CAS Week (February 16-20, 2009)
Theme: “Nurturing Minds, Inspiring Lives”
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES
| February 16 (Monday) | ||
| 8:30 am | Mass/Opening of Exhibit | |
| February 17 (Tuesday) | ||
| 1:30-3pm | Health Seminar by Dr. Tam Mateo | |
| Bar Review Center | ||
| (c/o Natural Science Area) | ||
| February 18 (Wednesday) | ||
| 9am-12 nn | Speech Fest (Little Theater) | |
| (c/o of Languages and Humanities Area) | ||
| February 19 (Thursday) | ||
| 3-4:30 pm | Quiz Bee (Bar Review Center) | |
| (c/o Areas of Political Science and Natural Science) | ||
| February 20 (Friday) | ||
| 1:30-3pm | Culminating Activity | |
| “CAS’ GOT TALENTS” Bar Review Center |
Thanks for a nice post, Morgan. From a student’s ppsreective, I’d have to agree. I recently graduated from UNC Chapel Hill in the sciences, and I left with a lot of complaints about my education, that are probably a result of the points you made above. My science professors were researchers first and foremost, which often made them inaccessible to students because of their super busy schedules. When I approached a Chemistry professor in her office hours after class and asked about a difficult concept, she looked at me mockingly and asked Well, did you read the book? I felt a lot of times like I had to teach myself everything, because the professors didn’t have the time/energy to help me. I don’t blame them, because they really are juggling a lot. When I joined a lab my junior year, my contact with the PI was pretty limited, much to my disappointment. I had hoped to foster a better relationship, because I’d set my sights on grad school, but my PI had a lot of students she was managing, and a million other things on her plate at any given time. I always felt rushed during our conversations. From these experiences, I became discouraged from and less excited about science, and I’m working hard to shed these biases to get back to the passion I used to feel for it.
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