U.S. Study Abroad Initiative (Backup Copy of Agenda)

Sunday, 1 June 2008 - 10:00
Center for Strategic & International Studies

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
1 Jun 2008
AM
10:00
Introduction (until 10:30) ()
10:00 Welcome - Ambassador David Abshire   ()
10:15 Nature of the Challenge - Prof. Homer A. Neal   ()
10:30
Facility Examples with Anticipated Limited U.S. Undergraduate Student Access (until 10:50) ()
10:30 The Large Hadron Collider, ITER and the WHO - Prof. R. Ruchti   ()
10:50
Examples of Existing International Programs for Undergraduate Studies (until 11:40) ()
10:50 Current CERN REU Program - Prof. Homer A. Neal   ()
11:05 Study Abroad Programs in Switzerland (UCIC) - Dr. Allan Lerner, University of Illinois - Chicago   ()
11:20 International Undergraduate Programs at the NSF - Graham M. Harrison, Program Manager, International Programs, NSF   ()
11:40 --- Lunch ---
PM
13:00
Interest of Scientific Community (until 13:50) ()
13:00 American Physical Society Division of Particles and Fields - Prof. Raymond Brock   ()
13:15 U.S. ATLAS Collaboration Board - Prof. Al Goshaw   ()
13:30 U.S. CMS Collaboration Board - Prof. Nick Hadley   ()
13:50
Benefits and Operational Challenges of Study Abroad Programs (until 14:55) ()
13:50 University of Michigan Programs - Associate Dean R. Megginson, University of Michigan   ()
14:00 University of Illinois - Chicago Geneva Program - Associate Provost A. Learner, University of Illinois - Chicago   ()
14:10 Possible Impacts Beyond Science - Dr. D. S. Levin, University of Michigan   ()
14:20 State Department: Host Country Issues - Representative from U.S. State Department / OSTP   ()
14:35 A LHC Study Abroad Proposal - Dr. S. Goldfarb, University of Michigan   ()
14:55 --- Coffee ---
15:15
Observations from University Consortia (until 15:55) ()
15:15 Association of American Universities - R. Berdahl, President, AAU   ()
15:25 Universities Research Association - F. Berenthal, President, URA   ()
15:35 Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) - Associate Provost A. Learner, University of Illinois - Chicago   ()
15:45 Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (NASULGC) - Pres. Peter McPherson (TBC)   ()
15:55
Possible Funding Strategies (until 16:25) ()
15:55 General Foundation Perspectives - Dr. Deborah Derrick, Program Officer, Gates Foundation   ()
16:10 Mangement Perspectives - Mr. Steven D'Arcy, PriceWaterhouseCoopers   ()
16:25
Open Discussion on Next Steps (until 17:00) ()