IMPORTANT
Workshop with Former LSAMP BD Fellow, Kavita Krishnaswamy
Coding, research, solutions for those w/ severe disabilities
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 · 5 - 6:30 PM
Off Campus
Kavita Krishnaswamy, Computer Science PhD student, will give a special seminar that will cover tips for graduate success. She will also discuss her research, and she will encourage questions from the audience regarding graduate school tips, information about research by and for people with disabilities, and motivation to work toward the goal of the PhD.
See the NSF article that features Kavita here:
The event will be held in a private home.
- Tuesday, June 30, 2015
- 5:00 PM (WEBCAST WILL BEGIN at 5:15 PM)
- Speaker: Kavita Krishnaswamy
- Moderator: Dr. Renetta Tull
- Videographers: Piyush Waradpande, Shawnisha Hester
This event will be recorded and those who are not able to attend will be able to view the event through YouTube or Google+.
Here are the links for the webcast of this event:
See the NSF article that features Kavita here:
Dr. Renetta Tull's story with Kavita: https://renettatull.wordpress.com/2011/01/04/grad-student-with-spinal-muscular-atrophy-excels-kavitas-story/
The "Kavita Project" in Puerto Rico, with the research group of Kavita's former PROMISE AGEP Peer Mentor, Dr. Patti Ordóñez, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras:
- http://ccom.uprrp.edu/~pordonez/projects2.html
- http://kavitaproject.blogspot.com/2013/10/who-is-kavita.html
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UPDATE: Details for transportation
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We have arranged for a bus ride to the venue.
Date: 06/30/15
Initial Pick-up: Commons Circle Drive Time: 3:45 PM
Departure:
Initial Pick-up: Commons Circle Drive Time: 4:00 PM
Destination Time: 4:30 PM
Return:
Start Time: 7:00 PM
Final Drop-off: Commons Circle Drive Time: 7:30 PM
If you wish to take the bus, kindly email us at promisestaff@gmail.com with subject line [June 30 Bus Ride] with your name and contact number.
Date: 06/30/15
Initial Pick-up: Commons Circle Drive Time: 3:45 PM
Departure:
Initial Pick-up: Commons Circle Drive Time: 4:00 PM
Destination Time: 4:30 PM
Return:
Start Time: 7:00 PM
Final Drop-off: Commons Circle Drive Time: 7:30 PM
If you wish to take the bus, kindly email us at promisestaff@gmail.com with subject line [June 30 Bus Ride] with your name and contact number.