USAP Forum 2012 Agenda
The agenda for 2012 is being finalized. It will be available here as soon as it is done. Please keep checking this page to keep up to date on what to expect at the forum. Below is the agenda from 2011 to give you an idea of what to expect at the Forum.
USAP Forum 2011 Agenda
The agenda is subject to change. Please keep checking this page to keep up to date on what to expect at the forum.
Friday, June 17 2011 |
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| 5:00pm - 11:00pm | Arrival and Registration Location: Timothy Dwight College Summer Housing Office (345 Temple Street) |
| 7:00pm - 9:00pm | Pizza Social in the Timothy Dwight Courtyard |
| Saturday, June 18 2011 (unless otherwise noted, all sessions to be conducted in Sudler Hall) |
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| 8:00am | Breakfast in Timothy Dwight Courtyard |
| 9:00am | Welcome address by Marichal Gentry, Yale College Dean of Student Affairs |
| 9:30am | Introductions |
| 10:00am | USAP Advisors Updates |
| 10:45am | Short Break |
| 11:00am | - The new GRE : What you need to know about the revised test - Life in the academy: Roundtable discussion on graduate and academic life **These two sessions run concurrently |
| 12:00pm | Lunch in Calhoun College Dining Hall |
| 1:00pm | Keynote Address Speaker: Jeff Brenzel - Dean of Admissions, Yale College |
| 1:30pm | Presentation on Seeds of Africa by Martin Ganda |
| 2:00pm | Introduction of USAP Professional Interest Groups Breakout into groups: 1. Science and Engineering 2. Biology/Biomedical 3. Business/Finance led by Kudzai Ndondo 4. Development and Social Change **Advisors and Admissions Office and University Officials will be meeting separately at this time. |
| 3:15pm | Reconvene, short reports from each group |
| 3:30pm | The USAP World Cup Soccer Match Location: Cross Campus * *Advisors and Admissions Office and University Officials will again be meeting separately at this time. |
| 6:00pm | Dinner at Sitar Indian Restaurant (45 Grove Street) |
| 8pm | Screening of iThemba followed by Q and A with Elinor Burkett (Sudler Hall) |
| 9:45pm | Talent Show (Timothy Dwight Common Spaces) |
| Sunday, June 19 2011 | |
| 8:30am | Breakfast |
| 9:30am | Brief Opening Remarks |
| 9:45am | Giving Back 1. USAP Cares - Doreen Mashu 2. Giving Back to USAP: How to Help – EducationUSA Advisors 3. USAP Mentorship Program – Tendai T.T. Mudyiwa |
| 11:00am | Brunch in Calhoun Dining Hall |
| 12:00pm | Opportunity Grants Presentation - Stephanie Niedenhauser, Department of State |
| 12:30pm | Breakout Sessions: OPT/CPT/H1B – What you need to know Graduate Admissions How to get most out of liberal arts education |
| 1:30pm | Discussion: Challenges faced by students during the application process and in the U.S. |
| 2:30pm | Short Break |
| 2:45pm | Panel on Student Leadership |
| 3:30pm | USAP Trust Update and Discussion |
| 3:45pm | The Way Forward: Discussion on the future of USAP and the USAP Forum |
| 4:45pm | Closing Remarks |
| 5pm | BBQ Dinner in the Timothy Dwight Courtyard |
| 6:30pm | Talent Show (Sudler Hall) |
| Monday June 20 2011 | |
| Departure and room check out | |