UNM’s Graduate and Professional Student Research and Creative Expression Symposium “Excellence in Academics” will be held Saturday Sept. 29, from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Student Union Building.
Students will give oral, poster, artwork and other creative presentations incorporating themes such as dance, theatre, film and music. The symposium is open to all UNM students as well as the public with no registration fees.
The event provides a forum for all graduate and professional students to practice presenting to a general audience and to benefit from feedback.
UNM’s Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) appointed an ad-hoc committee, chaired by American Studies M.A. student Dana Herrera, to survey graduate students about the proposed symposium. Students supported the idea and GPSA voted in favor of the daylong event.
"This is not just an opportunity for graduate students to practice their presentations skills, but to showcase the diversity of outstanding research conducted at UNM," said Herrera. "We hope this symposium strengthens the graduate community and at the same time encourages undergraduates to pursue graduate study."
Graduate department representatives were asked to nominate students to present at the symposium and will be recognized at the event.
Student abstracts will be accepted until Friday, Aug. 31. Interested students can submit directly to committee chair at danadherrera@gmail.com. More information about the conference and submission guidelines can be found at: GPSA.