Upcoming Events

 
12th Annual Shane Marie Morrow Lecture Series Presents:
Helen Thorpe, Author of 'Just Like Us'
Wednesday, November 7th
9:30 - 10:45 a.m.
MSU Denver Campus - Plaza Building, M-205
 
Just Like Us...
A powerful and moving account of four young women from Mexico who have lived
most of their lives in the United States and attend the same high school.  Two of
them have legal documentation and two do not.  Just Like Us is their story
Helen Thorpe...
Helen Thorpe lives in Denver, Colorado.  Her magazine stories have appeared in
The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, Texas Monthly, and 5280. Her radio
stories have aired on This American Life and Soundprint. She currently serves on
the board of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver.  Just Like Us is her first book.
 
The Annual Shane Marie Morrow Lecture Series is a program of the Department
of Psychology at Metropolitan State University of Denver, and is an endowed
lectureship.  Questions about this program may be directed to 303-556-3205.

Showcase your work at the First Annual MSU Denver Undergraduate Research Conference!

  • Open to all MSU Denver undergraduate students
  • Showcases scholarly and creative projects/presentations
  • Both oral and poster presentations invited
  • Awards for best student oral presentation and for best student poster
  • Lunch provided for presenters and participants
  • Keynote Speaker: Dr. John Janovy Jr.,  Varner Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska Lincoln

If you are an undergraduate student who would like to present your work at the conference, start planning now!  There are a few things you’ll need to do. First, ask a MSU Denver faculty member to guide you through the process. Your faculty mentor will help you prepare and practice your presentation, as well as provide encouragement and support.

To reserve space in the conference program for your presentation, submit an “Intent to Present” form online by March 16, 2012 and the “Abstract Submission” form by April 9, 2012.  About a week before the conference, you will find out the time and location of your presentation.

Submission forms and more information regarding the conference program are available on MSU Denver’s Undergraduate Research Program web site http://www.tinyurl.com/MetroURC


Remember: All research involving human subjects must follow MSU Denver’s IRB policies: http://www.msudenver.edu/irb/

If you have any questions, please contact Pam Ansburg or Tom Davinroy, Faculty Associates for the Undergraduate Research Program at UndergraduateResearch@msudenver.edu