This year’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day will held on Wednesday, April 23, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. in the UC Ballroom, UC 310, UC 312, Fine Arts 221 and FA 317. The Graduate Research Conference will be held Friday, April 25, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in the University Center.
This year’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD) will held on Wednesday, April 23, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. in the UC Ballroom, UC 310, UC 312, Fine Arts 221 and FA 317. The Graduate Research Conference (GRC) will be held Friday, April 25, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in the University Center.
URCAD — which has been held annually since 1997 — features oral presentations, poster sessions and artistic exhibits and performances, typically by students who have completed this research during the current academic year. This year, there will be more than 130 student presenters from more than 25 different departments across campus.
This campus celebration of achievement affirms UMBC’s commitment to the twin goals of research and a distinctive undergraduate experience.
For complete event information and a schedule of presentations, visit
www.umbc.edu/undergrad_ed/research/urcad/2008eventinformation.html. For more information, contact Janet McGlynn at mcglynn@umbc.edu or ext. 5-5754.
UMBC’s 30th annual GRC is an opportunity for UMBC and University of Maryland, Baltimore graduate students to present results of their ongoing research in an interdisciplinary setting to peers, faculty members, the University of Maryland community at large and the public. The GRC creates a unique and dynamic setting that facilitates the efficient exchange of information and ideas across a wide variety of scientific disciplines.
Diane Auer Jones ‘88, assistant secretary for postsecondary education, U.S. Department of Education, will give the keynote address.
For more information, visit www.umbc.edu/gsa/grc/.
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