From: Crystal Martinez Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 11:30 AM Subject: First-Gen Creative Activity & Research Symposium Greetings, Hosted by the First-Generation & Transfer Student Center and the McNair Scholars Program as part of the spring 2019 First-Gen Fest, the inaugural First-Gen Creative Activity and Research Symposium (CARS) offers a platform to celebrate UTSA's First-Gen students' research and creative activity. Undergraduate and Graduate first-gen students from all disciplines are encouraged to showcase their work through oral and/or visual presentations. CARS welcomes diverse presentation formats including but not limited to poster, performance, and art installation. Students have the opportunity to participate at the Downtown campus on Tuesday, March 5th from 12PM - 3PM and/or the1604 campus on Wednesday, March 6th from 10AM - 1PM. (marketing attached) We ask for your support in sharing with your students, colleagues and networks in order to yield first-generation student engagement. Specifically, we would appreciate your support in sharing this with your F2GG Family and also your own network of students, faculty and colleagues. Please note, this is not a judged competition and is meant to act as a platform to celebrate and showcase what first-gen students are doing in the classroom. Group or Individual submissions are encouraged from any academic discipline. If you know a student that is a great candidate to invite, please do. Message for Students: Are you a first-gen student engaged in research or creative activity at UTSA? The inaugural First-Gen Creative Activity and Research Symposium (CARS) offers you an opportunity to share your work with UTSA faculty, staff, and your peers. First-time presenters and seasoned conference goers are encouraged to participate. Follow the link here to register: https://fgtstudentcenter.wufoo.com/forms/r1jwz4g702now4c/<https://nam0... [cid:image001.png@01D4C2D7.0FE57480] Posters submitted by Thursday, February 28, 2019 by 11:59pm will be printed and installed day of the event(s). You may present at the Downtown campus on Tuesday, March 5th from 12PM - 3PM and/or 1604 campus on Wednesday, March 6th from 10AM - 1PM. If you have any questions, please feel free to email either Brandon.Cruz@utsa.edu<mailto:Brandon.Cruz@utsa.edu> or Sonia.Valencia@utsa.edu<mailto:Sonia.Valencia@utsa.edu>. Sincerely, Brandon Cruz, M.Ed. - I'm First Gen! Senior Program Coordinator First-Generation & Transfer Student Center MS 1.02.04 | (210)458-7304 pivot.utsa.edu/fgtsc <https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=pivot.utsa.edu%2Ffgts... Strategic Achiever Activator Futuristic Individualization [https://www.utsa.edu/ucm/resources/toolkit/images/Logo.png] This e-mail message is intended only for the personal use of the recipient(s) named above. If you are not an intended recipient, you may not review, copy or distribute this message. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete the original message. Crystal L. Martinez, M.Ed. - I'm First-Gen! Program Coordinator First-Generation & Transfer Student Center FLN 3.02.04 | (210)-458-2659 https://pivot.utsa.edu/fgtsc/<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlo... Harmony Significance Futuristic Activator Focus [cid:image001.png@01D3F75F.99FCC630][https://www.utsa.edu/ucm/resources/toolkit/images/Logo.png] This e-mail message is intended only for the personal use of the recipient(s) named above. If you are not an intended recipient, you may not review, copy or distribute this message. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete the original message.