Tentative Schedule for the 2025 UNM McNair Scholars Research Conference

Schedule Table
Attention: Audience attendance at both the poster and oral presentations is free and open to the public. Registration is required for all other conference activities.
Tentative Conference Schedule
Calendar updated 10/16/24
DAY 1: Thursday, September 4, 2025 - UNM Campus Most events held in the Student Union Building (SUB)
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.	*Conference Registration* SUB Ballrooms Foyer
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Opening Ceremony and Networking Event* Ballroom C, SUB
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.	*Research Poster Presentation Session #1* Atrium, SUB bottom floor - see detailed schedule below
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.	*Graduate School Fair Session #1* SUB Ballrooms A & B
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.	*Lunch* Ballroom A, Student Union Building
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.	*Research Poster Presentation Session #2* Atrium, SUB bottom floor - see detailed schedule below
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.	*Graduate School Fair Session #2* SUB Ballrooms A & B
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	McNair Staff Forum SUB Top Floor Conference Rooms
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.	*NSF GRFP Presentation + Q&A* SUB Ballroom C
4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.	*Conference Excursion* Off campus - Dinner will be provided
DAY 2: Friday, September 5, 2025 UNM Campus All events held in the Student Union Building (SUB)
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.	Day 2 Opening Session* SUB Ballroom C
9:45 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.	*Concurrent Oral Research Presentations: Sessions 1-6* SUB Top Floor Conference Rooms
12:15 p.m. –1:15 p.m.	*Lunch* Ballroom C, SUB
1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	*Concurrent Oral Research Presentations: Sessions 7-12* SUB Top Floor Conference Rooms
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.	Closing Ceremony Banquet (includes dinner, keynote, & cultural performance) Ballrooms B & C, Student Union Building
Attention: Audience attendance at both the poster and oral presentations is free and open to the public. Registration is required for all other conference activities.

*Opening sessions will have coffee, tea, juice, water but no breakfast. A full breakfast is served at our conference hotel as part of our room block rate. Our conference hotel webpage has the details.

Detailed Conference Presentation Schedule

Audience attendance at both the poster and oral presentations is free and open to the public. Registration is required for all other conference activities.

Poster Presentation Session #1:

10:30AM to 11:30AM Thursday, September 4, 2025

Atrium (bottom floor) Student Union Building (SUB)

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Poster Presentation Session #2:

1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Thursday, September 4, 2025

Atrium (bottom floor) Student Union Building (SUB)

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DAY 2: Oral Presentations (12 sessions)
Friday, September 5, 2025

Audience attendance at both the poster and oral presentations is free and open to the public. Registration is required for all other conference activities.

Session #1, 9:45 to 10:05 a.m. SUB Top Floor - Various Rooms.

Friday, September 5

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Session #2, 10:10 to 10:30 a.m. SUB Top Floor - Various Rooms.

Friday, September 5

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Session #3, 10:35 to 10:55 a.m. SUB Top Floor Various Rooms

Friday, September 5

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Session #4, 11:00 to 11:20 a.m. SUB Top Floor Various Rooms

Friday, September 5

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