Awards

• 2002 National Chapter Diversity Award
• 2000 Program Award for "Expanding Your Horizons"
• 1999 Certificate of Excellence

Notable Programs at MTSU Supported through Member Participation and Sponsorship

Graduate Student Research Symposium

The Graduate Student Research Symposium is a showcase of graduate student research efforts at MTSU. Awards are given based on the number of entrants in various disciplines. This year's event will be held on April 11, 2003 in the Alumni Center on campus. Contact our president, Dr. John DiVincenzo (jdivince@mtsu.edu  or 904-8251), for further details.

Expanding Your Horizons

Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics is a career conference for girls in grades 6, 7 & 8. It consisted of approximately 40 different “hands-on” workshops of about an hour each throughout a single day. Each girl attended 4 different workshops, a keynote address, additional demonstrations and a luncheon. The workshops and demonstrations introduced girls to various activities and careers in science, technology, and mathematics. Girls from all over the middle Tennessee area participated. “Scholarships” and busing arrangements assured a mixture of girls from many different types of communities and different social and ethnic backgrounds. Parents, teachers and girl scout troop leaders attended sessions that focus on gender equity issues and how to help their girls succeed in science and math. Contact: Dr. Judith Iriarte-Gross, 615-904-8253, jiriarte@mtsu.edu Web Page: http://www.mtsu.edu/~eyh/index.html

Scientia

SCIENTIA is an electronic journal featuring the research of students enrolled at Middle Tennessee State University (web address: http://www.mtsu.edu/%7Escientia/). The purpose of the journal is to:

• disseminate important findings generated by student research;
• provide an opportunity for full student involvement in the final step of the scientific method, namely publication;
• serve as a public relations tool by showcasing the accomplishments of students; and
• promote interdepartmental faculty and student collaboration.