Conference Extras
Available when you register for
the conference via the online form (available January
16, 2008)
T-shirts
- Remember your NCUR22 experience with a high quality
short-sleeved t-shirt.
T-shirts may be ordered in advance on the registration
form or during the conference in the registration area.
Cost (small, medium, large, x-large): $15.
Cost (xx-large): $16.
Evening Extras
- Thursday Evening Olympic Events
7:00pm-10:00pm
Thursday evening features three levels of entertainment
in accordance with the upcoming 2008 Summer Olympics:
- Bronze Medal Activity – Enjoy the numerous exercise
opportunities in Salisbury University’s Maggs Physical
Activities Center. While poster sessions are being
displayed in the main
gym, shoot some hoops or play ultimate Frisbee in the
spacious auxiliary gym. Relax your mind and strengthen your body in the nautilus
room or brand new weightlifting facility. Maggs also
features three racquetball courts
and a beautiful regulation-size indoor pool.
Cost: FREE
- Cancelled
Silver Medal Activity – Visit Crown Sports Center, a
state-of-the-art indoor athletic complex. Located a few
miles from the SU campus, Crown boasts four turf fields for soccer or lacrosse. It
also has four sport courts for volleyball and field
hockey enthusiasts, if team sports are your thing,
Crown (www.crownsports.com) is a great place for you and
your teammates! Shuttle available upon request at
registration desk.
Cost: $5
- Gold Medal Activity – Experience the fun and intense
action of competition at Delmarva Paintball
(www.delmarvapaintball.net). You will get paintball
equipment and ammunition great for all skill levels. The
scenario forest features towers, trenches, and bridges.
Each team will have the opportunity to attack
and defend the multi-level fort. A second indoor field
measures 12,000 square feet and comes complete with an
upper deck spectator area to watch the
action. Waiver required and can be signed at
registration desk. Shuttle available upon request at
registration desk.
Cost: $20 (includes all equipment and multiple games)
- Friday Evening Beach Party
5:30-8:30pm
We invite you to experience a bit of the Eastern Shore
of Maryland, and kick back and relax under a beach
umbrella and enjoy the sounds of a steel drum band while
anticipating those summer days and nights to come! We’ll
supply the sand, the music, the food and drink; you’ll
just have to supply the sandals, a hearty appetite and
the desire to have a fun evening at the beach!
Cost: $30
Saturday Excursions/Tours
- Cycling on Assateague Island -
Full
Enjoy an afternoon bicycling through Assateague Island
National Seashore. View the wild ponies that inspired
the famous children’s book Misty of Chincoteague. See
migratory birds and our own local breed of deer. Bikes
and helmets will be provided. Vans leave university at
1:00pm and will return at 6:00pm.
Cost: $45
- St. Michaels Cruise & Walking Tour
-
Full
Visit historic St. Michaels, Maryland. First enjoy a
cruise upon the Miles River, part of the Chesapeake Bay
Estuary, the largest in the Western Hemisphere. The
narrated one-hour cruise aboard the climate-controlled
Patriot will familiarize you about the town’s history
while viewing historic homes and local wildlife. Upon
returning to shore you will have 90 minutes to take a
walking tour around St. Mary’s Square, enjoy local shops
and eateries or visit a local museum. Bus leaves
university at 12:45pm and will return at 6:15pm. Cost:
$30
- Horn Point Environmental Laboratories
-
Cancelled
Come and join the scientists who study the organisms and
ecosystems of our wetlands and the Chesapeake Bay.
You’ll tour the facilities and view a functioning
replica of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.
Bus
leaves university at 1:00pm and will return at 6:00pm.
Cost: $15
- Canoeing on the Pocomoke River
-
Full
Canoe down the lovely Pocomoke River and catch a glimpse
of the bald eagles or terrapin turtles. Or just relax
and paddle while your guide points out the sights.
Equipment included. Van leaves university at 1:00pm and
will return at 6:00pm. Cost: $15
- NASA, Wallops Flight Facility Tour
-
Full
Visit NASA’s flight facility located at Wallops Island,
Virginia. You will be taken on a journey through past
projects conducted at the facility and carry you to the
present where you will learn about the Sounding Rockets
Program, Scientific Balloon Projects, Orbital Tracking
Station and more. Van leaves university at
1:00pm and will return at 5:00pm.
Cost: $15
- Hiking at the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
-
Full
Enjoy hiking along the land trails located at Blackwater
a waterfowl sanctuary for birds migrating along the
critical migration highway called the Atlantic Flyway.
The refuge consists of over 27,000 acres of freshwater
impoundments, brackish tidal wetlands, open fields, and
mixed evergreen and deciduous forests. It is one of over
540 units in the National Wildlife Refuge System managed
by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Van leaves university at 1:00pm
and will return at 6:00pm.
Cost: $15
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