[BNC-grads-list] 9-23-07 SUNDAY DP Visit for the Big 10+ Grad Expo Tour

Tue Sep 18 14:45:10 EDT 2007

Greetings!  

In conversing with Dana Werner from the Graduate Student Recruitment
Services, we expect somewhere around 80 guests for this visit on Sunday,
September 23, 2007 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Candiss Vibbert and I talked through this event and we would like to have
this large group divided into 4 smaller groups of approximately 20 attendees
to tour Bindley and Birck.  This would allow for 2 tour guides from Bindley
and two from Birck to accommodate this group.  Dr. Vibbert feels that
graduate students would be fine for this tour.  If there is one graduate
student who would be willing to be the lead person for this visit, other
staff would not need to attend.  We would need a graduate student who has
access to the buildings, is responsible and willing to welcome and divide
the large group into 4 smaller groups.  We could ask them to meet in the
Morgan Center or the Atrium of the Birck Center.

A proposed agenda:

4:30 p.m. to 4:40 p.m. - Gather the group, welcome them and divide into
Groups A, B, C and D
4:40 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. - Groups A and B tour Bindley while Groups C and D
tour Birck
5:15 p.m. to 5:25 p.m. - Switch buildings
5:25 p.m. to 5:50 p.m. - Groups A and B tour Birck while Groups C and D tour
Bindley
5:50 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. - Gather the 4 groups together and answer any
questions

Please note from the email below the different disciplines which will be of
interest to these potential graduate students.

We look forward to hearing from you about how we can accommodate this visit.
Thanks!

All the best,

Beth W. Smith
Secretary
Discovery Park Engagement
Purdue University
(765) 494-0015

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU¹RE WILLING TO HELP OUT. THANKS!
DEBORAH

From: Werner, Dana K.
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 11:38 AM
To: Vibbert, Candiss B.
Cc: Smith, Elizabeth W; Fugate, Christina L.
Subject: RE: Grad Expo Tour

Dr. Vibbert,

There will not be any faculty with the students.  There will be one graduate
assistant or a staff member with them.

Disciplines vary, but all are STEM. Popular majors are biology,
biochemistry, chemistry, mathematics, physics, electrical engineering,
biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, aeronautical and
astronautical engineering, and computer science or IT-related.  The students
are visiting Purdue from institutions around the nation.

Dana Werner
Director, Graduate Student Recruitment Services
Purdue University
The Graduate School
http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu <http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu>

 <http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/>

From: Vibbert, Candiss B.
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 9:47 AM
To: Werner, Dana K.
Cc: Smith, Elizabeth W
Subject: RE: Grad Expo Tour

Dana,

Will there be any faculty members with these students?

What disciplines do the students represent?

Thanks,
Candiss

From: Werner, Dana K.
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 9:10 AM
To: Vibbert, Candiss B.
Cc: Fugate, Christina L.
Subject: Grad Expo Tour
Dear Dr. Vibbert,

I spoke with Beth briefly yesterday and understand you¹d like to discuss the
Birck Nanotechnology and Bindley Biosciences tours requested for prospective
graduate students attending the Big 10+ Graduate School Expo on Sunday.  I
tried to reach you this morning, but will be in a meeting shortly, so I
thought I would email you some additional information as well as my
availability.

Although our most recent tour numbers were 99 students, I expect that number
to decrease for a variety of reasons, but probably not by as many as 20, so
the tour numbers will probably still be large.  We are calculating what we
hope is a final count today.

I understand from a colleague that in her experience the tours can be split
(e.g., one tour leader for Bindley and one for Birck going their separate
ways).  If this would help make the group size more manageable, we could
certainly do this.  It would be ideal for the two groups to trade tour
leaders, so they all get to see both centers.  Another option may be for us
to take half the group on a campus tour and drop off just half the group at
the Park and then trade groups.  Currently, the visitors are scheduled to
have a campus tour from 3:30 to 4:15 pm and then begin facility tours.

If you have any other ideas or prefer one of the above options, please let
me know.  Or, if you would like to further discuss, I¹ll be available after
11 am, but before 3 pm and may be reached at 6-3310.

Thank you.
Dana Werner
Director, Graduate Student Recruitment Services
Purdue University
The Graduate School
http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu <http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu>

 <http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/>

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