Research Students Conference Travel

Thank you for visiting the undergraduate research program's conference travel donation page!

USAO's mentored research program is a special year-long experience in which ambitious students work with a professor to create, implement, and present high level academic scholarship. As part of the program, candidates are required to submit their research to professional peer review, either through publication or conference presentation. [Photo at right: Research student Brittani Mulkey receiving her graduation hood]

This year three students from the program have been accepted to present their research to the Southwest Popular/American Culture Association’s undergraduate research section. This is the 38th annual meeting of the SWPACA conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a vibrant international conference with invaluable networking and educational opportunities for our students. The conference introduced the special submission invitation to undergraduate students with professor sponsorship only two years ago, providing an exciting venue for our candidates to receive feedback from and attend presentations by professional scholars while fulfilling the requirements of their research program. (More information about the conference at http://southwestpca.org.) 

The conference dates are February 15-18, 2017. We are reaching out to you for help with registration fees, hotel costs, and plane fare for these talented students.

Thank you so much for your help and support.

Sincerely,

Dr. Shelley Rees, Director of Undergraduate Research at USAO