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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:#1F497D">Dr. Linda Mason<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333">The University of Central Oklahoma is hosting the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) April 4-7, 2018, and we
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Over 5,000 students are expected to come from all across the United States.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;text-align:justify;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Seventy percent of students surveyed prefer NCUR to other professional conferences.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;text-align:justify;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Abstract submissions are open through
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Let your students know they have what it takes to present at NCUR.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;text-align:justify;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Let colleagues know that you can submit an abstract for the Faculty and Administrative Sessions.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;text-align:justify;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Let others know about all the activities taking place at NCUR, including the pre-conference workshops, oral and poster presentations, visual and performing arts, graduate school and professional
preparation fair, and special interest sessions.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">To <b>present</b> their research, creative, and scholarly activities.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;text-align:justify;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">To <b>network</b> with scholars from all disciplines.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;text-align:justify;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">To <b>connect</b> and engage with students from across the country.
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">To <b>participate</b> in diverse and inclusive activities.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;text-align:justify;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">To <b>prepare</b> for graduate and professional school.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;text-align:justify;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">To <b>learn</b> from special guest speakers and community sponsors.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;text-align:justify;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">To <b>explore</b> the vibrant and unique culture of Edmond and Oklahoma City.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<a href="http://media.uco.edu/blasts/NCURConferenceHighlightsPoster.jpg" target="_BLANK"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><img border="0" width="50" height="51" id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://media.uco.edu/blasts/NCURConferenceHighlightsPoster.jpg" alt="http://media.uco.edu/blasts/NCURConferenceHighlightsPoster.jpg"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="http://media.uco.edu/blasts/NCURConferenceHighlightsPoster.jpg" target="_BLANK"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">View NCUR Conference Highlights poster</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333">We look forward to seeing you at NCUR 2018! Please distribute and share with your colleagues.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333">UCO is Co-hosting NCUR 2018 with the Council on Undergraduate Research.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333">Registration opens in January 2018.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333">For additional information and contact details,<br>
visit the following link: </span></b><a href="https://www.cur.org/conferences_and_events/student_events/ncur_2018/" target="_BLANK"><b><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">NCUR 2018</span></u></b></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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