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On Tuesday, April 11, Minnesota State University Moorhead will host its 19th Annual Student Academic Conference. The conference provides over 300 student researchers the opportunity to present their work to faculty, staff, administration, peers and the general public in a formal academic setting.

Join us at 11:50 a.m. in the CMU Ballroom for a ceremony commemorating the name change of the conference to the Andrew B. Conteh Student Academic Conference.

For more information about MSU Moorhead’s Student Academic Conference schedule, visit the SAC site at mnstate.edu/sac.

Tuesday, April 11

The 2017 Student Academic Conference will be held on Tuesday, April 11 at MSUM. You can find the tentative presentation schedule online. For more information, visit mnstate.edu/sac.

The tentative schedule of presentations for the Student Academic Conference can be found on the SAC webpage.

The Student Academic Conference is looking for volunteers to serve as session chairs, poster evaluators, and to help at the registration table. The volunteer form can be found at the following link or at the SAC website.

This year, there will be nearly 250 presentations.

The application deadline for the Student Academic Conference is Sunday, Feb. 26. Please encourage your students to present their research or creative activities at the Andrew B. Conteh 19th Student Academic Conference on April 11.

The application deadline to submit applications to the Student Academic Conference is fast approaching. If you are planning to present your research or creative activities, talk with your mentor and submit your application by February 26.

Please encourage your students to present their research or creative activities at the Andrew B. Conteh 19th Student Academic Conference on April 11. The application deadline is Feb. 26, 2017; undergraduate students who apply by Feb. 5, 2017 will be eligible to participate at the Minnesota Undergraduate Scholars Conference to be held on April 3 at Winona State.

The Graduate Student Lecture Series will be held during MSUM’s Student Academic Conference on April 11, 2017. Attached you will find details on the criteria for nominating and selecting the Graduate Student Lecturers.

Deadline to submit nominations is Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. Please submit application materials to graduate@mnstate.edu.

As the Spring semester begins, remember the 19th Annual Student Academic Conference to be held on April 11, 2017. Please consider encouraging students to present their research or creative activities or to attend to learn from other students. The application deadline is February 26, 2017; undergraduate students who apply by February 5, 2017 will be eligible to participate at the Minnesota Undergraduate Scholars Conference to be held on April 3 at Winona State.

Also, MSU Moorhead can take up to four undergraduate students to present a poster to Minnesota state legislators at the State Capitol on March 2. If you have a student who would be ready to present, please contact Oscar Flores, flores@mnstate.edu, by January 11, 2017 with the student’s name and email, your name, the title of the project and an abstract of up 250 words.

Please consider encouraging your students to present their research or creative activities at the 19th Student Academic Conference to be held on April 11, 2017. Applications are now open; the deadline for applications is February 26, 2017.  Read the rest of this entry →

It is never too early to start thinking about the Student Academic Conference. The 19th Student Academic Conference will be held on April 11, 2017. Applications for students’ submissions are now open.

Please consider encouraging your students to present the results of their research or to attend and learn from other students. If you have any questions regarding the SAC, please contact Oscar Flores at flores@mnstate.edu.

Wednesday, Oct. 5 | 6-8:30 p.m. | CMU Ballroom

After more than 30 years, Dr. Andrew Conteh is retiring and moving to California. Before he leaves, we want as many people as possible who have been touched by this extraordinary man to say “thank you.”  Read the rest of this entry →

Each year the Graduate Student Organization along with the Graduate Council solicit and nominate one or two graduate students to the Graduate Student Lecture Series. The lecturer is chosen based on the significance of their graduate research and potential contribution to their field of study. The Graduate Lecturers will present their work at the Student Academic Conference on April 12, 2016 either in person or via distance technology. Deadline to apply is Friday, January 22nd. Please see attachment for more information.

Student-centered education through mentoring
student research and creative activities

It’s not too early to inform your students of the upcoming 18^th Annual Student Academic Conference. Although the conference isn’t until April 12, 2016, encourage them to start researching and preparing their presentations.

Consider making participation or attendance in the SAC part of your spring semester syllabus.

To view SAC Handbooks from the past, read about past keynote speakers and find out more about the conference, visit www.mnstate.edu/sac or email acconf@mnstate.edu.

Student-centered education through mentoring
student research and creative activities

Ask your advisor or professor how you can participate in the 18^th Annual Student Academic Conference and showcase your academic project on April 12, 2016. It’s not too early to start researching and preparing your presentations.

To view SAC Handbooks from the past, read about past keynote speakers and find out more about the conference, visit www.mnstate.edu/sac or email acconf@mnstate.edu.

Music major to present at Student Academic Conference April 14

By Meghan Feir

Over the years, as more musical genres have sprung up, concertgoers have been offered a rising selection of performances to attend. Unfortunately, classical music concerts have taken a hit because of the wide variety in music entertainment, along with a lack of musical knowledge and unawareness of concert etiquette. Senior music major Tania Arseculeratne is greatly aware of this well-documented problem and recognizes the need to attract younger audiences to classical music. Read the rest of this entry →

The schedule for this year’s Student Academic Conference presentations can be viewed here and online at www.mnstate.edu/SAC. Read the rest of this entry →

Yahya Frederickson will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Student Academic Conference on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. To view the full schedule and list of presentation abstracts for this year’s Student Academic Conference, visit www.mnstate.edu/sac.

Biography

Yahya Frederickson teaches writing and literature at Minnesota State University Moorhead. He holds a B.A. in The Individual and Society, an individualized major, from MSUM, an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Montana, and a Ph.D. in English from the University of North Dakota. Between graduate degrees he taught for six years in Yemen, initially as a Peace Corps Volunteer. He served as a Fulbright Scholar in Syria in 2005 and in Saudi Arabia in 2011. Read the rest of this entry →

Graduate student to present at Student Academic Conference April 14

By Meghan Feir

For graduate student Stephanie Peterson, the research she will be presenting at this year’s Student Academic Conference hits close to home. After watching her grandmother experience right hemisphere brain damage (RHD) after a stroke and watching a family friend receive speech therapy, Peterson became interested in speech-language-hearing sciences at a young age. Read the rest of this entry →