STUDENT RESEaRch SympoSiUm 2010 - Graduate and Research ...

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Welcome from the President
March 5, 2010
Dear Colleagues and Guests:
It is with great pleasure I welcome you to San Diego State University’s
2010 Student Research Symposium. The symposium is a
university-wide event to recognize and celebrate the outstanding
research, scholarship, and creative activity of our undergraduate
and graduate students. The symposium also identifies our most
talented students who will represent SDSU at the annual California
State University Student Research Competition.
This year over 400 students are presenting their original scholarly
work in a public forum that introduces community members,
partners, students, and guests to our many outstanding academic
programs. Moreover, the symposium provides a venue for
sharing academic excellence and discovery; and it demonstrates SDSU’s commitment to developing
innovative solutions for our region, nation, and the world. All of these goals advance
the vision of SDSU as a top urban research university.
To plan and execute an event of this magnitude required the efforts of dedicated faculty and
staff members. In addition, over 250 judges have volunteered to share their time and expertise
in evaluating oral and poster presentations. These collective efforts demonstrate our commitment
to fostering student scholarship and professional development, and I am grateful to all
who have worked so hard on behalf of our students and the university.
Best wishes for a great symposium.
Sincerely,
Stephen L. Weber, President
San Diego State University
STUDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 2010