The Capstone workshop was held March 3-5, 2006 at the Chicago City Centre Holiday Inn. A total of 37 participants attended, with at least one participant from each of the 12 Consortium campuses. The workshop explored how to help liberal arts students clarify life goals, integrate their academic work, and position themselves to move beyond their undergraduate experiences as they near graduation. Below are links to many of the presentations and the final report from the workshop.
Friday March 3, 2006
- Welcome and Dinner at the Chicago City Centre Hotel
- Getting to the Capstone, Getting Beyond the Capstone, Larry Breitbrode, Dean, Knox College
Saturday Morning March 4, 2006
- Living a Liberal Arts Life: The Grinnell Curse, Steve Langerud, Grinnell College
- Professional and Career Preparation for Science Students: Making Them Ready for the Real World, Douglas Arion, Carthage College
- Connecting With Alumni: The Wilson Program and the Transition From College to Careers, Doug Caulkins, Grinnell College
- One Size Does Not Fit All, Marlow Anderson, Colorado College
- A ‘ Research Sampler’ Capstone in Computer Science, Matt Richey, St. Olaf
- Macalester’s Math/CS Capstone Day: A Conference Celebration, Karen Saxe, Macalester College
Saturday Afternoon March 4, 2006
- Biomedical Studies Capstone Experiences, Eileen Shimota, St. Olaf College
- Biomedical Studies Capstone Experiences, Bill Mungall, Hope College
- Undergraduate Research as Capstone: Marking Trends and Developing Strategies, Henry Biggs, Washington University
- Institutionalization of Undergraduate Research at Grinnel College: Mentored Advance Projects, Jim Swartz, Grinnell College
- Developing the Next Generation of Scientific Leaders Through a Dynamic Trio: Research, Education, and Mentoring, Kenneth Brown, Hope College
- Putting it All Together: Capstone Experiences as the First Step Towards Life After College, Yaffa Grossman, Beloit College
Sunday Morning March 5, 2006
- Capstone Experiences in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics at Carthage, Christine Rener and Brian Schwartz, Carthage College
- Developing a Community of Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Scholars, Julie Feder, University of Chicago
- Undergraduate Research Experiences and the Epigenesis of a Science Career, Jim Swartz, Grinnell College
Final Report
Related Files
- File Undergraduate Research as Capstone, Biggs (Powerpoint)
- File Professional and Career Preparation for Science Students, Arion (Powerpoint)
- File Capstone Experiences in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics at Carthage, Rener and Schwartz (Powerpoint)
- File Connecting With Alumni: The Wilson Program and the Transition From College to Careers, Caulkins (Powerpoint)
- File Developing a Community of Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Scholars, Feder (Powerpoint)
- File Living a Liberal Arts Life, Langerud (Powerpoint)
- File One Size Does Not Fit All, Anderson (Powerpoint)
- File Macalester’s Math/CS Capstone Day: A Conference Celebration, Saxe (Powerpoint)
- File Biomedical Studies Capstone Experiences, Shimota (Powerpoint)
- File Institutionalization of Undergraduate Research at Grinnel College, Swartz (Powerpoint)
- File Biomedical Studies Capstone Experiences, Mungall (Powerpoint)
- File Capstone Experiences Final Report