This Student Research Forum will showcase the scholarly work of African American and Latino Students from Illinois. The goals are to increase African American and Latino faculty student research collaborations; to improve mentor relationships between African American and Latino faculty and students; to increase persistence among African American and Latino students; and to improve research and writing skills among African American and Latino students.
Please let us know as soon as possible whether you or someone you know may be interested in facilitating a panel or plenary session. You can reach us at gradinfo@uic.edu.
African American & Latino Research Forum: Building a Community of Scholars
Sponsored by
The Illinois African American and Latino Higher Education Alliance
(IALHEA)
Supported by an Illinois Board of Higher Education HECA Grant
Thursday, April 24, 2008
We are pleased to announce the 2008 African American & Latino Research Forum. This cross-disciplinary forum was created to showcase the scholarly work of African American and Latino students from Illinois colleges and universities. Abstracts must be submitted electronically to gradinfo@uic.edu. African American and Latino undergraduate and graduate students from all majors are invited to submit abstracts or papers.
Click here to download the submission form
Abstracts due: Monday, March 31, 2008
Research presentations: Thursday, April 24, 2008
Location: University of Illinois at Chicago Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL
The presentations will be ten minutes followed by five minutes of discussion.
Equipment for PowerPoint presentations and space for poster presentations will be provided. If you have questions, please contact José Perales, or Francisco Piña at (312) 413-2559 or gradinfo@uic.edu.
Co-Sponsors: Illinois Committee on Black Concerns in Higher Education (ICBCHE), Illinois Latino Council on Higher Education (ILACHE), The Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Blacks; The Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Latinos; College of Nursing Advanced Practice Forensic Nurse Training Grant funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration; DePaul University, Prairie State College, Chicago State University, UIC Graduate College; Latin American Recruitment and Educational Services Program; Urban Health Program; Graduate College Urban Health Program; Department of African American Studies; Latin American Latino Studies Program; Caterpillar, Inc.; Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy; Rafael Cintrón Ortíz Latino Cultural Center; Alliance for Minority Participation; Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program; Office of the Vice Chancellor for External Affairs; Office of the Special Assistant to the Provost for Diversity; Bridge to the Doctorate.