| EVENTS
National
McNair Scholars Research Conference
and Graduate School Fair
October
2-3, 2009
University of Delaware
Keynote
speaker
Rev.
Canon Dr. Christopher G. Palacas
Director of Community Health Empowerment in Uganda
Dr. Chris Palacas
is a physician and teacher who since 1984 has been working in the
field of community health in Africa. Since 1989, through the Church
of Uganda, he has served as Minister of Reconciliation, Consultant
in Medical-Spiritual Ministries, and Provincial CHE (Community Health
Education) Coordinator. Click
here for more about Dr. Chris.
Panel
oral sessions
Modeled on
the professional academic meeting style, all oral presenters will
have an opportunity to discuss their research as a member of a panel—a
small, selected group of students who serve as experts on their
area of research.
Scholar
poster session
Designed to
foster one-on-one interaction, the poster session provides an opportunity
for scholars to share the results of their research.
Graduate
school fair and visitation
The conference
location opens an opportunity for participants not only to meet
with graduate school representatives during the conference Graduate
School Fair, but also to visit premier East Coast institutions
in New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C.,
as well as the University of Delaware itself.
Interactive
workshop sessions
Hands-on sessions
will prepare students for the graduate school transition.
Exciting
and unique cultural experiences
-
Guided tour
of Sound Print
Record: African American Legacies a UD museum exhibition
that juxtaposes historical, documentary photographs of musical
performers with modern and contemporary artworks that engage
the legacy of black American music
-
Exclusive
performance of I
Am My Own Wife, a Pulitzer Prize and Tony-award
winning production based on the life of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf,
a WWII concentration camp survivor who developed extraordinary
survival skills. The performance will be followed by actor/audience
discussion on the role of arts and culture in post-baccalaureate
study
For More Information about the Conference
Please contact Ruth Hurst
Phone: 302/831-8837 • E-mail: rhurst@udel.edu
For
More Information about the Program
Please contact McNair Scholars Program
Phone: 302/831-4396 |