The Louis Stokes Midwest Regional Center of Excellence (LSMRCE)
2021 Annual Conference Empowering Diverse STEM Innovators will be held virtually October 22-24, 2021. More details can be found on the conference webpage:
https://lsmrce.org/events/annual/2021-annual/2021-conference-overview.aspx
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, October 22nd
- Breakout sessions for professionals, undergrads, and grad students
- Networking session
Saturday, October 23rd
- Keynote
- Breakout sessions for professionals, undergrads, and grad students
- Competitive poster session (both grad and undergrad)
- Select poster oral presentations
- Graduate student oral presentations
- Resource fair
Sunday, October 24th
- Keynote
- Workshops for professionals, undergrads, and grad students
- Awards ceremony