Office of Undergraduate Research

Announcements

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  • Spring 2023
    • Jan 20 (Fri) – OUR Kick-off for the 2022 OUR grants – OUR programs & events (12 - 3pm – Landes Aud.)
    • Feb 8 (Wed) – Panel Discussions about writing SURF grant proposals (12 - 2:00pm – Landes Aud.)
    • Feb 20 (Mon) – SURF grant proposals (midnight) submission deadline
    • Mar 1 - 3 – O.U.R. grant winners - Mid Term Report (online or in-person)
    • Mar 1(Tue) – Faculty Mentor Award (FMA) submission deadline
    • Mar 14 (Tue) – SURF winners are notified
    • Mar 20 (Mon)  – SURF Grant Winners Ceremony (from 4 to 6:00pm – Landes Auditorium)
    • Mar 22 (Wed) – FMA winner is notified
    • Mar 23 (Thu) – Workshop on writing a narrative/research paper (1:30 - 2:30pm - Landes Auditorium)
    • Mar 24 (Fri) – Workshop on presenting at EXPO 2023.
    • Mar 28 & 30 – SURF Grant Winners' Orientation (From 12:30 to 3:00pm - Landes Auditorium)
    -SURF grant winners’ Orientation is mandatory presence for student and faculty mentor in one of the two days. This workshop is for SURF grant winners and their mentors, only. The calendar of the SURF. grant program for 2022-23 will be presented, and the paperwork for getting started the SURF  grant will be reviewed and signed
    -Please join our special guests from The Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid, The IT Compliance and Information Management and Decision Support, The Office of EHS and Risk Management, The Office for Purchasing, Procurement & Payment Services, The Office for IRB approval and CITI Training, The Writing Center and The John Gray Library
    • Apr 1 (Sat) –Submission deadline to EXPO 2023
    • Apr 6 (Thu) – Panel Discussion about preentations at EXPO 2023 (12 to 1:30pm - Landes Auditorium)
    • Apr 14 (Fri) – EXPO 2023 - A full day conference from 8:30am to 7:00pm - Setzer Center.
    • May 3 (Wed) – O.U.R. Awards Ceremony (12 to 2:30pm - Landes Auditorium)
    • All Workshops and Panel Discussions will be also on Zoom ID 879-918-4160 and password 88888
  • Research Grants Calendar for 2022 - 2023
    • Sept. 2 (Fri) – O.U.R. Orientation (from 1 to 2:30 p.m.) – general information about O.U.R. programs and events. Location :  Landes Auditorium of the Galloway building. See the flyer
    • Sept. 7 (Wed) and 12 (Mon) – Panel discussions about the O.U.R. grant program (from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.). Location :  Landes Auditorium of the Galloway building. See the flyer
    • Sept 20 (Tue) – Email of intent to submit an O.U.R. grant proposal (sent to cbahrim@lamar.edu)
    • Sept 25 (Sat) – Deadline for submitting O.U.R. grant proposals (by 6 p.m.)
    • Sept 26 - Oct 5 (Sat) – Window for reviewing OUR grant proposals
    • Oct 12(Wed) – O.U.R. grant winners are announced.
    • Oct 24 (Mon) – O.U.R. Grant Winners’ Ceremony (Landes Auditorium, from 1:30 to 4 p.m.)
    • Oct. 28 and 31 – O.U.R. grant winners’ Orientation from noon to 2 p.m. in the Landes Auditorium. Mandatory presence for student and faculty mentor in one of the two days. The calendar of the O.U.R. grant program for 2022-23 will be presented, and the paperwork for getting started the O.U.R. grant will be reviewed and signed
    - Please join our special guests from The Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid, The IT Compliance and Information Management and Decision Support, The Office of EHS and Risk Management, The Office for Purchasing, Procurement & Payment Services, The Office for IRB approval and CITI Training, The Writing Center and The John Gray Library
    • Nov 5 (Sat) – The 10th Texas STEM Conference (full day from 8:30 a.m.) – [ O.U.R. points ]
    • Nov 1(Tue) – Dec 1 (Thu) – Window for placing your requests for research support
    • Nov 7 (Mon) – 12pm- 1:30 p.m. – Workshop about "Running a Successful Literature Review using Mary and Gray Library Resources" offered by Dr. Alyse Jordan, the Head of Reference of The Mary and Gray Library.  [ O.U.R. points ]
    • Nov 19 (Sat) – The 9th HASBSEB Conference (full day from 8:30 a.m.) – [ O.U.R. points ] 
    • Nov. 28 (Mon) – O.U.R. Awards Ceremony (Landes Auditorium from noon - 3 p.m.) [ O.U.R. points ] – followed by LURA Christmas Party
    • Dec. 1 - Jan. 19 – Literature review and setting up the research project
    • For spring 2023, the dates listed below are tentative. Final dates will be announced on at O.U.R. Kick-off Day. For clarifications, please check with Dr. Bahrim by email: cbahrim@lamar.edu 
    • Jan 20 (Fri) – Kick-off Day for OUR grantees (12:00 to 3:00pm - Landes Auditorium).Mandatory presence of all OUR grant winners and their mentors
    • March 1 - 3 – Mid-term report for O.U.R. grant recipients (meeting with the Director of O.U.R.)
    • March 22 (Wed)– Workshop on literature review/library resources (12:00 - 1:30pm - Landes Auditorium)
    • March 23 (Thu) – Workshop on writing a narrative/research paper (1:30 - 2:30pm - Landes Auditorium) [OUR points]
    • March 24 (Fri) – Workshop on presenting at EXPO 2023 (12:30 - 3:00pm - Landes Auditorium) [OUR points]
    • April 1 (Sat) – Submission deadline for OUR grant narratives to EXPO 2023.
    • April 14 (Fri) – EXPO 2023 - (From 8:30am to 7:00pm) - All Our grant winners should give a talk or present a poster.
    • Apr 25 - Post grant reports are due to the Director of O.U.R.
    • May 3 (Wed) - from 12:00 to 2:30pm - Landes Auditorium - OUR Awards Ceremony for winners to EXPO 2023. Also, OUR grant recipients wil recieve their certificates for completion of the OUR grant program and the 2nd stipend. The SURF winners will receive their 1st stipend. 
    * All Workshops and Panel Discussions will be also on Zoom ID 879-918-4160 and password 88888
  • Fall 2022
    Note:  Some events will have remote Zoom access option for connecting online to the event. We will try to use the following platform Zoom ID 879 918 4160 and password 88888.  Please check with Dr. Cristian Bahrim at cbahrim@lamar.edu or call (409) 880-8290.
    • Sept. 2 – O.U.R. Orientation (from 1 - 2:30 p.m.) – general information about O.U.R. programs and events. Location :  Landes Auditorium of the Galloway building (see the flyer)
    • Sep 7 and 12 – Panel discussions about the O.U.R. grant program (from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.) Location : Landes Auditorium of the Galloway building (see flyer). We plan to offer the workshop also on Zoom ID 879-918-4160 and password 88888
    • Sept. 25 – Deadline for submitting O.U.R. grant proposals (by 6 p.m.)
    • Oct. 12 – O.U.R. grant winners are announced
    • Oct. 12 – Workshop about participation to the Texas STEM and HASBSEB conferences. Undergraduate and graduate students are invited in the Landes Auditorium of Galloway Business Building from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. We plan to offer the workshop also on Zoom
    • Oct. 24 – Submission deadline to the 10th Texas STEM Conference
    • Oct. 24 – O.U.R. Grant Winners’ Ceremony (Landes Auditorium, from 1:30 - 4 p.m.)
    • Oct. 31 – Panel Discussion about presentations to the 10th Texas STEM conference (undergraduate and graduate students are invited). You are invited to attend from 2 - 3 p.m. in the Landes Auditorium of Galloway-Business building or online. We plan to offer the workshop also on Zoom ID 879-918-4160 and password 88888
    • Oct 28 and 31 – O.U.R. grant winners’ Orientation - Landes Auditorium - from noon - 2 p.m. Mandatory presence for student and faculty mentor in one of the two days. This workshop is for O.U.R. grant winners and their mentors, only. The calendar of the O.U.R. grant program for 2022-23 will be presented, and the paperwork for getting started the O.U.R. grant will be reviewed and signed
    -Please join our special guests from The Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid, The IT Compliance and Information Management and Decision Support, The Office of EHS and Risk Management, The Office for Purchasing, Procurement & Payment Services, The Office for IRB approval and CITI Training, The Writing Center and The John Gray Library 
    • Nov. 5 – The 10th Texas STEM Conference (full day event from 8:30 a.m.) – Conference booklet from the 9th edition of this conference (from last year 2021)
    • Nov. 7 – Submission deadline to the 9th HASBSEB conference
    • Nov. 7 –  from noon - 1:30 p.m. –Workshop about "Running a Successful Literature Review using Mary and Gray Library Resources" offered by Dr. Alyse Jordan, the Head of Reference of the Mary and Gray Library
    • Nov. 11 – Panel Discussion about presentations to the 9th HASBSEB (undergraduate and graduate students are invited)
    • Nov. 19 – The 9th HASBSEB Conference (full day event from 8:30 a.m.) – Conference booklet from the 8th edition of this conference (from last year 2021)
    • Nov. 29 – O.U.R. Awards Ceremony (Landes Auditorium from noon - 3 p.m.) – followed by LURA Christmas Party

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