Name: U.S. Study Abroad Initiative
Start: 2009-06-01T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2009-06-01T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Center for Strategic & International Studies

U.S. Study Abroad Initiative

Monday, 1 June 2009 - 10:00

Monday, 1 June 2009
10:00 Introduction
10:00 - 10:50
Room: B1C
Contributions

10:00 Welcome - Ambassador David Abshire

10:15 Nature of the Challenge - Prof. Homer A. Neal

10:30 The Congressional Study Abroad Landscape - M. Peter McPherson
10:50 Facility Examples with Anticipated Limited U.S. Undergraduate Student Access
10:50 - 11:10
Room: B1C
Contributions

10:50 The Large Hadron Collider, ITER and the WHO - Prof. R. Ruchti
11:10 Examples of Existing International Programs for Undergraduate Studies
11:10 - 11:50
Room: B1C
Contributions

11:10 Current CERN REU Program - Prof. Homer A. Neal

11:30 International Undergraduate Programs at the NSF - Graham M. Harrison, Program Manager, International Programs, NSF
11:50 Lunch
Lunch
11:50 - 13:00
Room: B1C
13:00 Interest of Scientific Community
13:00 - 13:50
Room: B1C
Contributions

13:00 American Physical Society Division of Particles and Fields - Prof. Raymond Brock

13:20 U.S. ATLAS Collaboration Board - Prof. Al Goshaw

13:35 U.S. CMS Collaboration Board - Prof. Nick Hadley
13:50 Benefits and Operational Challenges of Study Abroad Programs
13:50 - 14:25
Room: B1C
Contributions

13:50 University of Michigan Programs - Associate Dean R. Megginson, University of Michigan

14:00 University of Illinois - Chicago ; Switzerland Program - Associate Provost A. Lerner, University of Illinois - Chicago

14:10 State Department: Host Country Issues - Representative from U.S. State Department / OSTP
14:25 A LHC Study Abroad Proposal
14:25 - 14:55
Room: B1C
Contributions

14:25 A LHC Study Abroad Proposal - Dr. S. Goldfarb, University of Michigan

14:45 Palestinian / Israeli Student Initiative - Dr. D. S. Levin, University of Michigan
14:55 Coffee
Coffee
14:55 - 15:15
Room: B1C
15:15 Observations from University Consortia
15:15 - 15:45
Room: B1C
Contributions

15:15 Association of American Universities - R. Berdahl, President, AAU

15:25 Universities Research Association - F. Bernthal, President, URA

15:35 Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) - Associate Provost A. Lerner, University of Illinois - Chicago
15:45 Possible Funding and Operation Strategies
15:45 - 16:15
Room: B1C
Contributions

15:45 General Foundation Perspectives - Dr. Deborah Derrick, Program Officer, Gates Foundation

16:00 Management Perspectives - Mr. Steven D'Arcy, PriceWaterhouseCoopers
16:15 Open Discussion on Next Steps

16:15 - 16:50
Room: B1C