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GRADUATE REUNION & RETIREMENT CELEBRATION FOR DR. ALFRED KASZNIAK April 17‐19th, 2015 Itinerary FRIDAY, APRIL 17TH, 2015
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2:30-4pm. Meet our current graduate students over coffee. Psychology Room 207.
4pm. Colloquium. Invited speaker: Dr. Robert Wilson, University of Arizona, The ExploreExploit Dilemma in Human Reinforcement Learning. ILC Room 140.
Map to ILC:
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6:30pm. Meet at The Shanty for drinks and food, hosted by The Shanty's owner and Psychology
alum, Bill Nugent. 401 East 9th Street.
Map to Shanty:
SATURDAY, APRIL 18th, 2015
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9am - Noon. Lab-specific events. For Kaszniak alums, contact Mary-Frances O'Connor
(mfoconnor@email.arizona.edu).
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Noon - 2pm. Lunch and graduate student poster session, Psychology courtyard.
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2-3:15pm. Tours of the Mirror Lab and the Planetarium. (See details below.)
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3:30-5pm. Special guest speaker, Dr. Daniel Schacter. ILC Room 150. (Map to ILC above.)
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If you have children who do not want to attend the talk, please bring them to the ILC with
you and they can be dropped off with the adults who will have supervised games and
activities for them.
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5-6:30pm. Wine reception, Old Main, Silver and Sage room.
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6:30pm. Dinner, Psychology courtyard. SUNDAY, APRIL 19th, 2015
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8am. HIKE! Meet at Sabino Canyon parking lot at 8am. If you need a ride, speak to Lee on
Saturday. The hike will last approximately two hours then we’ll have a list of brunch places
nearby.
Tours on Saturday
Tours on Saturday afternoon, each lasting approximately 1 hour:
Steward Observatory Mirror Lab: 527 National Championship Drive. Meet at the east side of UA
Football Stadium, the front door is located just to the left as you are just about to walk underneath the
stadium. The tour guides will meet you at the entrance (by the 2 blue benches out front). Please try to
arrive 10 minutes before your 2pm tour. (See Map below.)
Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium: The planetarium tour is specifically geared towards
families and includes the planetarium show and the "Exploring Sky Islands" exhibit as well as the
Dynamic Earth Planetarium show which starts at 2pm (Map).
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Dynamic Earth - The award-winning Dynamic Earth explores the inner workings of Earth’s
climate system. Audiences will ride along on swirling ocean and wind currents, dive into the heart
of a monster hurricane, come face-to-face with sharks and gigantic whales, and fly into roiling
volcanoes. Narrated by Liam Neeson.
Type of Show: FullDome film followed by a live star talk
Recommended for: 3rd grade and up.
Please let the front desk know you are with the Department of Psychology and their staff will have
a list with the names of those who have registered.
Bringing your children?
Bring your family, kids are welcome at all the events, free of charge. The Planetarium tour on Saturday
afternoon is specifically geared towards families. Since your children might not want to attend the invited
address Saturday afternoon, we'll have games on the mall organized and supervised by current graduate
students and undergrads. Please let us know if you'll be bringing your kids along, and their ages.
Alfred W. Kaszniak Graduate Fellowship
In honor of Al's enormous contribution to the field of of neuropsychology, we have established an
endowed fellowship in his name. The award will be given to yearly to a promising incoming graduate
student in clinical nueropsychology. Contributions to the fund can be made through the Reunion
registration payment page. Donation cards will also be available at the dinner.
Need more information?
If you have any questions, please contact Lee Ryan (ryant@email.arizona.edu), Dana Narter
(dnarter@email.arizona.edu), or Mary-Frances O'Connor (mfoconnor@email.arizona.edu).
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!