Thinking Matters:
A Student Research, Scholarship, and Creativity Symposium
Thinking Matters
April 18, 2008
Statement of Purpose:
The public exchange of ideas is a central feature of university life. The purpose of the Thinking Matters
conference is to provide a public forum for USM students and invited guests to share the results of student research,
and in doing so, encourage student initiative and celebrate its result. It is also our hope that within this
environment of academic challenge a sense of camaraderie will be fostered throughout the USM community.
This community whether USM or the greater Southern Maine community continually witness civic matters. Like citizens, scholars impact the social and political world around them. They broker relationships in the course of their research and shape collective knowledge when they publish or present. Like citizens, then, scholars have a responsibility to reflect on the public impact of their work and consider how to use it to make a better world. Civic Matters locates the civic in our scholarship, inviting the exchange.
Click here to submit your Thinking Matters Abstract online.
Deadline for submission is midnight, February 7, 2008
See last year's photos!
Questions about Thinking Matters should be directed to:
Pat Finn
Program Coordinator
patfinn@usm.maine.edu
Adam Tuchinsky
Faculty Co-Directory
tuchinsk@usm.maine.edu
Chris Scott
Faculty Co-Directory
cscott@usm.maine.edu
Telephone:
207.780.4284
Address:
Thinking Matters, Research Initiatives
Science Building, USM Portland Campus
P.O. Box 9300
Portland, Maine 04104-9300
The University of Southern Maine shall not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or citizenship status, age, disability, or veterans status in employment, education, and all other areas of the University.
Participants or attendees with a disability should contact Pat Finn, (207) 780-4284, with requests or questions about accommodations.