ABOUT THE CONFERENCE The Louis Stokes Midwest Regional Center of Excellence (LSMRCE)
2020 Annual Conference, Broadening Participation in STEM: Pivot, Adapt, Thrive, will be held virtually Nov 6-7, 2020. More details can be found on the conference webpage:
https://bit.ly/LSMRCE2020
The conference offers students, faculty mentors, educational researchers, and program administrators a platform to exchange knowledge and to cultivate a community of practitioners and scholars in the area of broadening the participation of underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
Who should attend?
- Underrepresented minority STEM students (undergrad, grad, BD fellows, LSAMP alumni)
- Higher education administrators
- STEM faculty mentors
- STEM program administrators
- Faculty interested in education research
- All NSF LSAMP, INCLUDES, and LSRCE community members
What will the conference feature?
Friday, November 6th
- Half-day sessions for professionals
- Afternoon session for undergraduate students
- Afternoon session for graduate students
- Virtual networking mixer
Saturday, November 7th
- Keynote Dr. Giselle Sandi-Tapia, Deputy Division Director at Argonne National Laboratory
- Breakouts for professionals, undergrads, and grad students
- Competitive poster session (both grad and undergrad)
- Graduate student oral presentations
- Awards ceremony