2007 EPICS Conference: Session Overview

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Tuesday, May 22nd
Pre-Conference Workshop and Kick-off Dinner

Noon - 5:00 p.m. Pre-conference Introduction to EPICS workshop and luncheon
  • Ideal for those new to EPICS or wanting to understand more about EPICS
EPICS Advisory Board Meeting
5:00 p.m. Welcome Reception
5:45 - 7:00 p.m. Kick-off Dinner
  • Welcome: William Oakes - Director of EPICS, Purdue University
  • Frieder Seible - Dean, UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering
  • Dr. Marye Anne Fox - Chancellor, University of California San Diego
7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Dessert Poster Session of EPICS Projects


Wednesday, May 23rd sessions begin at 8:45 a.m.
8:45 - 10:00 a.m. Opening Plenary Session
  • Frieder Seible - Dean, UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering
  • Leah H. Jamieson - Dean, Purdue University College of Engineering, President, IEEE (Link to Presentation)
  • Jeanne Ferrante - Executive Co-Director of TIES, Professor and Associate Dean of Engineering, UCSD (Link to Presentation)
  • William Oakes - Director of EPICS, Purdue University (Link to Presentation)
10:30 - 11:45 a.m. Breakout Session I (list of breakout sessions and links to presentations)
  • Capstone Courses Using Service-Learning
  • Teaching Project Management
  • Using Cypress University Products in your EPICS Program
  • Service-Learning at UCSD: An Introduction
Noon - 1:00 pm Lunch Discussions
  • Multi-University Habitat for Humanity Projects
  • Course and Team Management Software Tools
  • Multi-University Assistive Technology Projects
  • Program Administration
1:15 - 2:30 p.m. Breakout Session II (list of breakout sessions and links to presentations)
  • University Students Partnered with K-12 Schools
  • Managing Multidisciplinary Teams
  • Service-Learning in Computing and Information Technology
  • Curriculum Integration of Service-Learning
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Poster Session: Service-Learning Models
3:30 - 4:45 p.m. Breakout Session III (list of breakout sessions and links to presentations)
  • Engaging Pre-College Students in Service-Learning Projects
  • Design Learning
  • Service-Learning in Disaster Response and Preparedness
  • Service-Learning in First-Year Courses
5:30 p.m. Networking Dinners in San Diego


Thursday, May 24th sessions begin at 8:45 a.m.
8:45 - 10:00 a.m. Breakout Session IV (list of breakout sessions and links to presentations)
  • Assistive Technology Partnerships
  • Assessing Service-Learning and Multidisciplinary Teams
  • Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Service-Learning
  • Multi-University Development of Course Management Tools for Service-Learning Teams
10:15 - 11:30 a.m. Closing Plenary - Raising Funds for Your Program
  • William Oakes, Director of EPICS, Purdue University (Link to Presentation)
  • Natalie Kubat, National Coordinator for EPICS
11:30 a.m. Closing
11:45 a.m. Informal Lunch - box lunches