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| Friday, August 8 2008 |
| 7:00 – 8:30 am |
Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 10:30 am |
Academic Life in the United States
- Variety and Diversity of U.S. Institutions of Higher Education (James Miller, Dean of Admission)
- Demographics of U.S. Higher Education (John Caron, Assistant Dean, Summer and Continuing Studies)
- Student Life at an American College or University (Tahia Reynaga, Assistant Dean of the College for First-Year and Sophomore Studies)
- The Grading System (Laura Hess, Associate Director,Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning)
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| 10:30 am |
Break |
| 10:45 – 11:45 pm |
Lecture on US Elections (Professor Corey Walker) |
| 12:00 – 1:00 pm |
Buffet Lunch |
| 1:00 – 2:15 pm |
Workshop on Conflict Resolution (Wendy McRae-Owoeye, Director of Employee Relations) |
| 2:15 pm |
Break |
| 2:30 – 4:00 pm |
Panel presentation on “Student Rights and Responsibilities”
- The Academic Code (Christina Furtado, Assistant Dean for Upper Class Studies)
- Sexual Harassment (Gail Cohee, Director, Sarah Doyle Women’s Center)
- Diversity and Discrimination (Brenda Allen, Associate Provost and Director of Institutional Diversity)
- Legal Rights and Responsibilities of Non-Citizens (Edward Von Gerichten, Associate Counsel)
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| 4:15 – 5:00 pm |
Lecture (optional), “America’s Pastime: The Rules of Baseball” (Jason Lefkowski, Assistant Baseball Coach, Brown University) |
| 5:30 – 6:30 pm |
Dinner - Cookout |
| 7:00 - 9:30pm |
Minor league baseball game (Pawtucket Red Sox vs. Charlotte Knights) |
| c. 9:30pm |
Bus returns to dormitory |
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