Graduate School Celebrates Faculty and Student Scholars at Annual Research Symposium
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School celebrated the achievements of graduate students and faculty scholars at the annual Spring Research Symposium on April 8th.
Students from graduate programs across SIUE presented their research, scholarship, and creative activities during the Student Symposium portion of the event in the Morris University Center Goshen Lounge. The presentation formats represented the wide variety of scholarly activity taking place on SIUE’s campus, including research posters, textile displays, musical performances and a robot demonstration.
The annual Student Symposium creates opportunities for graduate students to share their work with the campus community, receive constructive feedback from faculty evaluators, and gain experience discussing their scholarship in a public facing format.
“The Symposium ensures that graduate students have the opportunity to bring their research, scholarship, and creative works into a public arena for enhanced engagement with the campus community. One of the most exciting aspects of university culture takes place when our students’ academic innovations generate conversation with our broader campus community,” said Liz Cali, PhD, interim Associate Dean of the Graduate School.
The Research Symposium concluded with the Provost’s Celebration of Research that recognized the accomplishments of many faculty scholars and their continued commitment to SIUE’s teacher-scholar mission. The faculty honorees included first time Principal Investigators on external grant proposals, recent patent recipients, and recipients of the Hansen Humanities Award, Visualizing Research Impacts Award, Vaughnie J. Lindsay New Investigator Award, Hoppe Research Professor Award, and the Distinguished Research Professor Award.
“This event is an opportunity to celebrate and honor the outstanding work of our teacher-scholars,” said Denise Cobb, PhD, Provost and Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs. “SIUE faculty engagement in research and creative activities contributes to a more vibrant learning environment for our students while also generating new knowledge and discoveries. This work contributes to the advancement of our disciplines and has the potential to improve our lives and the lives of the people in our communities.”
PHOTOS: Victoria Magbagbeola, master’s student in Applied Communication Studies, shared her research with a symposium attendee; Denise Cobb, PhD, Provost and Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs, with Distinguished Research Professor awardee, Yun Lu, PhD, of chemistry
