2008 Woodie Awards
Students to Attend Annual Research Conference
Brad Howard
Issue date: 3/31/06 Section: News
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Over 25 Hendrix students will be attending the National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR) for its 20th anniversary in Asheville, N.C. April 6-9, 2006. Students from various disciplines and backgrounds will present posters and give presentations on research they have been conducting over the past year.
"[NCUR] gives students a venue to present research projects to get feedback," Economics and Business Professor Lyle Rupert said, who is also the coordinator of the NCUR trip. "They also have an opportunity to see projects that students at other schools are doing and it's a great place to network."
With over 2,000 students from 300 schools, senior education major Emily Wells said though it is an intimidating experience, it is incredibly rewarding.
"I enjoy going and watching other students present," she said. "I especially enjoy watching Hendrix students because it is so interesting to see what other people on campus are doing."
Rupert said that as far as he knows Hendrix has been attending NCUR "through most of its history."
Hendrix, he said, is a huge participant in NCUR, usually 2nd, 3rd, or 4th in raw numbers, but usually 1st when compared as a percentage of the total student body. This year, Rupert said even though NCUR admitted to having to be more restrictive in their admissions, 45 students applied and 33 were accepted, a low statistic as compared to previous years which usually experience a 90% to 95% acceptance rate.
"We take more than some schools with 20,000 or 30,000 students," he said.
Any student can submit an abstract to NCUR in order to be accepted as a presenter. Once admitted, students have to register with the school and complete a practice presentation. Then, their trip is fully funded by the Odyssey Office, including registration, travel and food.
"NCUR is great because it gives faculty who attend time to interact with students on a more personal level," Rupert said. "We get to go out and eat with students and forget about the boundaries that separate us at school."
"[NCUR] gives students a venue to present research projects to get feedback," Economics and Business Professor Lyle Rupert said, who is also the coordinator of the NCUR trip. "They also have an opportunity to see projects that students at other schools are doing and it's a great place to network."
With over 2,000 students from 300 schools, senior education major Emily Wells said though it is an intimidating experience, it is incredibly rewarding.
"I enjoy going and watching other students present," she said. "I especially enjoy watching Hendrix students because it is so interesting to see what other people on campus are doing."
Rupert said that as far as he knows Hendrix has been attending NCUR "through most of its history."
Hendrix, he said, is a huge participant in NCUR, usually 2nd, 3rd, or 4th in raw numbers, but usually 1st when compared as a percentage of the total student body. This year, Rupert said even though NCUR admitted to having to be more restrictive in their admissions, 45 students applied and 33 were accepted, a low statistic as compared to previous years which usually experience a 90% to 95% acceptance rate.
"We take more than some schools with 20,000 or 30,000 students," he said.
Any student can submit an abstract to NCUR in order to be accepted as a presenter. Once admitted, students have to register with the school and complete a practice presentation. Then, their trip is fully funded by the Odyssey Office, including registration, travel and food.
"NCUR is great because it gives faculty who attend time to interact with students on a more personal level," Rupert said. "We get to go out and eat with students and forget about the boundaries that separate us at school."