This two-session workshop will engage participants with the pivotal, and related, roles of collaborative networks and undergraduate research in maximizing LSST science.  Collaborative scientific networks and undergraduate research are mutually beneficial activities that foster innovation, inclusive opportunities for discovery, and increased creativity through broader knowledge bases and shared resources. Talks, panels, and group discussions will focus on topics such as partnerships, cohort building, and student initiatives. Participants will be treated to a networking lunch between the sessions. This session is supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation.

Session I: Institutional Networks

Talks – 50 minutes

1. Introduction to the session, Beth Willman [5 minutes]
2. The Rubin Undergraduate Network: A Curated Resource and Support System for Students and Mentors from Undergrad-Focused Institutions, Mark Pitts [9+3 minutes]
3. Growing Research Capacity through Institutional Collaboration with Community Colleges, Jesse Mason [12+3 minutes]
4. Partnerships between Research 1 and primarily undergraduate institutions (HWS+UW, Rider+Princeton) Leslie Hebb + John Bochanski [12+3 minutes]

Discussion in Breakout Groups – 20 minutes
Challenges, to, best practices for, and benefits of, establishing and sustaining partnerships among disparate academic institutions.

Report-Outs – 20 minutes

This is the first half of a two-part session.

Go to Expanding Rubin Science: Collaborative Networking and Undergraduate Research II.