted with an
approval signature from your faculty mentor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 2007

 

May 4-5

15th Annual University of Washington's McNair Scholars Conference.
Fore more info visit: http://depts.washington.edu/uwmcnair/conferences.htm

 

 

May 31

Milestone #9
Receipt of final transcript for the 2006-2007 academic year; follow up report
of your research project.