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Friday, September 29
ARRIVE at the Yorktowne Hotel—ideally, no later than 5:00 p.m.! If you're flying in or arriving on Amtrak, we'll work with you for ground transportation. If driving, there is parking for the Yorktowne Hotel at 41 East Market Street (right across from the Hotel).
After getting settled in, feel free to spend some time relaxing and/or mingling with others in the hotel lobby, the Graham Rooftop Lounge, or have a walk around our fair city. We'd also be happy to have you stop by and see us at the Center for Community Engagement, also directly across from the Yorktowne Hotel, at 59 East Market Street. We will be here to welcome you and would enjoy some informal conversation before we get underway.
5:30–6:45 p.m.
Opening Reception and Networking Exercise (Center for Community Engagement)
We know that you will be arriving at different times, but beginning at 5:30 p.m., we’ll have some refreshments available as you meet other attendees, including those within your research working group. You’ll participate in a semi-structured exercise in which you can share your topics, your goals, and get to know each other’s backgrounds and priorities for research.
7:00 p.m.
Opening General Session and Plenary Address (Yorktowne Hotel, Pullo Room)
As we sit down for dinner, we’ll hear some brief opening remarks to set the tone for this year’s Workshop. You’ll be seated with members of your Working Group, so you will also be able to continue the process of getting to know each other and do some goal-setting for the busy day ahead.
Over dessert, we'll have our Plenary address. (At least one of the two will be good😉)
Once we've wrapped up formal activities, feel free to continue conversations. (But be sure to get some rest—we start early on Saturday!)
Saturday, September 30
7:00–7:45 a.m.
Breakfast and Networking (Center for Community Engagement, CCE)
Continental breakfast available at the Center for Community Engagement. This is a good opportunity to have some conversations and continue your networking.
8:00 a.m.
Story Time and Opening Exercises, led by Dominic DelliCarpini (CCE, Community Room)
We’ll start with some self-introductions by undergraduate researchers. Each researcher will have two minutes to tell a genesis story about their research and what inspires them to want to do this work—as well as the impact it could have on the field, their institution, and/or their community. No pressure, just an informal “here’s what got me hooked, why this interests me, what I’m thinking about, and why I think it could be ‘consequential.’”
This is a chance for us all to learn more about the range of topics and goals you have brought with you and what drives your research impulses. It will also help researchers to gravitate to others with similar interests and help mentors learn more about participants who they think they can serve—so listen and look for collaborators.
Finally, you will be introduced to the process for the “What/Why” and “How” workshops.
9:30–11:00 a.m.
"What/Why" (Topic Development) Workshops (CCE, various rooms)
These initial sessions with your Working Groups will feature a structured activity in which researchers can narrow their research question, their purpose, and their audience. You’ll work to envision the ultimate goals of your research and articulate them more precisely.
By the end of this session, you will also have developed a better idea about research methods that might be used to study your question; that will help you plan out the afternoon “How” sessions you’d like to attend. Use your Meet your Mentors Guide, your networking conversations, and the guidance of your Working group to consider who you might speak with in the “How” (methods) sessions.
11:00–11:45 a.m.
Round One, Concurrent "How" (Methods) Workshops (CCE, various rooms)
Mentors will be situated for drop-by sessions in various locations throughout the CCE. Taking into account what they’ve discovered in your morning sessions, each undergraduate researcher will move to stations at breakout tables to discuss possible methods for their study and gather advice from mentors who can share their experience and expertise, but who will also help you be creative with your research methods. Feel free to move around the many experts in the room.
Noon–1:30 p.m.
Lunch and Break (CCE Mural and Community Rooms)
We’ll share some lunch, discuss ways to “publish” (make public) or “circulate” your research in consequential ways. Weather permitting, there will be some time to venture out to see a bit of our City—and perhaps meet some of the people who are doing social justice work in York.
1:45–2:30 p.m.
General Check-in (CCE, Community Room)
After lunch and our break, we’ll take a bit of time to see how we are all doing, to hear about how you’re thinking is developing and/or changing, and address any questions or concerns.
2:30–3:15 p.m.
Round Two, Concurrent "How" (Methods) Workshops (CCE, various rooms)
Each undergraduate researcher will move to a second station in breakout rooms to discuss another array of possible methods for their study and gather advice from methods experts.
3:30–5:00 p.m.
Reflection and Poster Planning for your Final Pitch/Presentation (CCE, various rooms)
We’ll first gather to talk about how you can move toward creating your final plan. Then, each undergraduate researcher will have some quiet time to make notes and start to refine their topic and methods toward designing their final pitches (using whatever mode of presentation you find most appropriate) and their posters. Researchers will be with their working groups, where they can work individually (and also talk with their mentors).
The goal is to plan/sketch prototypes of your poster, which might include topic question, audience, possible impact, and method of research. This will vary according to how far along their research is. You can use the resources on the “Instructions and Links for Poster Presentation” page to guide you.
5:00–6:00 p.m.
Break and Prepare for Evening Activities (CCE, Community Room)
After a brief check in to end our hard days’ work, you’ll have some time to relax (you can stop back in your hotel room if you wish) and prepare for our evening fun.
After some down time, we'll gather again to walk to our dinner location (about two blocks), after which it is a short walk (about 3 blocks) to our evening activity. (We’re glad to provide rides to anyone who has mobility challenges—just let us know).
6:30 p.m.
Dinner (Archetype Pizza)
8:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Evening Activity (Escape Games Live)
9:30
Return to Yorktowne Hotel for evening conversations and a much-needed rest!
Sunday, October 1st
7:00–7:45 a.m.
Breakfast (Center for Community Engagement)
Continental breakfast available at the Center for Community Engagement. This is a good opportunity to have some conversations and continue your networking.
You should check out of your room; you can bring your luggage to the CCE for storage if you didn’t drive here, as airport and train shuttles will leave directly from the CCE.
8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Final Poster Work (CCE, various rooms)
Extending from your work on Saturday afternoon, undergraduate researchers will work individually on their final posters, with assistance as needed from mentors. For those who need materials printed, you’ll submit that by 9:30 or earlier.
York College staff will be here to help. We’ll also help you to find the spot for you to display your work in the first floor of the CCEl.
10:00 - 11 a.m.
Group 1, Pitches and Gallery Walk (CCE, various rooms)
Half of the undergraduate researchers will give a 1-minute pitch about their work, and then we’ll have time to visit each other’s posters to comment and offer advice and encouragement.
11:15 a.m. - Noon
Group 2 Pitches and Lunch (CCE, Community Room)
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Group 2 Gallery Walk (CCE, first floor)
We’ll have time to visit each other’s posters to comment and offer advice and encouragement.
1:15 p.m.
Benediction (CCE, Community Room)
Final words and preparation for departures. You’ll be tired, but hopefully happy, inspired, and ready for your next steps with a new group of national colleagues...
1:30 p.m.
Airport and Train Ground Transportation Departs
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