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RDC hosting annual conferences for School of Arts and Sciences students

Apr 4, 2018 | 9:39 AM

RED DEER- College undergraduate students from a variety of disciplines will engage in real-life academic learning at the Agora Undergraduate Conference and the RDC Student Science Conference, both of which will be held at Red Deer College on April 6 and 7.

Undergraduate students from RDC’s School of Arts and Sciences will have the opportunity to present their research and connect with peers, faculty and community members in a conference setting.

On Friday, students from both conferences will learn from keynote speaker, Dr. Ute Wieden-Kothe from the University of Lethbridge.

 Dr. Widen-Kothe is a biochemist who specializes in RNA and proteins and regularly participates in community outreach.

On Saturday, students will continue their conference activities with scholarly engagement and presentations specific to their disciplines.

Students from the Bachelor of Arts, Social Work and Media Studies & Professional Communication programs will present at the Agora Undergraduate Conference.

At sessions moderated by RDC faculty, students will share research, essays, poster presentations or creative works on a variety of topics.

Students from the Bachelor of Science programs, as well as Nursing students who have completed physiology research projects, will present their work at the Student Science Conference.

Students will present posters on Friday evening and will deliver 15-minute discussions on a wide variety of topics throughout the day on Saturday.

Award presentations will take place at the end of the conference.

Members of public are invited to attend.

There is no admission fee, and all activities will take place at the Red Deer College main campus.

(Gary McKinnon – Red Deer College)