Undergraduate Researchers Invited to Show Their Stuff
The deadline to register for PROFOUND’s (Program of Research Opportunities FOr UNDergraduates) 2nd Annual UNM Celebration of Undergraduate Research Symposium has been extended to Friday, April 1, 2005. The event will be held Wednesday, April 13, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in Ballrooms B&C in the Student Union Building.
Students interested in participating in the research symposium must complete an on-line registration form, which includes an abstract of 225-words or less, by Friday, April 1, 2005. The form can be located at: PROFOUND.
The event is attractive to both participants and visitors, and will feature, in addition to the research posters, guest speakers including a keynote address by Linda Hall, professor, Latin American History and former director of Latin American Studies. Hall’s published work has focused on the Mexican Revolution and the U.S. - Mexican border and the various roles that the Virgin Mary plays for the people of Spain and the Spanish-speaking New World.
“More formalized attention has been given to undergraduate research this year than in the past,” said Theresa López, PROFOUND Program Coordinator. “President Caldera has greeted incoming freshman groups and high school junior and senior classes telling them about research opportunities available to them as undergraduates at a research extensive university.
Mari-Luci Jaramillo, former Ambassador to Honduras, will be the featured lunchtime speaker. She wrote “Madame Ambassador: the Shoemaker’s Daughter,” an autobiography about perseverance and the importance of education. It reflects her life as a New Mexico woman who overcame her early experiences of poverty, discrimination and prejudice to advocate for those who cannot speak for themselves.
Door prizes, donated from local businesses and campus organizations, will also be awarded throughout the event as part of the symposium. Top presenters in four categories will receive cash prizes with a symposium wide grand prize of a laptop computer. Students present for the lunchtime speakers will be eligible to win a digital camera.
The mission of the PROFOUND office focuses on student employment through research opportunities to increase retention rates; to improve communication and provide unity within the UNM research community; and as a resource for future funding opportunities.
It was established August 2003 by five UNM offices including: Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; Dean of the School of Engineering; Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs; Vice President for Research; and Vice President for Student Affairs.
For more information contact Theresa López at (505) 277-0528 or via e-mail at: tlopez@unm.edu.
Contact: Steve Carr, (505) 277-1821
Posted by scarr at March 23, 2005 12:32 PM