CHICAGO, IL

 

Loyola University - Science in the Windy City

This four day conference includes workshops that will challenge and entertain. Our Summer 2008 program will be held at the Loyola University Chicago, downtown Campus, with events at the Adler  Planetarium and Museum of Science and Industry.

This year's program topics include "New Tools for Teaching About Force and Motion," and "Dead Folks Do Tell Tales: Using Bones to Explore the Past."
So whether your taste runs to Newton's Laws or CSI: Miami, you are sure to find something of interest.

In addition to new content from the life and physical sciences, you'll learn new ways to use inquiry techniques and assess student learning, particularly with diverse learners, and how to support literacy and technology in the science classroom.

Loyola's downtown campus is located right on the "Miracle Mile," steps from the entertainment/shopping district and the Chicago Art Institute.

The campus is easily reached by local transportation or shuttle from the O'Hare International and Midway airports.

About the Instructors
Dr. David Slavsky is the Director of the Center for Science and Mathematics and Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Loyola. An astrophysicist by background, he has been recognized for teaching excellence, for his research contribution and for his service to the college and the Chicago community. He has had numerous NSF grants, designed science packages for solo trans-Pacific balloon flights, and advised TV personality Jerry Springer about extraterrestrial life. His students say he can explain complex topics in a way that is easy to understand.
 
Dr. Anne Grauer is a professor in the Department of Anthropology at Loyola. Her research interests include health and disease in medieval England and the use of skeletal analysis to explore the lives of women. She is the co-author of Sex and Gender in Paleo-anthropological Perspectives (Cambridge University Press, 1999), has served on the editorial board of the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, and is a member of the FBI Evidence Response Team.

Seminar Cost - $2,495*
Includes round trip air transportation, single accommodation, daily meals (dinner only on July 13, breakfast only on July 18), local transportation while at the Seminar, all material fees, and opening tour of the Adler Planetarium. Local participants (no hotel, air travel or evening meals) pay $1,395 for the program. Course credit is available for an additional fee from Loyola University, Chicago.

RESERVE YOUR PLACE NOW by calling Ayse Frosina at 800 381-8003 Ext 120 or Dr. Mark Koker at Ext 142

* Prices shown are for applications received by May 1, 2008.  Applications received after May 1 will incur an additional $200 fee to cover the increased cost of air travel.