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SURF Schedule 2008
Dates:
SURF Begins Tuesday, May 27th and ends Friday, August 1st
| May 27th |
10am-12pm |
Safety Training |
501 Schermerhorn |
| May 27th |
12pm-1pm |
Lunch |
Carleton Lounge,
4th Floor Mudd |
| May 28th |
10am-12pm |
Safety Training |
501 Schermerhorn |
| May 28th |
12pm-1pm |
Lunch |
800 Fairchild |
| May 30th |
5pm |
Deadline to submit proposal to section head |
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| June 5th |
11am-12pm |
Dr. Martin Chalfie-
"Touch" |
501 Schermerhorn |
| June 6th |
5pm |
Deadline to have section head approve SURF proposal |
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June 13th |
11am-12pm |
Dr. Rafael Yuste-
"Function of the Cortical
Microcircuit" |
501 Schermerhorn |
Weekly Meetings
All students in the SURF Program will meet weekly in small discussion groups. The purpose of these groups is to provide a structured setting in which students can discuss their work with their peers, learn about others' work, and develop their scientific communication and evaluation skills.
During the course of the summer, each student will prepare a research paper written in the format of a journal article and present a 15 minute talk about his or her research. Toward the beginning of the summer, weekly discussion groups will cover topics including critical evaluation of data, critical reading of research papers, and the protocols of professional research communication. As the summer progresses, the focus will shift toward writing and peer-evaluating drafts of student research papers, and on research presentations.
Attendance in discussion groups is mandatory. This is an integral part of your training, and you are expected to attend every week. If you must miss a session you may make it up by attending the other session in the same week. However, you may not substitute a session from another week. If for some reason you cannot attend either section in a given week, notify your instructor in advance and schedule a one-on-one meeting with the instructor instead.
In-class participation is expected. Anticipate the deadlines for your work; discuss them with your mentor and set up pre-deadlines when you can review the work with your mentor, allowing time for her or him to give you feedback.
If you have a legitimate reason to move a deadline, and you communicate this reason to your mentor and instructor in a timely manner, then deadlines can be adjusted.
Recommended text (not required):
Victoria E. McMillan, Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences, 3rd ed.1997
Payment:
**SURF STIPEND UPDATE** SURF students must visit their mentors' departmental administrators in order to set up the first payment for June 27th. You will be receiving an email with the administrator's contact information.
SURF Stipend = $4000 paid in two installments:
First installment of $2000 will be paid June 27th.
Second installment of $2000 is paid when the article is turned into the 600 Fairchild, biology office. The article can’t be received before SURF is over on August 1st but no later than September 25th. Columbia payroll works on a two week schedule. In order to be paid you must have turned your paper in 8 days before. The schedule is as follows:
Turn in paper _____Paid
9/11 ---------------------9/19
9/25 ---------------------10/3
In addition, those students who have worked for Columbia and have direct deposit established will receive their paychecks directly into their bank accounts. The remaining students will receive their checks from John Lacqua in 500 Fairchild.
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