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Graduate School Preparation:
Best Practices & Professional Development Seminar

Come aboard The Queen Mary to experience a unique Professional Development Seminar designed exclusively for McNair Staff and Scholars, SSS Staff and Students, and Graduate School Preparation Professionals.

The two-day Graduate School Preparation Seminar will provide networking and make important connections in training low-income, first-generation college students, and students from groups underrepresented in graduate education for doctoral degrees.

Why you should attend ~

McNair & SSS Administrators & Staff & Graduate School Preparation Professionals:
  • Develop the tools to prepare your students for graduate school and global professional leadership
  • Participate in program-specific roundtable sessions
McNair Scholars & SSS Students:
  • Obtain tips on securing acceptance to grad school
  • Learn to identify and apply for fellowships
  • Gain insight on GRE changes
  • Build student academic relationships

Registration

Registration fee is $350. Student fee is $250 for concurrent seminars (Verification of current student status required). Please contact Justine Bellock with inquiries: jbellock@csulb.edu.

Hotel Information

Enjoy the comforts of a stateroom aboard the historical Queen Mary.

Conference hotel room rates are $139.00/night plus 15.065% tax, single or double room. This room rate will be honored two days prior and after the conference. Request information on accessible rooms at time of booking.

To reserve your room, contact The Queen Mary Hotel, 1126 Queen's Highway, Long Beach, CA 90802 at (562) 432-6964 or (800) 437-2934 (www.queenmary.com). Make your reservations as soon as possible to ensure hotel room availability.

To obtain conference stateroom rates, identify your reservation request as CSULB-McNair Scholars Program.

 


Tentative Agenda

Friday, February 24, 2012

  • 10:00AM - 5:00PM
    Registration
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    Opening Luncheon & Plenary
  • 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM
    1st Year Post-Bac Experience
  • 3:30PM - 5:00PM
    Workshops

Saturday, February 25, 2012

  • 8:00AM - 9:00AM
    Continental Breakfast
  • 9:00AM - 10:15AM
    GRE Changes
  • 10:30AM - 11:45AM
    Staff: Best Practices Forum
    Students: GRE Preparation
  • Noon - 1:00 PM
    Luncheon
  • 1:15PM - 2:15PM
    Staff: Why We Do What We Do
    Students: GRE Reasoning
  • 2:30PM - 4:15PM
    Staff: Open Forum
    Students: GRE Diagnostic Session
  • 4:30PM - 5:00PM
    Evaluations