Every spring semester, a group of universities and community colleges in the Southwest holds the Southwest Undergraduates Mathematics Research Conference (SUnMaRC). This conference series provides students an opportunity to see what math research can be about, to meet other students throughout the US Southwest with similar interests, to explore possibilities for graduate studies, and, for those that have already been working on a research project, to present their work.

The participating institutions are

                Arizona State University
                Mesa Community College
                New Mexico State University
                Northern Arizona University
                Pima Community College
                University of Arizona
                University of New Mexico
                University of Texas El Paso
                United Stated Air Force Academy
                Western New Mexico University

and we hope more will participate in the future. The yearly host rotates among these institutions.

UNM has participated in Sunmarc since 2007, when it was hosted by Western New Mexico University. In 2009 and 2013 UNM hosted the conference, with approximately 100 students and faculty from all over the state participating each time. In 2015, UNM's group of 8 students won the Math Contest Trophy! For more on this last event,


Feb 27-Mar 1, 2015: SUnMaRC 2015