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Past Activities

First Semester 2009-2010

August 2009

Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Semester Begins

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12

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14

Welcome Meeting

/Introduction

McNair Staff

4:30 pm - 7:20 pm

15

17

18

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21

Preparing for Graduate School Part I

Dr. Carlos J. Olivo

Assignment Due Preparing Stewards of the Discipline

(Chap. 1, Golde & Walker)

4:30 pm - 7:20 pm

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24

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Preparing for Graduate School Part II

Dr. Carlos J. Olivo

Assignment Due The Doctoral Student Experience (Chap. 14, Nettles & Millett)

4:30 pm - 7:20 pm

29

September 2009

Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

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3

4

Cultural Experience

McNair Staff

Assignment Due

What is graduate school like?

(Chap. 1, Peters)

4:30 pm - 7:20 pm

5

7

Holiday

8

9

10

11

My Graduate Experience

Prof. Juan E. Marcano

Assignment Due

Selected Essay Comment

(Golde & Walker)

4:30 pm - 7:20 pm

12

14

15

Ivy League Graduate School Fair
Natural Science BLG
10:30 am - 12:00 m

16

17

18

Preparing for Graduate School Part II

Dr. Carlos J. Olivo

Assignment Due

The Doctoral Student Exp. (Chap. 14, Nettles & Millett)

4:30 pm - 7:20 pm

19

21

22

UPR Graduate Studies Orientation: The Application Process

Ms. Carmen Meléndez

10:30 am - 12:00 m

Room ES 108

23

Academic Recess

24

25

Hairspray the Musical

McNair Staff

Centro de Bellas Artes de Santurce

Assignment Due

Playing Politics

(Chap. 13, Peters)

Bus leave at 6:00 PM

26

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30

October 2009

Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

2

GRE Test Prep Workshop: Overview

Dr. Carlos J. Olivo

Prof. Jorge Martínez

Assignment Due

Vectors of Change

(Chap. 3, Golde & Walker)

4:30 pm - 7:20 pm

3

5

6

7

8

CIC Graduate School Fair
Student Center
10:30 am - 12:00 m

9 WORKSHOP POSTPONED

GRE Test Prep

Workshop: Stats & Graphs

Prof. Jorge Martínez

Assignment Due

Selected Movie Comment

4:30 pm - 7:20 pm

10

12

Holiday

13

14

15

16 WORKSHOP POSTPONED

GRE Test Prep

Workshop: General Math

Dr. Carlos J. Olivo

Assignment Due

Research Productivity

(Chap. 8, Nettles & Millett)

4:30 pm - 7:20 pm

17

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21

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23

GRE Test Prep

Workshop: Analytical Writing Measure

Dr. Maritza Reyes

Assignment Due

GRE Math Exercises

4:30 pm - 7:20 pm

24

26

27

28

29

30 WORKSHOP POSTPONED
GRE Test Prep Workshop: Sample Test

Ms. Rose Mary Caballero

Assignment Due

GRE Essay Sample

4:30 pm - 7:20 pm

GRE Test Prep

Workshop: Stats & Graphs

Prof. Jorge Martínez

Assignment Due

Selected Movie Comment

4:30 pm - 7:20 pm
31

November 2009

Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

2

3

4

5

6

How to Prepare an Application Packet

Prof. Jorge Martínez

Assignment Due Application and Admission

(Chap. 7, Peters)

4:30 pm - 7:20 pm

7

9

10

11

Holiday

12

13 WORKSHOP POSTPONED
Cultural Experience: Etiquette Workshop
Guest Speaker
Assignment Due Financing a Doctoral Education (Chap. 6, Nettles & Millett)

GRE Test Prep Workshop: General Math

Dr. Carlos J. Olivo

Assignment Due

Research Productivity

(Chap. 8, Nettles & Millett)

4:30 pm - 7:20 pm

14

16

17

18

19

Holiday

20
Statement of Purpose: Some Examples
Prof. Elizabeth Hodges
Assignment Due
Your First Draft
(Chap. 6, Asher)
4:30 pm - 7:20 pm

21

23

24

25

26

Academic Recess →

27

Academic Recess
Assignment Due (by E-mail)
Statement of Purpose Sample

28

Academic
← Recess

30

December 2010

Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

Registration Opens

5^th UPRH McNair Research Symposium

2

3

4 ACTIVITY POSTPONED

Semester Ends

Closing Activity & Xmas Gift Exchange

McNair Staff

Assignment Due
Signed Mentoring Agreements

GRE Test Prep Workshop: Sample Test

Ms. Rose Mary Caballero

Assignment Due

GRE Essay Sample

4:30 pm - 7:20 pm

5

7

8

9

10

11

Cultural Experience: Etiquette Workshop
Guest Speaker
Assignment Due
Financing a Doctoral Education (Chap. 6, Nettles & Millett)

12

14

15

16

17

18 Semester Ends

Closing Activity & Xmas Gift Exchange

McNair Staff

Assignment Due
Signed Mentoring Agreements

19

Finals →

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22

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28

← Finals

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Second Semester 2009 - 2010

January

2010

Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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2

4

5

6

7

8

9

11

12

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16

18

Holiday

19

20

21

22

23

25

Semester Begins

26

27

28

29

Course 4676

Dr. Carlos J. Olivo

4:30 pm - 7:20 pm

30

February

2010

Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

2

3

4

5

Course 4676

Dr. Carlos J. Olivo

4:30 pm - 7:20 pm

6

8

9

10

11

12

Course 4676

Dr. Carlos J. Olivo

4:30 pm - 7:20 pm

13

15

Holiday

16

17

18

19

Course 4676

Dr. Carlos J. Olivo

4:30 pm - 7:20 pm

20

22

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26

Course 4676

Dr. Carlos J. Olivo

4:30 pm - 7:20 pm

27

March

2010

Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

2

3

4

5

Course 4676

Dr. Carlos J. Olivo

4:30 pm - 7:20 pm

6

8

9

10

11

12

Course 4676

Dr. Carlos J. Olivo

4:30 pm - 7:20 pm

13

15

16

17

18

19

M. Butterfly

Luis A. Ferrer Theater, Santurce

Bus leave at 6:00 pm

20

22

Holiday

23

24

25

26

Course 4676

Dr. Carlos J. Olivo

4:30 pm - 7:20 pm

27

29

30

31

April

2010

Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

Academic Recess →

2

Academic Recess

3

Academic
← Recess

5

6

7

8

9

Exhibition Da Vinci The Genius

McNair Staff

Plaza Las Americas Mall

Bus leave at 4:30 pm

10

12

13

14

15

16

Course 4676

Dr. Carlos J. Olivo

4:30 pm - 7:20 pm

17

19

Holiday

20

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23

Course 4676

Dr. Carlos J. Olivo

4:30 pm - 7:20 pm

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30

Course 4676

Dr. Carlos J. Olivo

4:30 pm - 7:20 pm

May

2010

Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

3

4

5

6

7

Course 4676

Dr. Carlos J. Olivo

4:30 pm - 7:20 pm

8

10

Deadline Registration

5^th UPRH McNair Research Symposium

11

12

13

14

Course 4676

Dr. Carlos J. Olivo

4:30 pm - 7:20 pm

15

17

18

19

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25

CANCELLED

5^th UPRH McNair Research Symposium

Sheraton Old San Juan

26

CANCELLED

5^th UPRH McNair Research Symposium

Sheraton Old San Juan

27

CANCELLED

Graduate School Preparation Academy

Sheraton Old San Juan

28

CANCELLED

Graduate School Preparation Academy

Sheraton Old San Juan

29

CANCELLED

Graduate School Preparation Academy

Sheraton Old San Juan

31

CANCELLED

Graduate School Preparation Academy

Sheraton Old San Juan

Summer 2010

June

2010

Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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2

3

4

5

7

ESL Summer Immersion Experience

CANCELLED

8

ESL Summer Immersion Experience

CANCELLED

9

ESL Summer Immersion Experience

CANCELLED

10

ESL Summer Immersion Experience

CANCELLED

11

ESL Summer Immersion Experience

CANCELLED

12

ESL Summer Immersion Experience

CANCELLED

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* Some activities had to be cancelled due to the UPR student's strike.

The Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program at the University of Puerto Rico at Humacao is funded through TRIO Program Grants received from the United States Department of Education totaling $902,248.00.

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