I am taking my undergraduate researchers to the Very Big Conference this spring. And boy, are they excited.
One of them is so excited that she is asking her parents for "conference clothes" for Christmas.
When she told me this, my first thought was aw, aren't my undergrads great?
As I smiled at my undergrad, another question wiggled its way to the front of my brain: crap! What am I going to tell her to buy?
Obviously, I'm not going to recommend that she buy a skirt. But should she wear a suit at the conference? Or just some business casual wear?
Is the dress code different for male undergrads?
Clearly conference dress varies wildly among faculty. Some follow a business casual code, while others are more the jeans and polo type.
So what about undergrads? Do you care what your undergrads wear to conferences? What do you think of undergrads who show up in a suit? Does the dress of students at all reflect upon their faculty member?
