1999 Summer Study - Session 2 - Tuesday, August 10

Tuesday, August 10, 1999 - 07:30

Breakfast (HUB Husky Den)

Tuesday, August 10, 1999 - 08:30 to 09:30

Open Computer Lab (HUB 106B)

Tuesday, August 10, 1999 - 09:30 to 10:30

Finding Your Rainbow (HUB 106B), Graham Allan, Professor Forestry and Chemical Engineering

  • If you don't know where you're going, you'll never know when you arrive. Start setting your goals now!
Tuesday, August 10, 1999 - 09:30 to 12:30

Phase II Workshops:

  • Genetics Research (Wilcox Hall 39), Cynthia Long, Education Program Coordinator University of Washington Engineered Biomaterials (UWEB)
  • Virtual Reality (Fluke Hall) Suzanne Weghorst, Director of Interface Development Human Interface Technology Lab
  • MESA: Making Science Labs and Experiments Accessible for People With Disabilities (Bagley 113), Monica Bergman, MESA Teacher
Tuesday, August 10, 1999 - 10:30 to 11:00

Snack Break (HUB Husky Den)

Tuesday, August 10, 1999 - 11:00 to 12:30

What is the Brain? (HUB 209AB) Eric H. Chudler, Ph.D.

  • Get answers to some of your questions regarding the brain.
  • What is the brain made of? How big is it? What is a nerve cell/neuron? How does the nervous system work?
Tuesday, August 10, 1999 - 12:30 to 14:00

Lunch with DO-IT Advisory Board Members and Guests (HUB 108)
Keynote Speaker: Howard Eaton

  • Howard was diagnosed with severe Dyslexia at age seven.
  • He is currently an educational consultant.
  • He tutors students with learning disabilities, conducts educational assessments, teaches self-advocacy workshops for children and adults with disabilities, and is an invitational guest speaker for a variety of functions (including this one!).
Tuesday, August 10, 1999 - 14:00 to 15:30

More Internet Tools, plus Internet Scavenger Hunt (HUB 106B), Dan Comden, Doug Hayman

  • Use your new search skills in a fun Internet Hunt.
  • If you and a partner are the best hunters, you'll win a valuable prize!
Tuesday, August 10, 1999 - 15:30 to 16:00

Snack Break (HUB Husky Den)

Tuesday, August 10, 1999 - 16:00 to 17:00

Discussion Groups: Accommodations (HUB Husky Den, near 106B)

Tuesday, August 10, 1999 - 17:00 to 18:00

Open Computer Lab (HUB 106B)

Tuesday, August 10, 1999 - 18:30 to 20:30

!!DO-IT Mentor/Ambassador Night!! (HUB 108)

  • Pizza for all!
  • What's a Mentor? What's an Ambassador?, Sheryl Burgstahler
  • Charles the Magician!
Tuesday, August 10, 1999 - 21:00 to 22:30

McCarty Dorm activity options:

  • Volleyball (Meet in McCarty Lobby)
  • Games, visiting (McCarty Entrance Lounge)
  • Video (McCarty Small Lounge)
Tuesday, August 10, 1999 - 23:00

All Scholars must be in their rooms in McCarty Residence Hall.