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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Hosts 20th Annual Pacific Northwest McNair/EIP/GO-MAP Research Conference

Over 70 undergraduate McNair scholars and colleagues representing 14 regional and national Universities will converge on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ campus for the, May 17-19.

The conference is an opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to convene and share intellectual ideas, engage in a variety of discussions and build collegial relationships. Students will participate in paper and poster presentations highlighting year-long collaborative research in the social science, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), and humanities fields.

The event will feature the work of 32 Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ students who are affiliated with the McNair Scholars Program, the Presidential Scholars Program, and/or the Early Identification Program.  They will be joined by students from Boise State; California State University, Dominguez Hills; California State University, East Bay; Central Washington; Eastern Washington; Heritage University; Minnesota State University, Mankato; Portland State; St. Mary’s University; UC Davis; University of North Texas; University of St. Thomas; University Wisconsin, River Falls; and Washington State.

The three-day conference includes a welcome social in Kane Hall on May 17, poster and oral presentations in Mary Gates Hall on May 18, and a panel discussion at the Odegaard Undergraduate Library on May 19. For the second consecutive year, the McNair Conference will be held in conjunction with the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s .

The is a federally funded TRiO program that offers graduate preparation services to low-income, first generation and underrepresented students. Additional sponsors include the (EIP) for Graduate Studies and the Graduate School’s (GO–MAP), a vehicle for undergraduate scholars to connect with colleagues engaging in graduate education.

More information, including a detailed schedule, is available on the . Specific questions can be directed to uwmcnair@uw.edu.

View photos from last year’s conference.