Welcome/Opening Remarks
Cyndi Freeman, Director, Ohio Science and Engineering Alliance
Dr. Mac Stewart, Special Assistant to the President for Diversity and Vice Provost, Ohio State University

Small Group Discussions - University Plaza Hotel
Ph.D.s conduct a one-on-one discussion with students on what path they should take to earn their Ph.D.

Biological Sciences – Plaza I
Dr. Jhan Doughty Berry, Director of Diverse Student Success, Director of Student Retention, Miami University

Physical Sciences – Plaza II
Dr. Jamal Berry, Senior Scientist, Proctor and Gamble

Engineering – Plaza III
Kenya Goins Crosson, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, University of Dayton

Concurrent Workshops – University Plaza Hotel

Study Skills and Time Management – Plaza I
Darrell Johnson, Director, Office of Continuing Education, Ohio State University

Male Leadership for Diverse Populations – Plaza II
Todd Suddeth – Program Director, Ohio State University, Todd A.
Bell National Resource Center

Female Leadership for Diverse Populations – Plaza III
Indra Leyva-Santiago -  Intercultural specialist, Multicultural Center, Ohio State University
Candra Krisch - Intercultural Specialist, Multicultural Center, Ohio State University

Research and Graduate School Opportunities – Plaza IV
Valerie Robinson, Director of Diversity Enhancement, Miami University
Yolanda Zepeda, Summer Research Opportunities Program, Committee on Institutional Cooperation

Oral Presentations and Power Point Skills – Plaza V & VI
(SROP Students Only)
Susan Ortiz, Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology, The Ohio State University

Master Mingler:  University Plaza Hotel, Atrium
Cyndi Freeman, Director, Ohio Science & Engineering Alliance

Dinner – University Plaza Hotel, Plaza I, II and III
Opening Remarks:  Cyndi Freeman, Director, Ohio Science & Engineering Alliance
Keynote Speaker:  Ian Blount, Senior Vice President & COO, Coalescence, LLC

Informal Evening Networking Session:
The Science of Roller Skating
United Skates of America East, 3350 Refugee Road, Columbus, OH

Buffet Breakfast and Checkout – Plaza I, II and III
“A View from the Other Side”
Turhan Carroll, BS, Physics and Applied Mathematics, Ph.D. Candidate, The Ohio State University

Student Research Oral Presentations – Ohio 4-H Center

Biological Sciences – Eastman Room 10
Moderator:  Dr. Melvin Pascall, Associate Professor, Food Science and Technology, The Ohio State University

Emily Castellanos – Environmental Science, The Ohio State University
Natalie Schuster – Field Research Experience, The Ohio State University
Ashley Batts - Biological Sciences, North Carolina A&T State University

Physical Sciences – Gehres Room 214
Moderator:  Dr. Oludurotimi Adetunji, Assistant Dean, Math and Physical Sciences, The Ohio State University
Jonathan Joseph, Graduate Student, Department of Statistics, The Ohio State University

Christopher Gordon, Geosciences, The Ohio State University
Kurt Wilson, Mathematics, North Carolina Central University
Nirajan Mandal, Physics, Kenyon College
Vivian Ekechukwu, Chemistry, Cleveland State University
Alexandra Hill, Chemistry, Kent State University

Engineering – International Room 110
Moderator: Ken Simonson, University of Cincinnati

Eduardo Somoza, Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Robert Goodman, Psychology, Ausburg College
Lyndsey McMillon, Engineering, Miami University

Lunch and Table Conversation
Ohio 4-H Center, Multipurpose Room 145

Cyndi Freeman, Director, Ohio Science and Engineering Alliance

Poster Session - Ohio 4-H Center, Graham Hall

1:15 PM – 2:30 PM  Group One – Odd Number Posters
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM  Group Two – Even Number Posters

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM  Poster Removal and Clean-Up