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Community outreach is an integral part of the culture and curriculum at St. Mary's. Here are some photos from some recent events that get school children excited about science.

Students at the Pre-Health Professions Fair met representatives from professional schools in health care fields such as medicine, dentistry, nursing, chiropractic, optometry, physical therapy, respiratory care and public health.

Students at the fair visit with professional school representatives.

About 500 middle school-aged girls attended the Expanding Your Horizons conference in January.

The one-day event on campus helped boost girls' interest science, technology, engineering and math careers.

Girls worked with local professionals and volunteers in hands-on workshops.

Workshops dealt with topics including animal training, pharmaceuticals, DNA and music copyright.

Fiesta of Physics uses interactive experiments to teach area elementary school children to appreciate science.

The program seeks to inspire children from low-income families to pursue higher education.

St. Mary's physics and science students lead most of the experiments.

Not only do the children learn about science, the leaders learn about teaching and the value of community service.

SET Happenings

50th Fiesta Jazz Festival Held April 27–28

Enjoy the sounds of great national, regional and local jazz artists as the 50th Annual Fiesta Jazz Festival kicks off on Friday, April 27 with the Fiesta World Class Jazz Concert from 1–10 p.m. on the campus of St. Mary’s University. The St. Mary’s Department of Music and the San Antonio Fiesta Commission are the sponsors of this event, which is one of the oldest Jazz festivals in the nation. The Friday concert will kick off at 1 p.m. in the Pecan Grove with outstanding university and junior college jazz bands performing, with headliner The Jim Cullum Jazz Band at 8:30 p.m.

500 Girls Expected for Expanding Your Horizons

St. Mary’s University will host 500 middle school girls from the local area on Saturday, Jan. 28, for Expanding Your Horizons, a one–day conference encouraging girls to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers. The event will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Alumni Athletics & Convocation Center and other buildings throughout the St. Mary’s campus. The conference will feature a variety of hands–on workshops led by local female professionals, allowing participants to experience the exciting career possibilities available in science and math.

Three MARC Students Honored at National Conference

Three St. Mary’s University students in the Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Program were recently honored for their poster presentations at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS). The conference was held in November in St. Louis, Missouri. Jaclyn Bermudez, a senior biology major, won in the Biochemistry Scientific Discipline; Tracy Gonzalez, a senior biology and math major, won in the Interdisciplinary Sciences Discipline; and Tony Vega, a junior physics major, won in both Cancer Biology and Interdisciplinary Sciences Disciplines.

McNair Scholars Present Summer Research Findings

Students in the St. Mary’s University Ronald E. McNair Post–baccalaureate Achievement Program, who are known as the McNair Scholars, will present their summer research to the community on Nov. 4 in the Alkek Business Building, room 107 from 1 to 4 p.m. Topics cover a variety of subjects, including inequalities in public school finance, code–switching of bilingual speakers, using a math model to study Type 2 Diabetes, the evolution of critical enzyme activities, and increasing female and minority participation in collegiate sports.