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Friday, March 23, 2012

Dillard University 2012 Teams for Algebra Relay



Hello, Colleagues!

Don’t forget to have students sign up for teams (5 students per team) to participate in this year’s Algebra Relay.  The event presents students with the opportunity to fully engage in the Undergraduate Research Week (April 2-6).

In previous years, first-year students dominated this event as they swept awards for using skills to solve higher order questions directed at stimulating creative thinking, comprehending science and scholarship, and interpreting and explaining situations they face in daily life.  I hope you will be on hand to encourage students of all levels in their pursuit for prizes up to $150.

Entry forms and guidelines are attached.  Feel free to contact me should you have questions. 

The Algebra Relay

 Wednesday, April 4, 2012  *  PSB 131  

Relay:  11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Application Deadline:  March 27, 2012



Other programs and activities first-year students will be interested in are listed below.  Programs scheduled to mark the week-long occasion include:

·         Tuesday, April 3:  DU-LAMP Symposium  8:00 a.m., PSB 131, (Contact hdai@dillard.edu or bsingleton@dillard.edu.)

·         Wednesday, April 4:  Algebra Relay  11:00 a.m. PSB 131 (Contact pfrempong@dillard.edu or hdai@dillard.edu)

·         Thursday, April 5:  Undergraduate Research and Creative Work Competition  8:00 a.m. PSB 131- 135  (Contact lstrong@dillard.edu)


Students are invited to submit applications to present posters of their research and creative work in the completion by March 29. Competition application and guidelines are attached, or can be found @ Dillard Research Programs.

The competition highlights a series of events that mark April 2 - 6, 2012 as 7th Annual Undergraduate Research Week at Dillard University, although it wasn’t until 2010 that, the U.S. House of Representatives recognized the contributions of undergraduate research when it passed House Resolution 1654.  This legislation designates setting aside a week as an opportunity to consider and celebrate the benefits undergraduate research brings to the students who pursue it, the faculty who mentor them, the institutions that support it, and the research enterprise that benefits.  The celebration at Dillard allows those who participate to show off a bit by giving them a chance to better explain their research and creative achievements to the campus community and guests. I hope you and your students will make a point of participating in the activities.


CONTACT:
Lynn Y.R. Strong, MPA, CIM
Director, Undergraduate Research
Undergraduate Enrichment Programs
Administrator, IRB/Manager, HSR
Dillard University
Professional Schools Bldg., Rm. 250
2601 Gentilly Blvd.
New Orleans, LA  70122
Tel:   504-816-4446
Fax:  504-816-4313
lstrong@dillard.edu

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