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SURF Schedule 2009
| May 26th |
10am-12pm |
Safety Training |
501 Schermerhorn |
| May 26th |
12pm-1pm |
Lunch |
Carleton Lounge,
4th Floor Mudd |
| May 27th |
10am-12pm |
Safety Training |
501 Schermerhorn |
| May 27th |
12pm-1pm |
Lunch |
Carleton Lounge,
4th Floor Mudd |
| May 29th |
5pm |
Deadline to submit proposal to section head |
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June
5th |
5pm |
Deadline to have section head approve SURF proposal |
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| June 15th |
11am-12pm |
Lecture: Dr. Martin Chalfie
"Touch"
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501 Schermerhorn |
July 1st |
11am-12pm |
Lecture: Dr. Carol Prives
"p53 & Cancer" |
207 Mathmatics |
Weekly Meetings
All students in the SURF Program will meet weekly in small discussion groups beginning the week of June 15th, 2009. 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 students must visit their mentors' departmental administrators in order to set up the first payment for June 26th; to set up the second payment, please visit the Biological Sciences departmental administrator (Muin Rashid in 500 Fairchild).
SURF Stipend = $4000 paid in two installments:
First installment of $2000 will be paid in late June, approximately 5 weeks into SURF; check with your departmental administrators for exact dates.
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 July 31st, but must be in no later than September 24th. Columbia payroll works on a two-week schedule. In order to be paid you must have turned your paper in 8 days earlier. For example:
Turn in paper _____Paid
9/10 ---------------------9/18
9/24 ---------------------10/2
In addition, those students who have worked for Columbia and have direct deposit established will receive their second paycheck directly into their bank accounts. The remaining students will receive their second payment from Muin Rashid in 500 Fairchild. | 