A Personal Invitation To All UCSC Graduate Students
From Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies Lisa C. Sloan

Dear Graduate Students:

Dear Graduate Students, I am very pleased to invite you to participate in the 3rd Annual Graduate Research Symposium, which will take place on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 from 2:00-4:00pm, with a reception immediately following, at the University Center. The talent, energy, excitement, teaming and coming together to showcase all your hard work is still in the forefront of many, your achievements are forever etched in the rich experience shared with your peers, Alumni, Faculty and the anticipation of a repeat performance. If you have never taken part in this event, you can learn more about it at: http://currents.ucsc.edu/04-05/06-06/symposium.asp and http://currents.ucsc.edu/05-06/05-01/symposium.asp.

The purpose of the Annual Graduate Research Symposium is to:

- Recognize and promote the outstanding and diverse research that is being carried out by graduate students across our campus, from all disciplines;

- Provide a venue for all to experience and be part of the larger UCSC graduate community and to become better acquainted with the scope of exciting graduate research activities that take place on our campus.

If you are interested in what our graduate students are presenting this year, click here.

If you are interested in the schedule for Oral Presentations, click here.

If you would like to present, you must register in advance by May 7, 2007. For registration information and forms, please see the form listed on this page.

Examples of presentations encouraged in the symposium include; research project presented in a poster, artwork display, oral presentation, laptop demonstrations or presentations, and 3-D visual displays or live presentations. Once registration has closed for this event, we will work with all registered participants to accommodate the type of presentation that you are requesting. There is a limited amount of space and number of participants, therefore first come first served.

Three cash prizes of $100 - $200 each will be awarded to participants from each academic division for the best presentation. I am also pleased to announce that this year we will begin awarding the Denton Prize for most outstanding presentation, in memory of Chancellor Denice Denton.

Acting Chancellor Blumenthal, Campus Provost/EVC Kliger, Deans, Vice Provosts and Vice Chancellors, as well as faculty, Alumni and off-campus guests, have been invited to attend the Symposium. This is an opportunity for all graduate students to show our larger community what their work is about: I highly encourage and appreciate your participation in this exciting annual event.

Please join us in this exciting graduate-focused event, and be sure to register by May 1, 2007.

Sincerely,

Lisa C. Sloan