{"id":16168,"date":"2013-04-12T10:44:09","date_gmt":"2013-04-12T17:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=16168"},"modified":"2013-04-29T14:00:56","modified_gmt":"2013-04-29T21:00:56","slug":"colossal-exhibition-to-showcase-student-academic-creative-achievements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/colossal-exhibition-to-showcase-student-academic-creative-achievements\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Colossal\u2019 exhibition to showcase students&#8217; academic, creative achievements"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"150\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"3\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-16448\" alt=\"Symposium logo\" src=\"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/symposium.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2013\/04\/symposium.jpg 400w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2013\/04\/symposium-300x242.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #61003d;\"><strong>2013 Undergraduate Symposium <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Friday, April 26<br \/>\n8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.<br \/>\nWalkup Skydome<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The symposium is part of an entire week dedicated to student discovery at NAU, with additional events that include concerts and theater performances through the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nau.edu\/Research\/Undergraduate\/CAL-Honors-Week-events\/\">College of Arts and Letters<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nau.edu\/Research\/Undergraduate\/WAF-College-of-Business-2013-UG-Symposium-info\/\">oral and written competitions<\/a>\u00a0for students in The W.A. Franke College of Business.<\/p>\n<p>Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to attend.<\/p>\n<p>The full schedule is available <a href=\"http:\/\/nau.edu\/uploadedFiles\/Administrative\/Research\/Folder_Templates\/_Forms\/Symposium_Program.pdf\">online<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>It\u2019s been called a science fair on steroids, when more than 700 Northern Arizona University students will gather under one roof to showcase their achievements in research and creativity as part of NAU\u2019s daylong Undergraduate Symposium on Friday, April 26, in the Walkup Skydome.<\/p>\n<p>It will take an entire football field to accommodate the hundreds of student research poster presentations\u2014as well as five stages for dynamic oral presentations and performances\u2014that will be on display by undergraduates representing all colleges and an array of majors.<\/p>\n<p>The free symposium is open to the general public, which is invited to come glimpse innovative student exhibits with real-world applications, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a portable rain room that students designed for W.L. Gore &amp; Associates to display the effectiveness of its waterproof garments in various rain conditions at trade shows and demonstration events<\/li>\n<li>a prototype vehicle that can achieve high fuel efficiency<\/li>\n<li>a portable wind turbine system made from recycled materials that harnesses wind energy and supplies enough energy to power a light and a fan\u2014approximately 100W combined\u2014for five hours per day, providing an inexpensive solution for those living in remote locations to create their own systems using salvaged materials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Creative presentations include a 1 p.m. theatrical performance of <i>Echoes of Flagstaff,<\/i> featuring students as local historical figures who tell the city\u2019s rich history, based on oral histories from Cline Library Special Collections. Student-produced film screenings will occur throughout the day and address a range of topics\u2014from the war on drugs to the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra\u2019s school outreach program. There\u2019s even an hour-long presentation by Honors students beginning at 3 p.m. that contemplates some of the underlying social issues within James Bond films.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a colossal event that truly showcases the range of academic and creative talents of NAU students,\u201d said <b>Wolf Gumerman<\/b>, director of the Honors Program and one of the symposium\u2019s organizers.<\/p>\n<p>Information about the symposium is <a href=\"http:\/\/nau.edu\/Research\/Undergraduate\/Undergraduate-Symposium\/\">online<\/a>, including student abstracts and a full schedule of the day&#8217;s activities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/colossal-exhibition-to-showcase-student-academic-creative-achievements\/\">2013 Undergraduate Symposium Friday, April 26 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Walkup Skydome The symposium is part of an entire week dedicated to student discovery at NAU, with additional events that include concerts and theater performances through the\u00a0College of Arts and Letters, and\u00a0oral and written competitions\u00a0for students in The W.A. Franke College of Business. 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