Broadening Participation in the Biological Sciences: Los Angeles
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is hosting a Broadening Diversity workshop on April 6-7, 2018. This workshop is part of a western-US workshop series with a goal to introduce undergraduate students, especially those in underrepresented populations, to museum and biodiversity science careers.
General Information
Date: April 6-7, 2018
Location: The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
Workshop Facilitators: Libby Ellwood, Mare Nazaire, Gabriela Hogue, Anna Monfils, Gil Nelson and Molly Phillips
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under DBI 1746715. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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Agenda: Saturday Workshop, 7 April 2018
Location: the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM) 900 W Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007 | ||||
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Time | Title | Presenter(s) | ||
9:00-9:30 | Breakfast/Meet & Greet | None | ||
9:30-9:35 | Intro and Logistics | Libby Ellwood | ||
9:35-9:45 | Welcome from Host Museum | Jody Martin | ||
9:45-10:15 | A Passion for Biology | Corey Welch | ||
10:15-10:45 | Graduate School or Get a Job | Naomi Fraga | ||
Museum Tours (11:10-12:40) Crustacea, Dinosaur Institute, Entomology, Community Science and Nature Garden | ||||
12:15-1:15 | Lunch (provided) | |||
1:15-1:45 | Navigating Your Undergraduate Experience for Success | Danielle Lee | ||
1:45-2:15 | Preparing for a Career in Biodiversity Science | Brian Atkinson | ||
2:15-2:30 | Funding and Opportunities | Roland Roberts | ||
Speaker Panel Q&A (2:30 - 3:30) Panelists: Felipe Zapata, Bharti Sharma, Corey Welch, Brian Atkinson, Danielle Lee, Naomi Fraga | ||||
3:30-4:00 | Room set-up and Introductions of Table Leaders | |||
Local Graduate School and Career Representatives Fair and Reception (Amazon gift card giveaway) (4:00 - 6:00) Miguel Ordeñana (NHMLA, Community Science), Alyssa Bell (NHMLA, Dinosaur Institute), Sophie Parker (The Nature Conservancy), Katie Gallagher (Psomas), Felipe Zapata (UCLA), Sandy DeSimone (Starr Ranch Sanctuary), Bharti Sharma (Cal Poly Pomona), Maddalena Bearzi (Ocean Conservation Society), Roland Roberts (NSF), Erica Krimmel (NHMLA, Invertebrate Paleontology), Cindy Castaneda (Audubon), James Snead (CSU Northridge), Tessa Villasenor (UCLA), Cesar Portillo (CSU San Bernadino) |