- Orientation: workshops to prepare you for the summer program
- Science Writing and Presentations: workshops to prepare you for the poster session
- Library and Research: workshops related to library research, Wesleyan collections, and citations
- Career: workshops related to life after Wesleyan
- Maker Space: workshops in Wesleyan's IDEAS Lab
- Programming: workshops presented by CIS professor Kelly Thayer and the QAC
*Workshops with limited seats require sign-up in advance. The workshop interest form will be available the first week of the program.
Summer 2023
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ORIENTATION |
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May 31 1:00pm-1:20pm |
Payroll Best Practices |
Anika Dane |
Required for all students Woodhead |
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May 31 |
Lab Safety |
Bill Nelligan |
Required for all students Woodhead |
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May 31 |
Animal Training |
Pete Shatos |
Required for all students working with animals Woodhead |
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June 1 8:30am- 6:30pm |
QAC Boot Camp: SPSS |
Manolis Kaparakis |
QAC Fellows only Allbritton 204 |
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June 1 1:00pm- 3:00pm |
Lab Equipment |
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Required for all students in Biology, Chemistry, and MB&B labs Hall-Atwater 283 |
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June 2 8:30am- 6:30pm |
QAC Boot Camp: SAS |
Robert Kabacoff |
QAC Fellows only Allbritton 204 |
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June 5 8:30am- 6:30pm |
QAC Boot Camp: Stata |
Manolis Kaparakis |
QAC Fellows only Allbritton 204 |
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June 5 8:30am- 6:30pm |
QAC Boot Camp: R |
Robert Kabacoff |
QAC Fellows only Allbritton 204 |
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June 7 8:30am- 6:30pm |
QAC Boot Camp: Data Management |
Robert Kabacoff |
QAC Fellows only Allbritton 204 |
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June 12 10:00am- 11:00am |
Laser Safety Trainng |
Meng-ju Renee Sher |
Required for all students using the laser Woodhead Lounge |
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June 12 |
Lab Safety |
Bill Nelligan |
Make-up for any students starting late Woodhead Lounge |
SCIENCE WRITING AND PRESENTATION SERIES |
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June 9 10:00am- 11:00am or 11:30am- 12:30pm |
Science Writing and Reporting Your Research I |
Beth Hepford |
Required for all university-paid fellows Writing for STEM disciplines differs from the writing you will encounter in other courses. STEM writing is structured and intentional. These workshops are designed to introduce you to common structural patterns in STEM writing and help you present your work in the most effective way possible. Woodhead Lounge |
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June 30 10:00am- 11:00am or 11:30am- 12:30pm |
Science Writing and Reporting Your Research II |
Beth Hepford |
Required for all university-paid fellows Writing for STEM disciplines differs from the writing you will encounter in other courses. STEM writing is structured and intentional. These workshops are designed to introduce you to common structural patterns in STEM writing and help you present your work in the most effective way possible. Woodhead Lounge |
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June 27 1:00pm-2:00pm |
Poster Presentations |
Jeffrey Goetz and Jen Platt |
Required for all university-paid fellows Learn about the considerations that go into making a standout conference poster. How do you design a poster that conveys all the information you want while also being engaging enough to draw people in? What do you need to think about with respect to colors, sizes, imagery, and – of course – content? Once you have the ideas, what considerations go into an effective digital presentation that are unique to the medium, and how will you create a short video to connect with more people? We’ll help you conceive and create the perfect poster for your research and answer your questions about the process. Woodhead Lounge |
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July 17, 19, 21 1:00pm-4:00pm Drop In |
Poster Workshops |
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Design your poster with your peers before the print deadline. Exley 189 |
LIBRARY AND RESEARCH SERIES |
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June 6 11:00am- 12:00pm or 1:00pm- 2:00pm |
Finding and Reading Scientific Papers | Clara del Junco |
Wesleyan Library provides you with access to millions of scientific articles in tens of thousands of journals, and books too. In this workshop, you'll learn how to find the ones that matter for your research, and how to get the information you need from them. |
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June 8 11:00am- 12:00pm |
By the Book: Scientific Inquiry and the Codex |
Brenna Larson |
Limited to 15 seats* In this hands-on session, we will examine a selection of rare books from the fifteenth through seventeenth centuries which document critical moments in the history of science. We will consider the intersection of the histories of book technologies and scientific inquiry and investigate the interdisciplinary nature of scientific research in premodern Europe. Olin Library, Special Collections & Archives, 1st floor |
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June 13 11:00am- 12:00pm or 1:00pm- 2:00pm |
What I Wish I Knew When I Started Research: Organizing your data & work for smooth(er), low(er)-stress research | Clara del Junco |
You're finishing up your first paper (congratulations!)... but you just can't remember where you saved that REALLY IMPORTANT reference for your introduction. Six months later, you need to redo an analysis with different parameters... but you can't find the raw data. I learned the hard way to avoid these common pitfalls so you don't have to. In this workshop, you'll learn the basics of good research data management and other strategies to help you own your research instead of the other way around. |
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June 15 11:00am- 12:00pm |
Science at Wesleyan from the University Archives |
Amanda Nelson |
Limited to 15 seats* Ever wondered what science looked like at Wesleyan 50 years ago? 100 years? Almost 200 years ago? Was the observatory always on Foss Hill? Where did the natural history collections come from? Come discover original documents and photographs from the archives to find out what research was done here at Wesleyan and how it might relate to what you’re working on now! Olin Library, Special Collections & Archives, 1st floor |
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June 15 2:00pm-3:00pm or June 20 1:00pm- 2:00pm |
Introduction to Zotero | Lynne Stahl |
Zotero is a free, easy-to-use citation manager that enables users to generate citations and bibliographies in the style of their choice. Additional features include online syncing, collaborative libraries, Word and Google Docs integration, PDF annotation, and more. Attendees will come away from this workshop with practice using Zotero’s major functions as well as resources for exploring more advanced features. If possible, attendees should download the Zotero desktop application and the browser extension from zotero.org before the workshop. Please bring your laptop to the workshop. Woodhead Lounge |
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June 22 1:00pm-2:30pm Drop In |
Science Artist Book Open House |
Brenna Larson and Amanda Nelson |
Artist books are books that are works of art or works of art that take the form of a book. Special Collections & Archives has an excellent collection of science related artist books. Come by to see examples of how artists include and portray physics, astronomy, chemistry, biology, and environmentalism into their art and to the larger world. Olin Library, Special Collections & Archives, 1st floor |
CAREER SERIES |
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June 7 12:00pm-1:00pm |
Fellowships in the Sciences |
Erica Kowsz, Aaron Berson |
Join Assistant Director for Fellowships, Dr. Erica Kowsz, and Aaron Berson, ’24, one of two Wesleyan 2023 Goldwater Scholars, for a presentation and Q&A about fellowship and scholarship opportunities. Aaron will be joining us to answer questions about his experience applying for the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and how it connects to his career and graduate school plans. If you’re interested in learning about building a career in finding funding for school and research and building a scientific research career, this session is for you. All class years and disciplines are welcome; we will address opportunities that are open form the sophomore year onward to senior year.Questions can be directed to fellowships@wesleyan.edu. Fisk 201 |
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June 16 3:30pm-4:30pm |
A Day in the Life of a Graduate Student |
Ghazia Abbas, Bilge Buyukdemirtas |
Allbritton 311 |
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June 28 12:00pm-1:15pm |
Financial Education Lasts a Lifetime |
McNair Program |
Allbritton 311 |
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July 12 12:00pm-1:00pm |
Publish or Perish |
Seth Redfield, Rich Olson |
Join Wesleyan faculty to discuss scientific publishing and preparing your work for publication and grant proposals. Lunch provided. Van Vleck Observatory 110 |
MAKER SPACE SERIES |
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June 8 2:00pm-5:00pm |
IDEAS Lab Digital Fabrication I |
Daniel Moller |
Limited to 10 seats* Personalize a laser engraved water bottle or slate coaster with your own text/images. Bring a design/image with you or find/create it during the workshop. For operational efficiency, a non-insulated water bottle or slate coaster will be provided to the participant for the engraving. Exley 72 and 40 |
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June 15 2:00pm-5:00pm |
IDEAS Lab Digital Fabrication II |
Daniel Moller |
Limited to 10 seats* Create a tealight lantern. Design and fabricate a stylized enclosure to hold a battery-powered, flameless tealight (safety first!). Bring a design/image with you or find/create it during the workshop. Materials will be provided. Exley 72 and 40 |
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July 13 2:00pm-5:00pm |
IDEAS Lab Digital Fabrication III |
Daniel Moller |
Limited to 10 seats* Create your own jewelry. Design and fabricate a set of earrings, a necklace pendant, a bracelet or a pet/ID tag using the laser cutter/engraver. Bring a design/image with you or find/create it during the workshop. Materials will be provided. Exley 72 and 40 |
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July 20 2:00pm-5:00pm |
IDEAS Lab Digital Fabrication I, II, or III |
Daniel Moller |
Limited to 10 seats* Missed one of the IDEAS Lab workshops the first time around? Wish you had a coaster to go with your water bottle, a nightlight in your room, or need a bracelet to match your personalized earrings? Attend this catch-all workshop and pick your path. Exley 72 and 40 |
PROGRAMMING SERIES |
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June 7 1:00pm-3:00pm |
UNIX I: Introduction to the High Performance Cluster |
Kelly Thayer |
Exley 74 |
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June 8 8:30am- 10:00am |
Exploratory data analysis and Visualization |
Robert Kabacoff |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204 |
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June 8 1:00pm-3:00pm |
UNIX II: Text Editors |
Kelly Thayer |
Exley 74 |
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June 9 8:30am- 10:00am |
Exploratory data analysis and Visualization |
Robert Kabacoff |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204
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June 9 1:00pm-3:00pm |
UNIX III: Essential Shell Scripting & Queueing |
Kelly Thayer |
CANCELLED Exley 74 |
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June 12 8:30am- 10:00am |
Basics of hypothesis testing -- t-tests |
Manolis Kaparakis |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204
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June 12 3:30pm- 5:00pm |
Python |
Pavel Oleinikov |
Allbritton 204 |
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June 13 8:30am- 10:00am |
ANOVA |
Manolis Kaparakis |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204
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June 13 3:30pm- 5:00pm |
Python |
Pavel Oleinikov |
Allbritton 204 |
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June 14 8:30am- 10:00am |
Two way tables- Chi square tests |
Manolis Kaparakis |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204
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June 14 3:00pm-4:00pm |
An Introduction to Electronic Structure Calculations Using Gaussian |
Ed Brothers |
The Introduction to Electronic Structure Calculations Using Gaussian workshop is designed for students in chemistry, physics, molecular biology, and related fields who want to gain some hands-on experience in the basics of running and interpreting the output of modern high-level molecular electronic structure computations. The only prerequisite is some familiarity with atomic and molecular orbitals at the level of CHEM141 or CHEM144. The workshop begins with an in-person introduction on June 14 and is followed by four structured modules on Moodle that students work thorough on their own schedules over four weeks. On-line office hours with the workshop staff will be available throughout. Students who complete the entire workshop will be prepared to begin using modern electronic structure theory in their coursework and research. Schedule: Week 1: Introduction, Background, and Building Molecules Hall-Atwater 84 |
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June 14 3:30pm- 5:00pm |
Python |
Pavel Oleinikov |
Allbritton 204 |
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June 15 8:30am- 10:00am |
Regression Analysis |
Maryam Gooyabadi |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204
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June 15 3:30pm- 5:00pm |
Webscraping |
Pavel Oleinikov |
Allbritton 204 |
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June 16 8:30am- 10:00am |
Regression Analysis |
Maryam Gooyabadi |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204
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June 16 3:30pm- 5:00pm |
Webscraping |
Pavel Oleinikov |
Allbritton 204 |
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June 20 8:30am- 10:00am |
Logistics |
Maryam Gooyabadi |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204
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June 20 10:30am-12:00pm |
Molecular Visualization with PyMol and VMD |
Kelly Thayer |
Please bring your laptop. Hall-Atwater 84 |
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June 20 3:30pm- 5:00pm |
An introduction to Text mining |
Pavel Oleinikov |
Allbritton 204 |
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June 21 8:30am-10:00am |
exercises |
Maryam Gooyabadi |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204 |
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June 21 3:30pm- 5:00pm |
An introduction to Text mining |
Pavel Oleinikov |
Allbritton 204 |
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June 22 8:30am- 10:00am |
Regression post-estimation |
Manolis Kaparakis |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204 |
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June 22 10:30am-12:00pm |
Data Visualization with MATLAB |
Kelly Thayer |
Please bring your laptop. Hall-Atwater 84 |
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June 22 3:30pm- 5:00pm |
An introduction to Text mining |
Pavel Oleinikov |
Allbritton 204 |
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June 23 8:30am- 10:00am |
Regression post-estimation |
Manolis Kaparakis |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204 |
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June 23 3:30pm- 5:00pm |
An introduction to Text mining |
Pavel Oleinikov |
Allbritton 204 |
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June 26 8:30am- 10:00am |
2SLS (Instrumental Variable Estimation (IV) and Simultaneous Equation Systems |
Manolis Kaparakis |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204 |
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June 26 3:30pm- 5:00pm |
Intro to SQL |
Pavel Oleinikov |
Allbritton 204 |
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June 27 8:30am- 10:00am |
2SLS (Instrumental Variable Estimation (IV) and Simultaneous Equation Systems |
Manolis Kaparakis |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204 |
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June 27 10:30am-12:00pm |
Machine Learning I: Overview |
Kelly Thayer |
Please bring your laptop. |
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June 27 3:30pm- 5:00pm |
Intro to SQL |
Pavel Oleinikov |
Allbritton 204 |
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June 28 8:30am- 10:00am |
Ordered Logit |
Valerie Nazzaro |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204 |
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June 28 3:30pm- 5:00pm |
Intro to SQL |
Pavel Oleinikov |
Allbritton 204 |
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June 29 8:30am- 10:00am |
Multinomial Logit |
Valerie Nazzaro |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204 |
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June 29 10:30am-12:00pm |
Machine Learning II: Regressors |
Kelly Thayer |
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June 29 3:30pm- 5:00pm |
Intro to SQL |
Pavel Oleinikov |
Allbritton 204 |
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June 30 8:30am-10:00am |
exercises |
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Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204 |
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July 5 8:30am- 10:00am |
Count Models |
Valerie Nazzaro |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204 |
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July 5 3:30pm- 5:00pm |
Time Series Models |
Maryam Gooyabadi |
Allbritton 204 |
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July 6 8:30am- 10:00am |
Survival Analysis |
Valerie Nazzaro |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204 |
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July 6 10:30am-12:00pm |
Machine Learning III: Deep Neural Nets |
Kelly Thayer |
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July 6 3:30pm- 5:00pm |
Time Series Models |
Maryam Gooyabadi |
Allbritton 204 |
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July 7 8:30am- 10:00am |
Survival Analysis |
Valerie Nazzaro |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204 |
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July 7 3:30pm- 5:00pm |
Time Series Models (exercises) |
Maryam Gooyabadi |
Allbritton 204 |
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July 10 8:30am- 10:00am |
Working with Panel Data |
Manolis Kaparakis |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204 |
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July 11 8:30am- 10:00am |
Working with Panel Data |
Manolis Kaparakis |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204 |
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July 12 8:30am- 10:00am |
Working with Panel Data |
Manolis Kaparakis |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204 |
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July 13 8:30am- 10:00am |
Mixed/HLM models |
Jen Rose |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204 |
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July 14 8:30am- 10:00am |
Mixed/HLM models |
Jen Rose |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204 |
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July 17 8:30am- 10:00am |
Mixed/HLM models |
Jen Rose |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204 |
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July 18 8:30am- 10:00am |
Cluster Analysis |
Robert Kabacoff |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204 |
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July 19 8:30am- 10:00am |
Principal Component Analysis (PCA) |
Robert Kabacoff |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204 |
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July 20 8:30am- 10:00am |
Factor Analysis |
Jen Rose |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204 |
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July 21 8:30am- 10:00am |
Path Analysis |
Jen Rose |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204 |
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July 24 8:30am- 10:00am |
Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) |
Jen Rose |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204 |
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July 25 8:30am- 10:00am |
Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) |
Jen Rose |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204 |
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July 26 8:30am- 10:00am |
Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) |
Jen Rose |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204 |
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July 27 8:30am- 10:00am |
Data Ethics |
Robert Kabacoff and Jen Rose |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204 |
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July 28 8:30am- 10:00am |
Data Ethics |
Robert Kabacoff and Jen Rose |
Limited to QAC Fellows plus seven seats* Allbritton 204 |
Additional workshops are being scheduled, please email Anika (adane@wesleyan.edu) if you have an idea or any questions.
Other Opportunities
If you have a workshop or related opportunity to share, please email Anika (adane@wesleyan.edu).
REGISTER HERE BY JUNE 30: https://redcap.link/d747jjua
When you register, you will nominate your mentor or mentee to participate with you as your research study partner.