Faculty, student and staff alike gather for a weekend of talks, posters, food, fun and games. The retreat is typically held at our very own field station, the Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology , usually on the second or third week of September. All Department members are welcome to attend and bring their spouses, significant others, and children. Faculty present 20 minute talks in short sessions held on Saturday morning and early Saturday evening. To the right we see Dr. Roger Hendrix prepare his computer for a PowerPoint presentation.
Much discussion is had and everyone comes away better informed.
This is the ideal place for incoming gradaute students to educate themselves on the goings-on in our Department. The best posters compete for our annual Pisum Prize for outstanding poster presentation. But its not all hard work at the retreat. And after the Saturday talks, we have a fabulous dinner and evening entertainment. To the right we see John Hempel and Bob Duda mutilating performing a classic song from yesteryear.