Chemical Education Today
ACS National Meeting Undergraduate Program Location: Hilton Riverside Hotel or Convention Center
Sunday, March 23
8–11 a.m. *Graduate School Recruiters’ Breakfast, Undergraduate Hospitality Center 8:30–10 a.m. *How To Be An Effective SAACS Mentor 9–11:30 a.m.*Kids & Chemistry Workshop. To preregister (limited to 60 people), phone 800/227-5558, ext. 6249, or email
[email protected]. 10 a.m.–noon *Sustaining the Earth through Green Chemistry 12:15–1:15 p.m. *Chem Demo Exchange Using Household Chemicals. SAACS chapters will discuss and demonstrate how they incorporate common household materials into effective and educational hands-on demonstrations. Chapters that wish to display demonstrations must preregister. Space is limited to 25 chapters. 1:30–3:15 p.m. *SAACS Annual Report/Grant Writing and Information Exchange Workshop 3:30–5:50 p.m. *Presidential Event—Celebrating Chemistry: Kids & Chemistry LIVE! (at Audubon Aquarium of the Americas; see p 242) 3:30–5 p.m. *Graduate School Reality Check: Application, Acceptance, and Success 3:30–5 p.m. *Soft Skills: What You Are Not Taught in the Classroom 5–6:30 p.m. *Chemistry Survival Guide: Learning How To Learn Chemistry 7–8:30 p.m. *ACS Student Affiliates Chapter Awards Ceremony 8:30–11:30 p.m. *Undergraduate Social
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Undergraduate chemical science students—join us in New Orleans for an exciting and educational undergraduate program, Sunday, March 23, and Monday, March 24. Featuring more than 850 posters, the undergraduate research poster session will be the largest session to date. Other events include the Graduate School Recruiters’ Breakfast, the SAACS awards ceremony, and the undergraduate social hosted by the SAACS of Xavier University, a fun-filled evening of dancing and great food! All events will take place at Hilton Riverside Hotel or the New Orleans Convention Center. (Consult the Final Program for room assignments.)
French Market hot sauces; copyright © New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc. Monday, March 24
8–11 a.m. *Graduate School Recruiters’ Breakfast, Undergraduate Hospitality Center 9–11:15 a.m. *Chemical Careers in the Federal Government Symposium 11 a.m.–1 p.m. and 2–4 p.m. *Undergraduate Research Poster Sessions I and II. More than 850 undergraduate research posters will be presented. Sponsored by the Division of Chemical Education, Inc. 4:30–5:30 p.m. *Graduate School Q&A 5:30–6:30 p.m. *Eminent Scientist Lecture featuring Isiah Warner, Lousiana State University. Warner will discuss how mentors can help students reach their goals. Cosponsored by the Committee on Minority Affairs. 6:30–8 p.m. *ACS Corporation Associates: Up Close and Personal. The ACS Committee on Corporation Associates will host this reception for undergraduates to participate in roundtable discussions on B.S. versus M.S. degrees, the advantages of co-op/internships, entering the workforce, entering graduate school, and many other topics. 8–10 p.m. Sci-Mix/Successful Student Affiliates Chapter Poster Session * Sponsored or cosponsored by the ACS Society Committee on Education, Task Force on Undergraduate Programming at National Meetings (Darryl Prater, Pharmacia Corp., Skokie, IL, program chair; Carmen Collazo, Pontifical Catholic University, general chair). For more information, contact the ACS Student Affiliates Program at 800/227-5558 or
[email protected].
Journal of Chemical Education • Vol. 80 No. 3 March 2003 • JChemEd.chem.wisc.edu
