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Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy WELCOME! Please move up front Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy 2019 Orientation Beth Bowman, PhD Christina Keeton, PhD

Overview Sign in 8:00 What is VSSA? 8:45 Sexual Harassment training Handbook VSSA calendar/schedule 8:45 Sexual Harassment training 9:00 Safety training *Note: Animal safety training not included 12:30 Lunch with your funding program You might have more orientation after this After this, at lunch, you will be matched up with your program . Independent students should just walk back to lab after this

What is VSSA: Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy AHA-SURE ASPIRNAUT BECKMAN SCHOLARS BP-ENDURE CHEM-BIO REU LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE MCB MSTP PAECER PRIDE SURI-BMI UCRIP Vascular Biology STTP VDSRP (Diabetes) VI4 VICC-CURE V-SURE VVC Several programs, not all of whom participate in all of our activities, so talk to your specific program coordinator to be sure Independents *Duplicate payment not allowed

VSSA Handbook Info about program activities Important contact info Stuff to do nearby and around town

VSSA Schedule VSSA Handbook VSSA Calendar https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vssa/calendar Log in with “VSSAStudent” All rooms, seminar topics, updates here Schedule Enrichment & Seminar Sessions: 12:00 Wednesday, 214 or 208 LH, pizza provided (bring drink)! Attendance will be taken GRE prep: Mondays, 8:00-10:00, 512 LH Free course; $50 for books To participate bring money to Beth by Friday, June 7th Various social activities!  Poster Session: Thursday, August 1st All but SURI-BMI, ASPRINAUT Enrichment Session: Preparing Your Abstract & Poster – June 19th Titles and abstracts due by Thursday, June 20th Posters due by Thursday, July 25th Talk to your coordinators about which of these events you should attend. Attendance will be taken for record-keeping purposes

Social Activities Welcome Dinner—FREE Saturday, June 8th, 5:00 pm Roger Chalkley’s house Game Night w/ Grads—FREE Friday, June 21st, evening Canoeing/ Kayaking—$20 or $30 $20 each for shared canoe $30 for single kayak Saturday, June 30th, 8:30 am Ice Cream Social—FREE Friday, July 12th, 4:00 pm Location TBD Baseball—$15 Sunday, July 14th, 2:00 pm Bowling on Campus—$8 Thursday, July 25th, 6:00 pm 38 person cap for Mammoth Cave

Tips for a successful summer In the lab VSSA Mentor & Mentee Discussion form Code of Conduct form Understand your project Ask questions! Your PI, your mentor, other lab mates Share your own ideas Communicate with your mentor Take initiative Honesty in lab work Be courteous & professional Lab chores, ordering reagents Letter of recommendation Outside of the lab Be courteous and professional to all Be responsible in your apartment Check out Campus Safety Tips https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vssa/vanderbilt-campus-safety Overall: science is a small world! If you’re unsatisfied, schedule a meeting with Beth or Christina

VSSA Survey & Evaluation Goals & purpose Initial survey due, Friday, June 7th Overall program survey, end of the program Follow-up survey, in 1 year

Lou De Felice Travel Award https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vssa/lou- de-felice-summer-student-travel-award

Vanderbilt Medical/Graduate programs: aka, shameless plugs MSTP (MD/PhD) https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/mstp/ MD https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/md-admissions/ Graduate programs PhD & Masters Biomedical Engineering: http://engineering.vanderbilt.edu/bme/GraduateProgram/ Computer Science: http://engineering.vanderbilt.edu/eecs/Graduate/Programs.php PhD Chemistry: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/chemistry/graduate.php IGP: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/igp/ QCB: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/qcb/ Contact Beth & Christina if you are interested in any graduate programs!

Vanderbilt Summer Science Mentoring ( VSSM) Should I take a gap year? How do I pick the right program? What is grad school really like? Applying to grad schools? New Grad student – Undergrad mentoring group Connect with a young Vanderbilt grad student For Ph.D. and M.D./Ph.D. tracked students (not for students who already have near-peer mentoring through their funding program) Any Problem? No Problem!! That’s what we are here for!!

Questions? Contact: elizabeth.a.bowman@vanderbilt.edu christina.k.keeton@vanderbilt.edu

Social Activities and Photos Welcome Dinner—FREE Saturday, June 8th, 5:00 pm Roger Chalkley’s house Game Night w/ Grads—FREE Friday, June 21st, evening Canoeing/ Kayaking—$20 or $30 $20 each for shared canoe $30 for single kayak Saturday, June 30th, 8:30 am Ice Cream Social—FREE Friday, July 12th, 4:00 pm Location TBD Baseball—$15 Sunday, July 14th, 2:00 pm Bowling on Campus—$8 Thursday, July 25th, 6:00 pm Electronic Sign up and Photos: http://j.mp/2Jx1jWr 38 person cap for Mammoth Cave