SCHEDULE Midwest High School Scholars Actuarial Academy for Underrepresented Groups For Mathematical-Actuarial Science Careers 21 st year for the program!!!! Sunday, July 10 Friday, July 15, 2016 Illinois State University Sunday, July 10 12:00 2:00 p.m. dorm Students check in to residence hall 2:30 3:15 p.m. Hancock Stadium Club Reception for students, parents, and staff. 3:15 pm 4:00 p.m. Hancock Stadium Club ISU President Larry Dietz SOA President Errol Cramer 4:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. Hancock Stadium Club MHSSAA program Orientation Meeting Kim Boxell, Towers Watson Dr. Mike Plantholt, ISU Math Dept. Susan Mitchell, Program Coordinator 5:00 p.m. Back Parents depart campus 6:00 7:00 p.m. Dorm Kong Room Pizza dinner - go over week schedule with counselors/can use lounge also 7:00-9:00 p.m. Dorm Activity in dorm, games Kong Room 3
Monday, July 11 7:30 8:30 a.m. dorm Watterson Breakfast 8:30 a.m. dorm Review day s schedule with counselors 9:45 a.m.-11:00 a.m. SFHB 131 Allstate, Jim Rowland Allstate presentation 11:00 a.m. Break Break 11:40 a.m. outside Business Bldg. Group photo (Jeff Soucek photographer) Noon/after photo dorm Watterson Lunch 1:15 p.m. Lab 22G SFHB 131 Mike Plantholt 2:30 pm Break Break 2:45 pm Lab 22G SFHB 131 Mike Plantholt 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. SFHB 131 Nancy Behren, State Farm 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. dorm & Kong Room Dinner and free time Watterson dinner 8:00 p.m. Pepsi Ice Center Drive to ice skating 8:30 p.m. -9:30 p.m. Pepsi Ice Center Ice skating 4
Tuesday, July 12 7:15 8:15 a.m. dorm Watterson Breakfast 8:15 a.m. dorm Review day s schedule with counselors Complete evaluations of previous day s events 8:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. SFHB 367 Daniel Teuma, Pinnacle 9:45 a.m. SFHB 367 Break 10:00 11:30 a.m. SFHB 367 Kevin Ahlgrim, Katie School of Insurance 11:45 a.m. dorm Watterson Back to dorm and Lunch 12:45 a.m. Country Insurance Board bus to visit Country Insurance 1:00 p.m. Country Insurance Visit with Country Insurance 4:00 p.m. dorm Return from Country Insurance 4:15 p.m. dorm Free time 5:15 p.m. dorm Watterson Dinner 6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Bowling and Billiards ISU Bowling and Billiards 9:00 p.m. dorm Supervised free time 5
Wednesday, July 13 7:00 7:45 a.m. dorm Watterson Breakfast 7:45 a.m. dorm Review day s schedule with counselors Complete evaluations of previous day s events 8:00 a.m. dorm Board bus for State Farm in front of residence hall 8:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. State Farm Corporate Students work in small groups with actuaries from life, health, auto, and fire areas and Lunch. 12:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. State Farm Park Recreation 3:30 p.m. State Farm Park Board bus and return to ISU 4:00 p.m. Dorm Dorm for break 4:45 p.m. dorm Watterson Dinner 5:45 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Activity Activity 6
Thursday, July 14 7:15 8:15 a.m. dorm Watterson Breakfast 8:15 a.m. dorm Review day s schedule with counselors Complete evaluations of previous day s events 9:00 a.m 10:00 a.m. SFHB 131 Presentation by /Math Dept. Dr. Krzys Ostaszewski 10:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Break Break 10:15 a.m. 11:15 p.m. SFHB 131 IABA Leader, Dietrich 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Lunch Watterson Lunch 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Meet SFHB 131 Forum/small group interaction break out sessions with ISU faculty and administration and former Actuarial Students May also use Atrium COB 3:15 p.m.-4:45p.m. SFHB RM 131 Speaker, Towers Watson 4:45 p.m. Break Break 6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Cook out or in Dinner and Recreation (weather? Outside?) Possible swimming. Dorm/Kong Room/ Moe s Grill dinner catered Fairview Park Shelter 7
Thursday, July 14, 2016 1:00-3:00 p.m. Breakout sessions The students attending the Minority High School Scholars Actuarial Academy will have an afternoon of small group breakout sessions with ISU faculty and students. Each session will last for 20 minutes. There will be a Q&A at the end of all rotations. Breakout session topics: Group I: Group II: Student study principles: The importance of being focused and keeping up with your assignments and actuarial student questions. ( Alumni of the MHSSAA program, Dulce Torres, Ashley Shannon, MHSSAA counselor) Making the decision on a field of study (Admissions- Branden Delk) College visits and helpful hints on what to look for in higher education (Admissions) Group III: Group IV: Group V: College life how to survive and what to expect (Dean of Students Office), Diversity Advocacy (Danny Matthews) Financial Aid (Mesha Garner) Dept. of Mathematics (Ed Mooney) 8
Friday, July 15 7:15 8:00 a.m. dorm Breakfast 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. dorm Review day s schedule with counselors get packed and ready to check out of room will not return to room Luggage to be left in luggage/storage room until time to leave Must check out between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Kong Room Provost Krejci will speak to students. 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Kong Room Complete Final Evaluations Mike Plantholt and students 11:00 a.m. Kong Room Final Event, faculty and industry planning committee participants, parents, etc. Presentation of certificates. 12:00 p.m. dorm Students ready to leave campus. 9