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 | ||||
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Time | Title | Presenter(s) | ||
9:00-9:30 | Breakfast/Meet & Greet | None | ||
9:30-9:40 | Welcome from Host Museum | Jody Martin, Chief of Inverts | ||
9:40-9:50 | Welcome from Planning Committee | Gabriela Houge & Gil Nelson | ||
9:50-10:10 | A Passion for Biology | Corey Welch | ||
10:10-10:30 | Preparing for a Career in Biodiversity Science | Naomi Fraga | ||
10:30-10:50 | Coffee Break | |||
10:50-11:10 | Navigating Your Undergraduate Experience for Success | |||
Museum Tours (11:10-12:40) Led by Museum Staff | ||||
12:40-1:30 | Lunch (provided) | |||
1:40-2:00 | Funding & Opportunities | |||
2:00-2:20 | Graduate School or Get a Job? | Brian Atkinson | ||
2:20-2:40 | Coffee Break | |||
Speaker Panel Q&A (2:40 - 3:30) Moderator: | ||||
Local Graduate School and Career Representatives Round Table (3:30 - 4:20) Moderator: Molly Phillips | ||||
4:20-6:30 | Reception and Mixer |