Schedule
2021 Virtual Visiting Days Schedule
February 25-26
*Please note that all start times listed are for Eastern Time (ET)*
Thursday, February 25
10:00 – 11:00am – Informal meet and greet with current graduate students [on Gather]
11:00am – 12:30pm – Carolina Sociology Graduate Program Welcome [on Zoom]
12:30 – 2:00pm – Break / optional CPC Workshop (12:30-1:30) [on Zoom]
- “CPC Signature Data: China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS)”Presented by Dr. Penny Gordon-Larson, CPC Fellow, Professor of Nutrition, CHNS PI
2:00 – 3:45pm – Sample Class – SOCI 707 (Barbara Entwisle) [on Zoom]
- The reading for this class will be: Hall, Joshua D., Anna B. O’Connell, and Jeanette G. Cook. 2017. “Predictors of Student Productivity in Biomedical Graduate School Applications.” PLOS ONE 12(1): e0169121 (a pdf of this article was emailed to you).
3:45 – 4:15pm – Break
4:15 – 5:30pm – Research at Carolina Panel [on Zoom]
5:45pm – Happy Hour (current and new graduate students) [on Gather]
Friday, February 26
10:00 am – 12:00pm – Faculty meetings [on Gather]
- NOTE: This time block is when faculty meetings will take place. It is likely you will not have meetings the entire 10:00am-12:00pm time block. Please hold this time for now, though.
12:00 – 3:00pm – Workshops [on Zoom]
- Carolina Population Center (CPC) (12:00-2:20pm)
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12:00-1:00pm – CPC Workshop Presentation – John Batsis: The Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts? The Importance of Fat and Muscle in the Aging Process
- This presentation will be recorded and available on the CPC Youtube Channel.
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- 1:05 -2:20pm – Panel with Students
- Culture and Politics Workshop (12:15-1:30pm)
- Presentation – Andy Andrews, Neal Caren, and Micah Nelson, UNC-Chapel Hill: “Did Anti-Trump Protests Create a Blue Wave? Protest, Movements and the 2020 Election”
- Presentation – Andy Andrews, Neal Caren, and Micah Nelson, UNC-Chapel Hill: “Did Anti-Trump Protests Create a Blue Wave? Protest, Movements and the 2020 Election”
- Qualitative Data (2:00 -3:15pm)
- Topic – Iterative Coding: Locke, Karen, Martha Feldman, and Karen Golden-Biddle **Registered participants will be emailed a reading for this workshop**
3:15 – 5:00pm – Graduate Student Life (panel/Q&A) [on Zoom]
5:15pm – Social Event with faculty & current students [on Gather]
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If you have any questions or need technical assistance, you can contact the Graduate Student Services Manager.