American Indian Recruitment Event

Tentative Event Agenda

Transportation to and from your lodging will be provided. Parking will be available for those who drive directly to campus.

All recruitment event activities on March 6 take place at the Graduate Student Center (211A West Cameron Avenue) unless otherwise indicated.

Wednesday, March 5
Time	Activity
Evening	Students fly/drive into Chapel Hill and arrive at lodging

Thursday, March 6 (Graduate Student Center)
Time	Activity
7:30 – 8:00 am	Transportation to campus from lodging
8:00 – 8:30 am	Registration & Breakfast
8:30 – 8:45 am	Welcome and Icebreakers
8:45 – 9:15 am	Funding
9:15 – 9:50 am	SPGRE and SURE program presentations (tentative)
9:50 –10:00 am	Break
10:00 – 11:30 am	Faculty Panel (Advice and Q&A on applying)
11:30 – 12:30 am	Lunch with American Indian students and faculty. Speaker: Clara Sue Kidwell, Director of the UNC-CH American Indian Center
12:30 am – 1:00 pm	Visit to American Indian Center and walk to prospective graduate programs
1:00 – 2:50 am	Prospective program visit #1
2:50 – 3:10pm	Walk to prospective program visit #2
3:10 – 5:00 pm	Prospective program visit #2
5:00 – 5:30 pm	Break
5:30 – 6:30 pm	Student Panel (A day in the life of a Carolina student)
6:30 – 7:45 pm	Dinner
7:45 – 8:00 pm	Closing/Final questions/Evaluations
8:00 – until	Social Activities: movie night, Franklin St, bowling and Transportation to lodging

The New Directions in American Indian Research Conference will take place at the William & Ida Friday Center (100 Friday Center Drive.)

Friday, March 7 (William & Ida Friday Center)
Time	Activity
7:30 – 8:00 am	Transportation to Friday Center from lodging
8:00 am – Until	New Directions in American Indian Research Conference
10:30 – 11:45 am	GRE information session, panel 1D (offered exclusively to recruitment students)
12:45 pm – Until	Prolonged prospective program visits (optional)

Saturday, March 8 (William & Ida Friday Center)
Time	Activity
7:30 – 8:00 am	Transportation to Friday Center from lodging
8:00 – 12:00 pm	New Directions in American Indian Research Conference