NCUR 2018 SCHEDULE

University of Central Oklahoma

https://www.cur.org/conferences_and_events/student_events/ncur_2018/

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Time

Event

10:00 am – 6:30 pm

Registration – 2nd floor in front of Legends, Nigh University Center

1:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Pre-conference Workshops (concurrent) – Forensic Science, American Indian Studies, Business Energy Sector, Early Childhood Education through an International Lens, and Interdisciplinary Arts

Thursday, April 5, 2018

Time

Event

7:00 am – 5:00 pm

Registration – Food Court, Nigh University Center

7:00 am – 9:00 am

Breakfast  

• Ballrooms, Nigh University Center
• Buddy's Cafeteria

8:45 am – 10:30 am

Welcome and Opening Ceremony

Plenary Speaker – Hamilton Field House

Ms. Claudia San Pedro, President of SONIC, America's Drive-In 

Mr. Ramu Damodaran, Deputy Director, Partnerships and Public Engagement, United Nations, Department of Public Information’s Outreach Division, Academic Impact Initiative, United Nations

10:45 am – 5:00 pm

Professional Preparation Fair – Wellness Center

10:45 am – 11:45 am

Session 1

• Oral Sessions – Classrooms
• Poster Sessions – Wellness Center
• Performing Arts – Radke Theatre, Center for Transformative Learning

11:30 am – 2:00 pm

Lunch

• Ballrooms – Nigh University Center
• Buddy’s Cafeteria
• Food Tent – Wellness Center

12:00 pm – 12:50 pm

FAN Session 1 – Old North

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Session 2

• Oral Presentations – Classrooms
• Poster Sessions – Wellness Center

1:00 pm – 1:50 pm

Special Interest Sessions – Classrooms

2:00 pm – 2:50 pm

Special Interest Sessions – Classrooms

2:20 pm – 3:20 pm

Session 3 

• Oral Presentations – Classrooms
• Poster Sessions – Wellness Center
• Performing Arts – Radke Theatre, Center for Transformative Learning

3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Fun @ Plunkett Park (snacks provided)

3:40 pm – 4:40 pm

Session 4  

• Oral Sessions – Classrooms
• Poster Sessions – Wellness Center

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Gallery Exhibition Opening, Visual Art - Melton Gallery

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Tour of campus facilities and labs

Friday, April 6, 2018

Time

Event

7:00 am – 5:00 pm

Registration – 2nd floor in front of Legends, Nigh University Center

7:00 am – 9:00 am

Breakfast  

• Ballrooms, Nigh University Center
• Buddy's Cafeteria
• Food Tent - Wellness Center

7:40 am – 8:30 am

FAN Session 2 – Old North

8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Gallery Exhibition, Visual Art – Melton Gallery

8:30 am – 9:30 am

Session 5

• Poster Sessions – Wellness Center
• Oral Sessions – Classrooms
• Performing Arts – Radke Theatre, Center for Transformative Learning

8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Professional Preparation Fair – Wellness Center

9:45 am – 10:45 am

Session 6

• Poster Sessions – Wellness Center
• Oral Sessions – Classrooms

11:00 am – 12:15 pm

Plenary Speaker 2 – Hamilton Field House

Mr. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, retired professional basketball player, author, and Chairman, Skyhook Foundation

11:45 am – 2:00 pm

Lunch

• Ballrooms – Nigh University Center
• Buddy’s Cafeteria
• Food Tent – Wellness Center

12:30 pm – 1:20 pm

FAN Session 3 – Old North

1:00 pm – 1:50 pm

Special Interest Sessions – Classrooms

1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Fun @ Plunkett Park

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Session 7

• Oral Sessions – Classrooms
• Poster Sessions – Wellness Center
• Performing Arts – Radke Theatre, Center for Transformative Learning

2:00 pm – 2:50 pm

Special Interest Sessions – Classrooms

2:45 pm – 3:45 pm

Session 8 

• Oral Sessions – Classrooms
• Poster Sessions – Wellness Center

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Session 9 

• Oral Sessions – Classrooms
• Poster Sessions – Wellness Center
• Performing Arts – Radke Theatre, Center for Transformative Learning

3:00 pm - 3:50 pm

Hosting a Future NCUR Event – Room 111, Forensic Science Institute

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

CUR Reception and NCUR Transition to 2019 Signing Ceremony/Reception – Atrium, Forensic Science Institute

4:45 pm – 6:00 pm

Shuttles to Bricktown Music Festival

5:30 pm – 11:00 pm

Bricktown Music Festival – Bricktown District, Oklahoma City

Saturday, April 7, 2018

Time

Event

7:00 am – 9:00 am

Registration – 2nd floor in front of Legends, Nigh University Center

7:00 am – 9:00 am

Breakfast 

• Ballrooms, Nigh University Center
• Buddy's Cafeteria

7:00 am – 1:00 pm

Luggage Drop-Off/Storage – Cherokee Room, Room 213, Nigh University Center

7:40 am – 8:30 am

FAN Session 4 – Old North

8:30 am – 9:30 am

Session 10

• Oral Sessions – Classrooms
• Poster Sessions – Wellness Center
• Performing Arts – Radke Theatre, Center for Transformative Learning

9:45 am – 10:45 am

Session 11

• Oral Sessions – Classrooms
• Poster Sessions – Wellness Center

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Plenary Speaker #3 – Hamilton Field House

T.W. Shannon, CEO of Bank2 in Oklahoma City, the only bank in the country, wholly owned by a tribe, the Chickasaw Nation.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch - 2nd floor by food court-Nigh University Center

12:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Saturday Afternoon Excursions