Activities

The ten-week series will be from Monday, June 4th through Friday, August 10th.

Once the summer begins, we will have more detailed daily schedule information here. For now, here is a list of planned things.

Seminars and Talks

• How to Present Your Research: this talk will cover the basics of giving a presentation, including making a poster for poster sessions. Plans include time to play with templates and get hands-on experience.
• Research Ethics: this talk will cover common questions and concerns about performing research ethically
• Reading Papers: A talk on how to read through research papers and critique them. This also includes understanding how, and why, we cite sources.
• Career Preparation: General career preparation discussion.

Blogs

Over the summer, each participant will be able to create blog posts (which will be disseminated via the REU) tracking their experience and their research over the summer.

Campus Resources

• OSCAR (The Office of Student Scholarship, Creative Activities, and Research) is a great resource for helping students reach their potential. We will work with them throughout the summer, finding many opportunities on campus.
• The MIX is Mason's own Maker Space, where you can collaborate and work on projects together. The second floor here is also a great place for group meetups.
• One Button Studio is a simple station to record a brief descriptive talk, and get a video file of it placed on a USB drive. Great for creating short videos.

Activities

The summer won't be all work and no play - with Washington, D.C. easily accessible for evening activities, and the greater region offering many exciting options, you will have plenty to keep yourself occupied after the day's work is done! Here is a mix of things both REU-oriented and region-oriented that are planned or available this summer.

• Online Meet-and-Greet Orientation (get to know each other before you arrive)
• Weekly Donuts & Bagels gathering
• Hiking in the region (Potomac, Shenandoah, etc)
• National Museums (free!)
• Hackathon Day
• Closing Reception