3rd Annual IGNITE Symposium—Nominate Your Students Today

Dear Faculty:

We are very excited to announce the third annual IGNITE Symposium for students to be held on March 28 in the Campus Center Ballroom.

IGNITE is a celebration of our students' academic work in the areas of undergraduate research, applied learning, and civic engagement through poster sessions and presentations. The symposium is open to all students who have completed (or are in the process of completing) academic work in any of these three areas during this academic year. Students will have an opportunity to showcase their work in a traditional poster presentation session or in a TEDTalk-style presentation.

We are currently seeking students from all academic majors to present their research, applied learning experiences, or civically-minded engagement opportunities. We ask that you encourage the students in your courses and/or programs to apply to be an IGNITE presenter/speaker. You may also email nominations directly to IGNITE@farmingdale.edu. Applications are available via the IGNITE webpage and will be accepted until February 28.

IGNITE began as an effort to realign and recommit ourselves to excellence in undergraduate student scholarship. Last year's symposium saw over 100 students share their posters and oral presentations from most of our academic majors. As we enter our third year, I am hopeful that, with your assistance, this year's presentation will rival the success of the previous years.

Feel free to contact me at gafaridm@farmingdale.edu with any questions about the process or nomination criteria. Please share this wonderful opportunity with your students!

Dylan Gafarian, EdD 
Research Aligned Mentorship (RAM) Program