Upcoming Conferences

The 12th Annual Undergraduate Research and Creativity Conference, sponsored by the Higher Education Council of Berks County (Albright College, Alvernia College, Kutztown University, Penn State Berks, Reading Area Community College), will again be offered in the spring semester. This year's event will be hosted by Penn State Berks on Saturday, April 21, 2012 (KU will host in 2013). This a wonderful opportunity for students to present their scholarly accomplishments in the form of: - Paper presentations - Poster displays - Films - Art exhibitions - Performances

The submission deadline for the 13th. Annual Conference for Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression is March 2nd.

Hosted by the Saint Joseph's University Chapter of Sigma Xi

"A Celebration of Student Research"

The 23rd Annual Sigma Xi Student Research Symposium will be held on Friday, April 13, 2012, at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia. Undergraduate and graduate students working in the areas of Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, the Natural, and the Social Sciences are invited and encouraged to present the results of their work in the poster sessions.  We expect, as in previous years, over 100 students from the region's colleges and universities to attend.

The Symposium will commence at 5:00 PM on the Saint Joseph's University Campus in Philadelphia, PA.  It will open with the keynote address in the Wolfington Teletorium in Mandeville Hall. The poster sessions will start at 6:45 in the Campion Student Center.

This year's keynote speaker is Dr. Gordon Burghardt from the Departments of Psychology and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Tennessee.  His talk is entitled "The Origins and Biology of Play."  This talk is free and open to the public.  Dr. Burghardt will also be this year's recipient of the Christopher Clavius, S.J. award.  This award recognizes the work of inspirational scientists, researchers and policy makers.  Clavius, a Jesuit mathematician and astronomer is best known as an architect of the modern Gregorian calendar and as an inspiration to such thinkers as Kepler, Descartes and Leibniz.  Dr. Burghardt is particularly deserving of this award.  He has authored over 160 journal articles, and has edited or authored 6 books on various aspects of animal behavior and cognition. He has received awards and grants from numerous organizations and agencies, including the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Science Foundation, and has served as P  resident of the American Psychological Association's Division 6 (Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology), as well as the Animal Behavior Society.

The registration fee for the symposium is $25 for students and $40 for faculty members. The optional dinner at Saint Joseph's is an additional $15 for both students and faculty.  Registration and abstracts are due by Sunday March 25th, 2012.  For more information including online registration for the symposium, please visit http://www.sju.edu/srs.  We look forward to seeing you and your students this April.