Welcome to the First Regional Rocky Mountain Meeting website.
The purpose of the SACNAS Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting is to offer an academic and an informal platform that introduces SACNAS to the colleges and universities in the Rocky Mountain Region, and to the local high schools from the surrounding Denver metro area and Northern Colorado. The event is relevant to the following cross disciplinary areas: all Natural, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Math and Engineering disciplines.
The activities planned are for both college and high school groups which will bring an academic forum to the attendees and an exposure to our organizations in accordance to the SACNAS mission statement: "SACNAS is a society of scientists dedicated to fostering the success of Hispanic/Chicano and Native American scientists-from college students to professionals-to attain advanced degrees, careers, and positions of leadership". www.sacnas.org
In addition the meeting will unite individuals interested in SACNAS from the Rocky Mountain Region to help support each other's chapters, gain leadership skills and to create a team of individuals who are supportive of each other. By building this network members and chapters throughout the Rocky Mountain Region will support each other to help build the SACNAS community.
This event will cultivate leadership among Latinos/Chicanos, Native Americans, and other underrepresented minority students at all levels (high school, undergraduate, and graduate) in the Rocky Mountain Region. This will provide extraordinary opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students in the sciences, as well as the pre-college community.
The meeting is coordinated by Colorado State University, Community College of Denver, Metropolitan State College, Otero Junior College, University of Colorado at Denver and student members at the University of Northern Colorado. (View Planning Committee for more information). The meeting will be held on the Auraria Campus from August 28-29, 2009.
Further exploration of the Auraria Campus can be explored by utilizing the following links: