Summer Study 2015 - Tuesday, July 21

Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 07:00 to 08:15

Phase I & II: Breakfast (McMahon Hall Cafeteria, Down to Dining Level)

  • Meet up with a group in the McCarty Hall Main Entrance Lobby between 7:00 and 8:00 to go down to breakfast.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 08:30

Phase I: Meet outside McMahon Hall Main Entrance Lobby (3rd Floor) to walk to HUB, Room 145.

Lead Staff: Noah

Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 08:30

Phase II: Meet in McCarty Entrance Lobby (3rd Floor, Lobby Level) to depart for Phase II Workshop.

Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 09:00 to 12:00

Phase II: Workshops

Lead Staff: Debra

  • Disability and the Media! By Reel Grrls (HUB, Room 250) Dorothea Leesing, Program Coordinator, Reel Grrls and Elliat Graney-Sauke, Mentor, Reel Grrls with Kayla Brown, Program Coordinator, DO-IT
  • Exploratory Neurobiology: Bugs, Mice and Brains! (Kincaid Hall, Room 248) Martha Bosma, Associate Professor, Biology, University of Washington; Michael Hartley, Jesse Miles and Cameron Burke, Undergraduate Students, Neurobiology, University of Washington; and Lauren Hood and Kelly Duong, Graduate Students, Neuroscience, University of Washington
  • Human Centered Robotics: Teach New Tricks to an Old Robot! (CSE Lab, Room 014) Maya Cakmak, Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington; Michelle Valente, Research Assistant, Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington; and Sarah Elliott, Leah Perlmutter, Daniel Butler, Graduate Students, Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 09:00 to 10:15

Phase I: Web Design and Development (HUB, Room 145) Terry Thompson, DO-IT Technology Specialist

Lead Staff: Lyla

  • Be part of the DO-IT webdev team! Collaborate with other Phase I Scholars to design and build the 2015 DO-IT Summer Study website in this five-part workshop.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 10:15 to 10:20

Phase I: Grab a snack for your trip to Johnson Hall (HUB, Room 145)

Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 10:20 to 10:45

Phase I: Travel in group to Johnson Hall

Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 10:45 to 12:00

Phase I: Geology Rocks! (Johnson Hall, Room 001)

Shelly Chestler, Graduate Student, Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington

Lead staff: Tami

  • An opportunity to learn about glaciers, glacier flows and volcanoes.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 12:00 to 13:25

Phase I & II: Lunch (HUB, Husky Den, Lower Level)

Lead Staff: Tami

  • Have lunch with fellow Scholars in the Husky Den.
  • Computer lab is open from 12:00-1:30 in HUB 145. Great time to work on newsletter article, accessibility review, evaluations, check email or just hang out in the lab.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 13:30 to 14:45

Phase I & II: We Did It, So Can You! (HUB, Room 250)

Lead staff: Debra

  • Phase II Projects are presented.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 14:45 to 15:15

Phase I & II: Snack Break (HUB, Room 250)

Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 15:15 to 16:45

Phase I & II: College Life – What Helps and Where to Find It (HUB, Room 250)

Tami Tidwell, DO-IT Program Coordinator and Erika Teasley, DO-IT Student Program Staff

Lead Staff: Alicia

  • Talk to your fellow Scholars and Mentors about helpful accommodations and how to get them in college and beyond.
  • Phase I & II: Meet back at HUB 250 at 4:30.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 16:45 to 17:00

Phase I & II: Staying Connected (HUB, Room 250)

Sheryl Burgstahler, DO-IT Program Director

Lead Staff: Tami

  • Hear about assistive technology that is available.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 16:45 to 18:30

Phase I & II: Dinner (McMahon Hall Cafeteria, Down to Dining Level)

Lead Staff: Tami

Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 18:45

Phase I & II: Meet in front of McMahon Hall to depart for the ADA 25th Anniversary Celebration and Trailblazer Awards.

Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 19:00 to 20:30

Phase I & II: DO-IT ADA 25th Anniversary Celebration and Trailblazer Awards (HUB, Room Lyceum),

Sheryl Burgstahler, DO-IT Program Director and Founder

Lead staff: Scott

  • Network with DO-IT Mentors and special guests.
  • Meet the DO-IT Trailblazers and hear from and about them.
  • Watch the movie: Lives Worth Living.
  • Ask questions and learn more about the civil rights movement of people with disabilities.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 21:00 to 22:30

Evening Dorm Activities

Lead Staff: Noah

Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 22:30 to 22:55

Flush and Brush!

  • Time to finish up your evening routine and head to your room.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 23:00

Goodnight! All Scholars must be in their rooms in McCarty Hall.

Dorm Staff: Noah, Lyla