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Office of Engaged Learning Office of Engaged Learning – Research Student Academic Engagement & Success

It’s Research & Innovation Week!

Post author By Adam Neal
Post date March 19, 2023
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Research & Innovation Week March 20-25 2023

It’s Research & Innovation Week!

Join us for events showcasing student work, along with a faculty panel and keynote by Taylor Shead, CEO and founder of STEMuli Studios. Details below.

We’d also like to quickly highlight the Engaged Learning Fellows presenting on Tuesday’s Undergraduate Poster Session:

Sophia Achar, NWSL Expansion
Siphosami Dongozi, An ethnographic study of the effects of Zimbabwean and colonial patriarchal patterns on women’ rights.
Lior Kremer, Synthesis and Modification of Maleimides to Control Properties of Degradable Adhesive Networks
Ayden Machajewski, SMU Guildhall Capstone Recording Sessions
Sayumi Mahawanniarachchi, Addictive Health Risk Behaviors of Undergraduate Students
Raiya Shah, Children’s Literature as a Health Education Tool
Dylan Tietje-Mckinney, Using Copper Nanoclusters to Induce Cytotoxicity in Cancer Cells

Research & Innovation Week 2023 Events

Keynote Talk: Taylor Shead

Taylor Shead, CEO and founder of STEMuli Studios.
Monday March 20, 6:00pm
Hughes Trigg Auditorium

Taylor Shead

Undergraduate Poster Session

Tuesday March 21, 2023, 2-5 PM
Hughes-Trigg Ballroom

Graduate Poster Session

Wednesday March 22, 2023, 2-5 PM
Hughes-Trigg Ballroom

Faculty Panel: Graduate Education and the Future of Research in North Texas

Thursday March 23, 2023, 3:30 PM
Hughes-Trigg Auditorium

Featuring:

Stephen Arrowsmith, Associate Professor and Hamilton Chair in Earth Sciences, SMU
Dinesh Bhatia, Professor of Electrical Engineering, UT Dallas
Annie Ginty, Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University
Ramon Lopez, Professor of Physics, UT Arlington
Floyd Wormley, Associate Provost for Research and Dean of Graduate Studies, TCU

Office of General Education SMU in Four Student Academic Engagement & Success

SMU in Four announces final Degree Planner raffle winners

Post author By Brittaney Wilson
Post date March 16, 2023
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Let’s give a big round of applause to all 758 students who completed Degree Planner before the final raffle deadline!

For your Degree Planner to be considered complete: 

As a declared major, you must have completed your degree plan for all declared degree programs and CC requirements. 
As a pre-major, you must have completed your degree plan for all CC requirements (Foundations, Breadths, Proficiencies & Experiences).

  Fifty winners were randomly selected to receive prizes courtesy of SMU in Four:

*Amazon Gift Card*  *($25 value)*	*Target Gift Card*  *($25 value)*	*Starbucks Gift Card*  *($25 value)*	*Visa Gift Card*  *($25 value)*	*SMU Flex Dollars* *($25 value)*	*SMU Swag Bag*  *($50 value)*
Skyler H.	Michael G.	Breanna S.	Aaliyah A.	Grace B.	Steven B.
Sarah B.	Spencer B.	Maya C.	Ria D.	Humberto O.	Daniele D.
Mirana E.	Sofia G.	Jack G.	Arin J.	Eden C.	Annabelle L.
Jack L.	Karen L.	Anna M.	Mason M.	Lily L.	Lucy M.
Regina N.	Abby R.	Riley T.	Carina K.	Ava S.
Alexander B.	Katie F.	Emma G.	Gracie H.	Tulsi L.
Karis P.	Megan R.	De’Anna W.	Jaena Z.
Oscar C.	Braden C.	Ella D.	Savannah H.
Alexa L.	Matthew M.	Lily S.	Jess S.
Natalya T.	Owen T.	Sydney B.	Remonda H.

Winners can come and pick up their prizes from the Office of General Education, Laura Lee Blanton Suite 100, from Monday, March 20th– Monday, March 27th. 

 All Common Curriculum (CC) undergraduate students must complete Degree Planner by March 20.   

 Visit smu.edu/degreeplanner for help getting started.  

Tags Academic Advising, Academic Advisors, Advising, cc, Common Curriculum, Degree Planner, general education, highpoint, Proficiencies and Experiences, SAES, smu in four

Office of General Education Student Academic Engagement & Success

201 Common Curriculum student records updated due to AP credit

Post author By Dustin Grabsch
Post date March 8, 2023
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On February 15, the Office of General Education (OGE) shared details of the new automation, which awards Advanced Placement (AP) credit for specific Common Curriculum graduation requirements.

With the assistance of the Registrar’s Office, OGE audited student records to determine eligible CC students (AP scores of 4 or 5) who would satisfy Civics & Individual Ethics (CIE) and/or Quantitative Applications (QA).

OGE updated 201 student records as a result of the audit. Specifically, 74 students satisfied the CIE graduation requirement and 192 satisfied the QA requirement. Students were notified on March 8, 2023, concerning these DPR updates. Copies of the student communications are below.

Future SMU students will automatically receive this credit, as it is now established in their Catalog.

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To: QA updated students with AP credit (n = 192)

From: Office of General Education (gened@smu.edu)

Title: Congratulations! Your Quantitative Applications graduation requirement has been satisfied with AP credit

March 8, 2023

Dear Student –

The Office of General Education wants to inform you that your Quantitative Applications (QA) Proficiency & Experience graduation requirement has been satisfied with your Advanced Placement (AP) credit.

Following an administrative review of your external test credit, you were identified as a student with an AP score of 4 or 5 that could satisfy the Quantitative Applications requirement. Therefore, your QA requirement is now satisfied due to the new automation for AP credit.

Should you have an issue with your DPR, please get in touch with your academic advisor, who may submit a DPR Issue request on your behalf.

We hope this is welcomed news since you are one step closer to completing your graduation requirements!

Sincerely,

Dustin K. Grabsch, PhD
Assistant Provost for Undergraduate Education & Academic Success

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To: CIE updated students with AP credit (n = 74)

From: Office of General Education (gened@smu.edu)

Title: Congratulations! Your Civics & Individual Ethics graduation requirement has been satisfied with AP credit

March 8, 2023

Dear Student –

The Office of General Education wants to inform you that your Civics & Individual Ethics (CIE) Proficiency & Experience graduation requirement has been satisfied with your Advanced Placement (AP) credit.

Following an administrative review of your external test credit, you were identified as a student with an AP score of 4 or 5 that could satisfy the Civics & Individual Ethics) requirement. Therefore, your CIE requirement is now satisfied due to the new automation for AP credit.

Should you have an issue with your Degree Progress Report (DPR), please get in touch with your academic advisor, who may submit a DPR Issue request on your behalf.

We hope you welcome this news since you are one step closer to completing your graduation requirements!

Sincerely,

Dustin K. Grabsch, PhD
Assistant Provost for Undergraduate Education & Academic Success

Tags Advanced Placement, AP, automation, CIE, Graduation Requirements, QA, SMU, smu in four

University Testing Center

Bring life, and nature, into the University Testing Center this SMU Giving Day

Post author By Dustin Grabsch
Post date March 5, 2023
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Opened for less than one academic year, the University Testing Center seeks to bring life and nature into the center this SMU Giving Day.

Our mission is to provide a secure and professional testing center, as well as one that is inviting, comfortable, and supports the emotional well-being of our students and community clients. In our first few months, we’ve received overwhelmingly positive feedback from visitors about our facility in the Clements Hall basement.

Adding live foliage at our entrance would create a welcoming and relaxed atmosphere in the testing labs.

Example of low-light wall-mounted plants. Similar products could be placed above entrance lockers to create a relaxing testing environment.

Test anxiety is real. It’s a top psychological issue on college campuses far and wide and right here at home on the SMU campus. Nature and plants are proven by social psychologists to reduce stress and calm people.

At the UTC, we support academic and mental health needs for the most favorable outcomes possible. Can you help us reach our $4,000 goal of bringing more life into the center? Learn more and join us on March 7 for SMU Giving Day.

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Office of Engaged Learning Office of Engaged Learning – Research

Research & Innovation Week, March 20-25

Post author By Adam Neal
Post date March 5, 2023
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Research & Innovation Week, a collaboration between the Moody School and the Office of Engaged Learning, returns March 20-25. This is the week right after Spring Break!

Sign-up reminder

sign-ups for the Undergraduate Poster Session are due on Friday, March 10. Please encourage your students to sign up!

Workshop reminder

OEL is hosting a drop-in workshop to work on poster designs and practice elevator pitches. Scholars’ Den, 3-5pm on Wed & Thurs March 8 & 9.

Hannah Green recently interviewed last year’s poster winners Faith Fang and Melanie Wright. Read her article with tips from the winners.