SRF Calendar of Events

2007 - 2008

Check often. Dates will be added as events are planned.

Spring Semester is Here! Days are getting longer! What's happening in SRF:

              
Aug 18

Welcome New Students!
    Welcome Back All SRF Students!
Aug 21

SRF Orientation session for all first year (Class of 2011) and lateral entry ('10) students:                                   

3:00-4:15pm  Julian 109  

Aug

23

  

HON 191 First class
Sept. 11

Graduate School Fair in the UB Ballroom; 11:30-2:30; all juniors and seniors should attend

 
Sept

18

(Tuesday)

Lunch: All SRF Sophomores (Class of 2010) will attend; Not Lateral Entry ('10) students this time

Noon-1:00; Julian 251

please rsvp

Sept.

20

(Thursday)

Lunch: All SRF JUNIORS who have not done an internship

Noon-1:00 pm; Julian 251

please rsvp

Sept. 24 (Monday)

Purdue University Graduate School Fair; more than 44 schools represented (so far); go to www.gradschool.purdue.edu/gradexpo for more information; this one is a good one to attend seniors!

Sept 27

Internship Presentations I; Noon-1:00pm; Julian 251; reservations required; presented by sophomores/juniors who have just returned from summer internship; mandatory for all sophomores/juniors who have NOT done an internship

Oct 1 First Call for Spring/Summer SRF Faculty Research Proposals
Oct 4

Noon: Lunch for Sophomore Class (2010); with W."Jay" Nichols and Jay Hosler (both DPU '89); Biology alumns; "How a liberal arts university helped prepare me for where I am today"

Reservations required

The double Jays are participating in DPU Discourse '07: Sustainability and Global Citizenship
Oct 8 (Monday) Fall Preview Day for Prospective Students
Oct 9

Internship Presentations II; Noon-1:00 pm; Julian 251; reservations required;

(See info for Sept. 27th above)

Oct

19

Yes, this is during fall break; get them in BEFORE break

Deadline: For abstracts of anyone participating in the Nov. 7th Poster Session: This includes all SRF class of 2010 who just completed summer research; all returning internships; and most students who were on campus this summer.
Oct. 14-21 Go Somewhere for Fall Break; sleep; eat; get ready for the final 1/2 of Fall semester; if you haven't already done so, please send research abstract to scifellows@depauw.edu by Oct. 19
Oct 22 2nd call for Spring/Summer SRF Research Proposals
Oct 25

LUNCH; SRF First Years ('11) and Lateral Entries of '10; to talk about poster session and HONR 192 class;

Noon-1:00pm; Julian 251; reservation required
Oct

25; 8 pm

Julian 375

Speaker: Keith W. Miller

Do Computers Fall in Love?

presented by SRF and Blair O and Teresa A. Reith Lecture Fund;

Oct. 29 Fall Preview Day for Admissions
Nov. 7

7:00-9:00 pm  in Julian Atrium

Annual Research Poster Session

All research students whether on campus or off campus should plan to participate (abstract was due on Oct. 19th)

Nov

8

6:00-7:15 pm

Julian auditorium

Dr. Don Town of Aerospace Corp. in California presenting:

Resumes/ Job & Internship Application Information/ Cover letters

Pizza/drinks provided; but RSVP expected to scifellows@depauw.edu
Nov. 12 Faculty Deadline for submitting Spring/Summer SRF Research Proposals
Nov

15

Please RSVP to scifellows@depauw.edu

 SRF SENIORS Lunch: Noon-1:00pm; Julian 251; Planning HONR 491 class w/ Gloria
Nov 19 Research Proposals are available for students to read; Interviewing may begin after Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 29th through Dec. 6th Interviewing for Spring/Summer Research Projects; Internviews must be completed before exam week.
Dec

6: Thurs;

1-4 pm

 Final Presentations for HON 191 Groups; Julian Auditorium

January

2008

all Month

Winter Term:

Upperclassmen should be applying for Internships! Deadlines come soon.

February

2008

Darwin Days at DePauw Events

Thursday, Feb. 7

Olin Auditorium

4:00 pm

 

Dr. Armin Moczek

Indiana University

On the Novelty and Diversity in Horned Beetles

 

 

This is both

Charles Darwin's 199th Birthday

and

Dr. Kinney's...well, let's just say Dr. Kinney is MUCH younger

 

Darwin Days at DePauw Events

 

Tuesday, Feb. 12th

4:00 pm

Olin Auditorium

 

SRF will be providing birthday cake for this event!

 

Dr. Kevin Kinney

Biology Dept; DePauw

Charles Darwin and the Galapagos Islands

(having just returned from a second winterterm in the Galapagos)
Next Year will be a grand celebration for Darwin Days in honor of Chuck's 200th birthday and the 150 yr. honoring the publication of Origin of Species

Darwin Days at DePauw Events

Thursday, Feb. 14th

4:00 pm

Olin Auditorium

 

Dr. Jay Hosler

Juniata College and visiting professor in Biology, DPU

Darwin, Comics and the "E" Word

March

9-10

Sunday/Monday

Programs of Distinction Weekend

Students who have applied to SRF program invited for interviews; Interviews happen on Sunday afternoon; stay Monday to attend classes and meet faculty/students in program during SRF hosted luncheon

March

13-14

   Science Advisory Board on campus for annual meeting

 
March

19

4:00-5:00 pm

Julian 249

Dept. of Physics/Astronomy Speaker: Dr. Julie Roche from Ohio University; "the Electro-Weak Structure of the Nucleon"

March 22-30

Spring Break for Students

No classes; get some sunshine! Get ready for Spring in Indiana! It's wonderful.

April

10

4:00pm; Jul. 249

Physics/Astronomy Dept. Speaker: Dr. Evalyn Gates; University of Chicago; "Gravitational Waves"

 
April

24

4:00pm; Jul 249

 Physics/Astronomy Dept. Speaker: Dr. Susan Lamb; Univ. of Illinois; "Galaxy Collisions and Star Formations"

 
May 8

End of Year Picnic

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