UHCL’s 22nd Annual Student Conference for Research and Creative Arts began April 18 and will run through April 23. The conference is being held in multiple rooms inside the Bayou and Student Services and Classroom Buildings.
The mission of the conference is to “provide students with an initial experience in creating and delivering scholarly and professional presentations, provide a showcase for students to present their original research and creative arts projects in a professional forum, and enhance classroom experiences by facilitating interaction within and across disciplines.”
“Students gain experience in presenting their original work in a professional forum and to learn the benefits of attending conferences,” said Michael Hunt, director of the UHCL Student Conference for Research and Creative Arts. READ MORE
One of the programs being showcased at the 22nd Annual Student Conference for Research and Creative Arts (SCRCA) Wednesday, April 20, is the Teen and Police Service (TAPS) Academy. TAPS was created by UHCL’s Everett Penn, associate professor of criminology and co-founder of TAPS, along with the Houston Police Department, in an effort to strengthen relationships between law enforcement and at-risk teens.
The Teen and Police Service Academy presentation and poster session will be held in Atrium 1 of the Bayou Building from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. READ MORE
Student creativity will be highlighted at the Animation Festival and Symposium and Creative Art session during this year’s Student Conference for Research and Creative Arts. READ MORE
Shreerekha Subramanian, associate professor in humanities and one of the sponsors of the SCRCA, has been teaching undergraduate and graduate classes at the W. F. Ramsey Unit for nearly a decade.
Incarcerated students enrolled in Subramanian’s “Ideas in Transition: Love” and “Text Under Sentence” classes will be presenting Thursday, April 21, 4-6:50 p.m. as part of the SCRCA. READ MORE
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