Summer Study 2018 - Wednesday, July 25

Wednesday, July 25, 2018 - 07:00 to 08:30

Phase I: Breakfast  (Lander Hall, Local Point, Ground level)

  • Meet up with a group in the Maple Hall 4th Floor Lobby between 7:00 and 8:00 to go down to breakfast.
  • At 8:30, Meet outside in courtyard between Maple and Lander (see map) to depart for HUB for morning session
Wednesday, July 25, 2018 - 09:00 to 10:15

Phase I: Welcome (HUB, Room 145)

(9:00-9:30 Phase I: Welcome and Staying Connected, Sheryl Burgstahler, DO-IT Director)

  • Schedule, safety, emergency procedures, rules, evaluations, "buddy" system, Q & A, and newsletter projects.
  • Get “connected” with your fellow Scholars, Ambassadors and Mentors. Send an email message to at least one current Scholar, one Phase II Scholar, one Ambassador, and one Mentor.
  • View Video: Computer Access: In Our Own Words. Watch closely for DO-IT Ambassadors you want to get to know.

(9:30-10:00 Phase I: Computer Lab Orientation, Lab Set-up, Doug Hayman, DO-IT Technology Specialist)

(10:00-10:15 Phase I: Navigating Classroom Documents Online, Gaby de Jongh, DO-IT IT Accessibility Specialist)

Wednesday, July 25, 2018 - 10:15 to 10:45

Phase I: Snack Break (HUB, Room 145)

Wednesday, July 25, 2018 - 10:45 to 12:00

Phase I: Disability Identity (HUB, Room 145) Kayla Brown, DO-IT Program Coordinator

  • Learn about the exciting field of disability studies– an academic field that combines social, cultural, historical, political, legal, and educational perspectives.
Wednesday, July 25, 2018 - 12:00 to 13:15

12:00-12:15: Phase I: Connect With Your Lunch and Lunch Bunch Introduction (HUB, Room 145) Debra Zawada, DO-IT Program Coordinator

12:15-1:15: Phase I: Lunch Bunch with Planning Groups (all groups eat in Husky Den, HUB, Lower Level)

  • Work with Scholars who have disabilities similar to your own to talk about disability representation in the media.
Wednesday, July 25, 2018 - 13:30 to 14:30

Phase I: Viewing of FIXED (HUB, Room 145)

  • From bionic limbs and neural implants to prenatal screening, researchers around the world are hard at work developing technologies to fix or enhance the human body. FIXED: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement takes a close look at the drive to be “better than human” and the radical technological innovations that may take us there.
Wednesday, July 25, 2018 - 14:30 to 15:00

Phase I: Snack Break (HUB, Room 145)

Wednesday, July 25, 2018 - 15:30 to 16:00

Phase I: Add It Up! Will It Fly? (HUB, Room 145) Art Mabbot, The Math Guy

  • Explore the geometry of length, area, and volume while building Tetrahedron Kites.
Wednesday, July 25, 2018 - 16:30 to 16:45

Phase I: Field Trip Prep/Staying Connected (HUB, Room 145) Tami Tidwell, DO-IT Program Coordinator

  • Check-in and chat about DO-IT workshops, assignments, daily events, Phase II, Ambassadors, internships, and question and answer.
Wednesday, July 25, 2018 - 16:45 to 17:30

Phase I: Fly the Kites!! (HUB Lawn) Art Mabbot, The Math Guy

At 5:30, Phase I: Travel as a group back to dinner and dorms.

Wednesday, July 25, 2018 - 17:30 to 19:00

Phase I: Dinner (Lander Hall, Local Point, Ground level)

Wednesday, July 25, 2018 - 19:00 to 21:00

Phase I: DO-IT Family Game Night (Meet in Lander Hall, 4th Floor Lounge)

  • Grab a game and some new friends. Explore teamwork in a new way.

 

Wednesday, July 25, 2018 - 21:00 to 22:30

Evening Dorm Activities / Go To Bed

  • Visiting, board games, crafts, and more (Lander 4th Floor Lounge). 
  • Hang out in your dorm room or go to bed early to get some rest. 
Wednesday, July 25, 2018 - 22:30 to 23:00

Flush and Brush!

  • Time to finish up your evening routine and head to your room.

Goodnight! All Scholars must be in their rooms in Lander Hall.