STUDENT RESEARCH CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT UNIVERSITY

The eighth annual Southeast Missouri State University Student Research conference will be held April 25-26 in the University Center.

The purpose of this conference is to promote and recognize the undergraduate and graduate students who devote their time to research. The conference is open to students of all areas of study.

The research conference will include theoretical, empirical and review works. The research must have been conducted at Southeast Missouri State University, Three Rivers Community College or Mineral Area Community College, and may have been conducted independently, as part of a course, or in collaboration with a faculty member.

Students will present their paper or poster in a conference format April 25-26. Eight awards of $50, supported by the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi and Funding for Results, will be presented to students with the best paper or best poster presentation. These awards will be for the best undergraduate and graduate student paper presentations, and poster presentations within the theoretical, review and empirical categories.

Keynote speaker for the conference will be Dr. Betsy Levonian Morgan, who will present "Beyond Barbie vs. G.I. Joe: The Subtleties of Gender Research."