Jennifer Blackmer, Assistant Professor of Theatre at Ball State University, and her undergraduate students will present a staged reading of The Human Faustus Project, a new play which was developed during a semester in residence at the Virginia B. Ball Center for Creative Inquiry at Ball State University.  

During the 15 week seminar, Jennifer and her students worked with scientists at Ball State, the exhibit developer of Genetics: Decoding Life at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry, and theatre professionals to research, develop and revise the play, a contemporary version of the Faust story which uses live theatre, film and media technology to explore the ethical gray areas of genetic research.  

The play was first presented as a staged reading at Indiana Repertory Theatre in Indianapolis in May, 2006.

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Scott Jaschik, is one of the three founders of Inside Higher Ed. He leads the editorial operations of Inside Higher Ed, overseeing news content, opinion pieces, resources, and interactive features. Scott is a leading voice on higher education issues, quoted regularly in publications nationwide, and publishing articles on colleges in publications such as The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, Salon, and elsewhere. He has been a judge or screener for the National Magazine Awards, the Online Journalism Awards, the Folio Editorial Excellence Awards, and the Education Writers Association Awards. 

From 1999-2003, Scott was editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education, leading the news operations for its weekly newspaper and daily Web site during a period in which the publication received four nominations for National Magazine Awards and numerous other honors. Previously at The Chronicle, he held numerous other positions and his reporting work was honored by Investigative Reporters and Editors and The Washington Monthly. Scott grew up in Rochester, N.Y., and graduated from Cornell University in 1985. He lives in Washington.

Dr. Kathie L. Olsen
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Dr. Kathie L. Olsen became Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) in August 2005.

She joined NSF from the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Executive Office of the President, where she was the Associate Director and Deputy Director for Science.

Prior to the OSTP post, she served as the Chief Scientist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (May 1999- April 2002) and the Acting Associate Administrator for the new Enterprise in Biological and Physical Research (July 2000-March 2002). As NASA Chief Scientist, she served not only as the Administrator's senior scientific advisor and principal interface with the national and international scientific community but also was the principal advisor to the Administrator on budget content of the scientific programs.

Before joining NASA in May 1999, Dr. Olsen was the Senior Staff Associate for the Science and Technology Centers in the NSF Office of Integrative Activities. From February 1996 until November 1997, she was a Brookings Institute Legislative Fellow and then an NSF detail in the Office of Senator Conrad Burns of Montana. Preceding her work on Capitol Hill, she served for two years as Acting Deputy Director for the Division of Integrative Biology and Neuroscience at the NSF, where she has worked and held numerous other science-related positions.

Dr. Olsen received her B.S. with honors from Chatham College, Pittsburgh, Pa., and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She earned her Ph.D. in Neuroscience at the University of California, Irvine. She was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Neuroscience at Children’s Hospital of Harvard Medical School. Subsequently at SUNY-Stony Brook she was both a Research Scientist at Long Island Research Institute and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the Medical School. Her research on neural and genetic mechanisms underlying development and expression of behavior was supported by the National Institutes of Health.

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Workshops and plenary sessions will: 

• tell participants about grant opportunities in research and education, both new and ongoing;

• help faculty learn how to find new funding opportunities;

• help faculty develop grant proposal writing skills.

Participants will:

• meet in small groups and talk with program officers and grants management officers -- NSF, NIH, NEH, DOE, NASA, USDA, and more;  

• take the opportunity to communicate directly with program officers and grants administrators concerning grant requirements and funders’ priorities;

• share ideas with colleagues.

In addition, CUR Dialogues provides a setting for funders to learn of the interests, needs, and concerns of researchers and educators relative to funding opportunities.  CUR Dialogues have spawned many ideas for grant programs, and have helped agencies to refine their program guidelines.

Who should attend: Faculty at all career stages; undergraduate research directors; grants administrators; development officers.

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Written cancellations postmarked by February 1, 2007 will be refunded less a $50.00 processing fee.

No refunds will be made for cancellations postmarked after February 1, 2007, no exceptions.  CUR recommends that all our registrants to all our meetings purchase travel insurance in the event of a health problem or other emergency.  Travel insurance not only covers the cost of your airfare but will also reimburse your registration fee.

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