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Student Symposium and Career Expo

@ Western New Mexico University

Dates of Event

Wednesday, December 4th & Thursday, December 5th 2024

The 20th WNMU Studenth Symposium presentations start at 9 a.m. on December 4th and 5th at the Miller Library Commons and SMB Mall Area.

Wednesday, December 4 Thursday, December 5
Student Symposium
WNMU J. Cloyd Miller Library
9 a.m. – 2 p.m.Keynote Speaker: Anais Orantez
9:10 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Student Symposium
WNMU J. Cloyd Miller Library
9 a.m. – 2 p.m.Keynote Speaker: Juanwon Anderson-Verdell
9:10 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.Career Expo
WNMU SMB Third Floor
9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

This event will feature presentations (poster, oral, exhibits) in both face-to-face and oral formats by students from all of our campuses (e.g., Silver City, Deming Learning Center, and international universities with which WNMU has a formal relationship).

Students of all disciplines are encouraged to present projects that pertain to research, public service, technology,  industrial/applied technology, and more. We also encourage exhibits of scholarship and teaching along with any other innovative ideas and creative works for the enjoyment of the WNMU community and the public.

To watch the presentations virtually, click HERE or Attend the Symposium virtually box below. For Zoom help, click HERE!

Keynote Speakers

Anais Orantez

Anais Orantez

 

Anais Orantez, born and raised in Tucson, Arizona, is in her sophomore year of pursuing an English degree with a double minor in Music and Communications. Her hope is to obtain an MFA in Creative Writing after undergraduate studies to gain the skills to craft her own collection of stories one day. In her free time, Anais enjoys reading, writing poetry, and embracing her cultural identity and musical skills by performing as a violinist with Mariachi Plata de WNMU.

Read: Anais Orantez Keynote Speech

Juanwon Anderson-Verdell

Juanwon Anderson-Verdell

 

Juanwon Anderson-Verdell was born and raised in Inglewood, California. He is a first-generation student from Inglewood High School and went to California State University of Chico. He was heavily involved on his campus through student affairs, academic affairs, and other campus initiatives. He Graduated with two bachelor’s degrees in Organizational Communication Studies and Multicultural Gender Studies with three minors in African American Studies, Multicultural studies, and Diversity Studies. He is very passionate about student affairs work and being a bridge builder for others like himself to become successful in higher education; he came to Western New Mexico University in August of 2023, where he started his Master’s Program in Educational Leadership. Simultaneously, he resided as an academic advisor for the College of Education and a part-time Hall director for Housing. He has recently transitioned into his new role on campus as the Director of Student Life. He is enjoying his new role and can’t wait to connect with more students and see how he can enhance campus life here at WNMU.

Read: Juanwon Anderson Verdell Keynote Speech

Participating Organizations of Career Expo

Employers! Door Prizes! Food! Dynamic Student Presentations! Stop by the 20th WNMU Student Symposium and Career Expo (Miller Library and SMB Mall Area, Dec. 5th, all day) for all of the below and more. (https://wnmu.edu/symposium)

Submit a Proposal

Please submit your proposals via the Submit a Proposal link below.

Proposal Due Date: Wednesday, November 27

Note. To submit your pre-recorded presentations, please find the directions below.

Pre-recorded Presentations

Upload your video to your YouTube account and send the link to media.technologies@wnmu.edu so we can feature your presentation on our symposium portal. If you do not know how to upload a video, please read the directions below. (You can also submit your link using the Submit a Proposal Form and paste the link into the ‘Other’ for method of delivery)

If you haven’t already done so, create a YouTube account.

1. Go to YouTube.

2. In the top right, click Sign in.

3. Click Create Account.

4. Choose For myself or To manage my business.

Before you upload your video

Make sure your video file is supported: Before you can successfully upload your video to YouTube, make sure that the platform supports the video you’re using. You can find the full list of supported files here:

.MOV .AVI .FLV  DNxHR
 .MPEG4  .WMV  3GPP  ProRes
 .MP4  .MPEGPS  WebM  CineForm
 HEVC (h265)

 

If your video file type isn’t listed above, you will need to re-export it using a supported format or see YouTube’s troubleshooter to find out how to convert it.

To upload your video

  1. Log in to your YouTube account.
  2. Click on the video icon at the top right-hand side of the window next to your user icon, messages, apps, and notifications.
  3. Click ‘Upload Video.’
  4. Then, press ‘select files to upload’ to find the video file saved on your computer. Alternatively, you can drag and drop it into the window.
  5. Change the name of your video
    • Add a search engine optimization friendly title so that it’s easily discoverable via search engines.
    • Add a description of the video so people know what your content is about before watching it.
    • Add tags (e.g.,2023 WNMU Symposium), which act as tools to aid in the discovery of your video.

Now that your video has been successfully uploaded to YouTube, it can be discovered by others and used in the 2020 Academic Research Symposium.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Michael Acosta.

Undergraduate Spring Writing Contest

Faculty members in any discipline are invited to nominate an undergraduate student who has produced a particularly excellent paper this semester or any time during this academic year.  

Papers should be thesis-driven research writing in the 7-15 page range (roughly 1800-3750 words) and should include standard academic apparatus such as a References page and correct documentation of sources.  An abstract is optional.

The professors and not the students will submit the nominated work. 

Here is the recommended procedure for submissions:
1.  Contact the student you plan to nominate, inform them of the honor, and receive their permission.

2.  The submissions need to be completely clean copies without any instructor comments or grades. Let the student know that any final revisions before submitting are acceptable.

3.  Have the student e-mail you the paper as a .docx or .pdf file, then forward it to academicwriting@wnmu.edu.  If it is felt that a brief description of the assignment would be helpful for us to properly judge the document, feel to include one, but this is purely optional.

4.  Submissions must be received by April 8.  Confirmation of the submission will be sent both to the professor and student.  A faculty committee will determine the winners, who will then be acknowledged at this semester’s Student Symposium. Prizes will be awarded as well.

Research Funding

Steering Committee

Michael Acosta, Bart Brown, Wen-Chi-Chen, Benji Cline, Fran Driver, Brenda Diaz Nunez, Barbara Flores, Dean Foster, Scott Fritz, April Hanson, Magdaleno Manzanarez, Tomas Marrufo, Anna-Marie Menhenott, William (“Bill”) Norris, Kate Oubre, Kim Petrovic, Tanya Rivers, Gregory Robinson, Jason Stahlhut, Tuan Tran, Marie Weide, Erin Wheary, Kathy Whiteman, Dominique Williams

Contact

Dr. William (Bill) Norris
William.Norris@wnmu.edu
Phone: 575-538-6625

Dr. Scott Fritz
Scott.Fritz@wnmu.edu
Phone: 575-538-6823