Student Research Symposium
On 10 December 2007, the students of the GEOG 401 Capstone course, a field research-based senior seminar, hosted a symposium in which they presented the results of their research.
In the evening, the keynote address was presented by Mr. Nathan Wolf, Consul of Mexico, St. Paul, MN. The prepared text of his address will be posted when available. The audience was welcomed by Dr. Don Christian, the Dean of the UWEC College of Arts and Sciences. Before the presentation, the North Central Council of Latin Americanists presented an Award of Merit to Ms. Shaun Duvall and Puentes/Bridges, Inc. for their outstanding achievement in bring the the general public a greater awareness of the the nations, peoples and cultures of Latin America. The symposium concluded with a showing of El Contrato (National Film Board of Canada, 2003.
STUDENT PRESENTATIONS
En Español |
In English |
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3:10 |
Factores de inmigración en Wisconsin |
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3:30 |
¿Por qué se migra? |
Ethnic parallels |
3:50 |
Las remesas y sus influencias en los pueblos de Veracruz |
Human variables, locational trends, and other factors that influence attitudes toward Hispanic immigration |
4:10 |
Asimilación y el migrante |
Migrant labor & Western Wisconsin’s dairy industry
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4:30 |
Los impactos sociales a la familia migratoria |
Trans-border communication
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4:50 |
Opiniones de la frontera
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Women and children left behind in Mexico |
5:10 |
Educación, redes y migración |
Immigration and human rights |
Moderators |
Analisa DeGrave & Manny Fernandez, Foreign Languages |
Karen Havholm, Asst Vice Chancellor for Research, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs |