This repository is developed by Jacob Green to organize and support URI MARC students over the Fall semester of 2020. We will be scheduling meetings, planning sessions, and other resources through this directory. If you have any questions please reach out to me at here gree9242@uri.edu.
These meetings are meant to provide a platform for MARC trainees to discuss their ideas, triumphs, and concerns over their summer research program while also providing opportunities to develop materials and the scholarly identity needed to succeed in academia and applying to graduate school. Meetings will last from and 1.5 to 2 hours. The typical meeting will be outlined as follows:
- Check-in (10-20 minutes)
- Warm-up (10-20 minutes)
- Meeting activity (50-60 minutes)
- Wrap-up (20 minutes)
- Open time (30 minutes)
Check-ins will give trainees the opportunity to update coordinators about what is going on in their programs and how they are doing. It will also allow coordinators to communicate
Warm-up's are meant to help students organize, prioritize, and record their ideas.
Meeting activities will vary depending on the goals of the session and what trainees would like to accomplish. Professional development will be focused on preparing for graduate school applications, summer research experience applications, identifying funding opportunities, writing research abstracts, communicating research, and CV/academic resume building.
Wrap-up's will be a closing opportunity that will help trainees summarize what work was accomplished in the meeting session and to clarify any support they need moving forward.
Open time is a period of 30 mintues that is entirely optional. It is meant to give space for critical and needed direct support for trainees in their endeavors.
Get in letters of reccomendation on time
Timely communication
Matching the level of expectations with support
We need some understanding and calm in light of the time we are in
Be more understanding of how this semester may progress and change
Be involved in this process fully
Be prepared to apply to graduate school (plan, timeline, letter of intent)
Have the confidence in where you are going to be next summer
Grow an interest in the applied/research aspect of this process
Program and coordinators supports my track for school (tangible and emotional)
Not to miss any deadlines and stay organized
| Week | Day | Date | Activity | Time & Place | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRI | 9/11/20 | Welcome back and goal setting | 4 - 6 pm, URI Zoom | Required |
| 1 | FRI | 9/11/20 | ABRCMS abstract due | 11:59 pm, submit here | required for ABRCMS presentation |
| 2 | WED | 9/16/20 | Tips and Strategies for Creating Resumes and Using Linkedin | 4 - 5 pm, URI Zoom | Optional |
| 3 | WED | 9/23/20 | Tips and Strategies for Applying to Graduate School | 4 - 5 pm, URI Zoom | Optional |
| 3 | FRI | 9/25/20 | Developing a game plan for Graduate School and SRE's | 4 - 6 pm, URI Zoom | Required |
| 3 | SAT | 9/26/20 | GEM Foundation "Getting Ready for Advanced Degrees" | 10 am - 3pm, register here | |
| 4 | WED | 9/3/0/20 | Technical Writing and Authorship | 4 - 5 pm, URI Zoom | Optional |
| 5 | WED | 10/7/20 | Science Careers and Beyond | 4 - 5 pm, URI Zoom | Optional |
| 5 | FRI | 10/09/20 | Personal Statements: Writing and Reviewing Time | 4 - 6 pm, URI Zoom | Required |
| 7 | WED | 10/21/20 | Communicating Science to the Public | 4 - 5 pm, URI Zoom | Optional |
| 7 | FRI | 10/23/20 | Prep for ABRCMS (Network/Presentation) | 4 - 6 pm, URI Zoom | Required |
| 9 | WED | 11/4/20 | How to Make a Research Poster & Write a Research Abstract | 4 - 5 pm, URI Zoom | Optional |
| 9 | FRI | 11/06/20 | Prep for ABRCMS (Network/presentation) | 4 - 6 pm, URI Zoom | Required |
| 10 | Week | 11/09 - 11/13 | ABRMCS Virtual Conference | 12 - 7, TBD | Required |
| 11 | FRI | 11/20/20 | Grad applications and Summer Research Experiences | 4 - 6 pm, URI Zoom | Required |
| 13 | FRI | 12/4/20 | Semester Debrief and Winter Planning | 4 - 6 pm, URI Zoom | Required |
| 15 | FRI | 12/18/20 | We Survived Celebration | 4 - 6 pm, URI Zoom | Required |
| Week | Day | Date | Activity | Time & Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRI | 9/11/20 | Welcome back and goal setting | 4 - 6 pm, URI Zoom |
| 3 | FRI | 9/25/20 | Developing a game plan for Graduate School and SRE's | 4 - 6 pm, URI Zoom |
| 5 | FRI | 10/09/20 | Personal Statements: Writing and Reviewing Time | 4 - 6 pm, URI Zoom |
| 7 | FRI | 10/23/20 | Prep for ABRCMS (Network/Presentation) | 4 - 6 pm, URI Zoom |
| 9 | FRI | 11/06/20 | Prep for ABRCMS (Network/presentation) | 4 - 6 pm, URI Zoom |
| 11 | FRI | 11/20/20 | Grad applications and Summer Research Experiences | 4 - 6 pm, URI Zoom |
| 13 | FRI | 12/4/20 | Semester Debrief and Winter Planning | 4 - 6 pm, URI Zoom |
| 15 | FRI | 12/18/20 | We Survived Celebration | 4 - 6 pm, URI Zoom |
| Week | Day | Date | Activity | Time & Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | WED | 9/16/20 | Tips and Strategies for Creating Resumes and Using Linkedin | 4 - 5 pm, URI Zoom |
| 3 | WED | 9/23/20 | Tips and Strategies for Applying to Graduate School | 4 - 5 pm, URI Zoom |
| 4 | WED | 9/30/20 | Technical Writing and Authorship | 4 - 5 pm, URI Zoom |
| 5 | WED | 10/7/20 | Science Careers and Beyond | 4 - 5 pm, URI Zoom |
| 7 | WED | 10/21/20 | Communicating Science to the Public | 4 - 5 pm, URI Zoom |
| 9 | WED | 11/4/20 | How to Make a Research Poster & Write a Research Abstract | 4 - 5 pm, URI Zoom |
| Date | Activity | Time & Place |
|---|---|---|
| 9/2/20 | SACNAS: Mapping Your Power as a Scientist Advocate | 12 pm (PDT), register here |
| 9/9/20 | SACNAS: Insights to Success: Career Paths Outside of Academia | 1 pm (PDT), register here |
| 9/11/20 | ABRCMS abstract due | 11:59 pm, submit here |
| 9/22/20 | DevBio PhD Program Stanford Panel Discussion | 3:30 - 5:00 pm (PDT), register here |
| 9/26/20 | GEM Foundation "Getting Ready for Advanced Degrees" | 10 am - 3pm, register here |
| Product | Complete by 12 pm on this date |
|---|---|
| CV | |
| Identification of graduate school and funding sources | |
| Statement of Purpose | |
| Requests for Letters of Recommendation | |
| Correspondance with Graduate Program Advisors | |
| Fellowship and Scholarship Applications | |
| Graduate School Applications | |
| Mock Graduate Interviews | |
| ePortfolio |
| Product | Complete by 12 pm on this date |
|---|---|
| RCR training | |
| CV | |
| Statement of Purpose | |
| eportfolio | |
| Research Abstract | |
| Research Poster or Research Paper |
Please email deliverables to gree9242@uri.edu