What is URCAS?

The Undergraduate Research & Creative Arts Symposium (URCAS) is NMSU's showcase of undergraduate intellectual enterprises. ALL NMSU students are welcome and encouraged to take part, not just Crimson Scholars or Honors students.  Highlighting student research, artwork, performances, and more, URCAS is a great way to get experience presenting in your field.  Come also to support your friends and classmates and find out what might be possible for you to accomplish at NMSU. URCAS is coordinated by the Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (CURCA), housed in the Honors College and serving all students at NMSU.

Just a few examples of URCAS presentations:

  • a paper or project for a course or a directed study  
  • results from lab research or other study, analysis, or experiment 
  • a research component for an internship 
  • a design solution to an industry need or engineering problem 
  • an original work of art, literature, or film 
  • musical or play performance 
  • a magazine, journal, or website
  • an exhibit you curated 

You can share your work in a 15-minute presentation or via a poster or exhibit, and individually or as a group.  For resources on how to submit your abstract or start a project, check out the links in the sidebar. A poster printer is available for your use in CURCA at Conroy Honors Center.  Have questions? Please reach our to CURCA director Dr. Miller-Tomlinson at tomlin@nmsu.edu or (575) 646-2005.

 

 

 

Two of the hallmarks of a great university include excellence in undergraduate education and a vibrant community of scholars propelling advancements across all fields of study. For over a quarter of a century now, NMSU has featured what happens when we bring these two together at the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium!
Congratulations to all the undergraduate students contributing new knowledge and creative work in this annual symposium. Thank you to all the advisors and supervisors that helped make these contributions possible!

Dean Phame Camarena, PhD , William Conroy Honors College

  

View URCAS 2025 Presenters and Mentors Acknowledgements

 

 Announcement of awardees for outstanding poster and talk at URCAS 2025.

 

URCAS 2025 OVERVIEW

Friday, April 25, 8:30-3pm, in Corbett Student Union (3rd floor)

8:00-8:30am

Registration (check in) and Poster Set-Up in Corbett East ballroom, 3rd floor

8:30-9:30am

Talks

9:40-10:40

Talks

10:50-noon

Poster Session & Exhibits in East Ballroom

10:50-noon

Talks

Noon-1pm

Lunch for participants and faculty mentors in Middle Ballroom

12:30-1pm

Research Programs: Lightning Introductions with Q & A

1-2pm

Talks; Panel on "Exploring Faculty Mentorship" for students and faculty

2-3pm

Panel and breakouts on "Considering Graduate School" with representatives from all colleges

Mon., 4/28, Awards

URCAS awards will be announced 4/28, 3-4:30pm, at Pete’s Patio in Corbett Center, as part of Research and Creativity Week.

View URCAS 2025 Schedule