Undergraduate Achievement
Celebrate Undergraduate Achievement Week 2012
Celebrating Undergraduate Achievement
May 21- 25, 2012
Oregon Undergraduate Research Journal
Monday, May 21st, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Knight Library Browsing Room OPEN TO ALL
Student editorial staff and undergraduate researchers from the Oregon Undergraduate Research Journal will present the latest OURJ issue and describe how students can submit a research article for publication or become part of the OUR staff. Contact person: Lucy Gubbins, OURJ editor, lgubbins@uoregon.edu
Making Research Visible, a Teaching Effectiveness Program Undergraduate Research Panel
Tuesday, May 22nd, 3:00 – 4:00Studio A, Knight Library OPEN TO ALL
In this panel discussion, faculty mentors and their student researchers will discuss their experiences in mentoring and participating in undergraduate academic research, scholarship and creative expression. Sponsored by the Teaching Effectiveness Program; contact person: Robert Voelker-Morris, rmorris1@uoregon.edu
Indigenous Peoples, Climate Change and Environmental Knowledge Conference
Wednesday May 23rd 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Many Nations Longhouse OPEN TO ALL
and Thursday, May 24th, 9:00 – 3:00 p.m.EMU Fir Room OPEN TO ALL
Featuring undergraduate students as well as distinguished guests, this conference includes posters and discussion sessions on indigenous peoples and climate change, and opens up a much broader discussion about environmental epistemologies across diverse cultures, as well as environmental management, race and class dynamics, and the intersection of local, national, and global issues. Multiple sponsors; please see web page for full schedule and details. Contact person: Mark Carey, carey@uoregon.edu
UO TeachOUT, 3rdAnnual Forum on Gender and Sexuality Minority Issues in Education
Wednesday May 23rd 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Knight Library Browsing Room and Guistina Ballroom in the Ford Alumni Center OPEN TO ALL
And Thursday, May 24th, 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eugene 4J Education Center and Roosevelt Middle School OPEN TO ALL
This two day event takes a look at today’s real families, and engages attendees in issues surrounding rethinking curriculum and reshaping school climate. Conference includes presentations about LGBTQ families and includes student research presentations in a campaign to reduce gender and sexuality prejudice and bullying in schools. Sponsored by the Department of Education Studies in the College of Education. Please see web page for full schedule and details. Contact person: Julia Heffernan, jheffern@uoregon.edu
University of Oregon 2nd Annual Undergraduate Symposium
Thursday May 24th, 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. EMU Concourse, River Rooms and Tree Rooms OPEN TO ALL
An all day celebration of the research contributions of the University of Oregon’s undergraduate student population. More than 130 undergraduate students will give poster and oral presentations throughout the EMU, featuring original research and creative expression in the Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts. Special welcoming by Vice Provost Karen Sprague will open the day. Research presentations begin at 11:00 a.m.; an invitation only lunch with feature two special keynote addresses and a performance by Music School students. Sponsored by the Division of Undergraduate Studies, the Division of Academic Enrichment in the Center for Multicultural Academic Excellence, and University Housing. Multiple funding sponsors. Contacts: Audrey Cramer, cramer@uoregon.edu; Kevin Hatfield, kevhat@uoregon.edu; and Karen Sprague, kus@uoregon.edu
