More than 400 students are set to present research papers, posters and performances based on research they are conducting as part of the Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium scheduled for Nov. 22, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Student Union Building.
SCHEDULE OF THE DAY
Registration and Check-In
8 – 8:50 a.m.
Oral Presentations, Session I
9 – 11 a.m.
Poster Presentations, Session I
Ballroom
9 – 11 a.m.
Lunch and Administrators’ Discussion Panel
Ballroom C
11 – 11:50 p.m.
UNM Faculty Discussion Panel
Ballroom C
Noon – 12:50 p.m.
Student Discussion Panel
Ballroom C
1 – 1:50 p.m.
Poster Presentations, Session II
Ballroom
2 – 3:50 p.m.
Oral Presentations, Session II
2 – 5 p.m.
Performances
Throughout the day
Lunchtime Panel Discussions
Lunch and Administrators’ Discussion Panel
Ballroom C
11 – 11:50 a.m.
Please join President Caldera, Dean Cecchi, Provost Foster, Santa Fe Institute’s Ellen Goldberg, Sandia National Laboratories’ Pace VanDevender, Vice-Provost Yates, and Dean Peter White for a panel discussion on the role of universities and institutions in fostering undergraduate research. Free box lunches will be provided.
UNM Faculty Discussion Panel
Ballroom C
Noon – 12:50 p.m.
Please join UNM faculty members for a panel discussion about the joys and rewards of research, mentoring undergraduates, and the evolving definition of “research.” Panelists include: Robert Duncan, Stephanie Forrest, Miguel Gandert, Enrique Lamadrid, Bill Miller, Steve Preskill, Richard Santos, Virginia Scharff, and Mary Tsiongas.
Student Discussion Panel
Ballroom C
1 – 1:50 p.m.
Free pizza! Please attend this informal discussion panel by current and former UNM undergraduates. Individual students’ research experiences will be discussed, as will how a relationship with a faculty mentor affected the students’ career path and learning. Student panelists include: Kevin Stevenson, Kenneth M. Armijo, Mark Dyea, Isaac Cardona, Anthony Dimas, Jr., Rebekah A. Horsechief, Billy Jimenez, Raquel Redhouse, and Stephanie Tran.
All sessions are free and open to the public.
Contact: Karen Wentworth, (505) 277-5627