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Another Scholars’ Day Reminder


The Scholars’ Day Committee would like to remind everyone that the deadline to apply for Scholars’ Day is February 25, the Wednesday after we return from Winter Break. The application form is found online at https://web.monroecc.edu/scholarsday/apply .

Additional details are on the Scholars' Day website: https://web.monroecc.edu/scholarsday .

Presentations often begin as term paper projects or group projects in class, frequently integrated into syllabi or course curricula with Scholars' Day in mind. The most common type of project suitable for Scholars' Day is one that produces work that can be turned into a conference-style presentation on a focused topic, perhaps collaboratively shared with other students or faculty, although poster presentations and creative productions are also a part of Scholars' Day. These projects might be initiated in the fall semester or spring, but to meet the schedule, spring semester projects have to be completed early. The projects themselves are not always research papers: a review of the previous Scholars' Day schedule (see the link in the left-hand navigation bar) reveals research papers, engineering projects, and student-faculty collaborations that may have begun in lab courses. 

We welcome applications from across the college community, from students, faculty, or staff. We fully understand that projects intended for Scholars’ Day presentations may not be complete at this time (you might, for example, still be collecting data, or making changes to your argument), so you will have a chance to edit your abstract prior to Scholars’ Day, but we need a preliminary summary of your project so we can begin the process of reviewing applications and scheduling the events.

MCC's Scholars' Day 2015 events will be held on Friday, April 24 (DCC) and Saturday, April 25 (Brighton); the keynote address will be delivered on Monday, April 27 by Nicholas Kristof.

Once again we are extremely pleased to announce that multiple awards for outstanding student research and presentations will be given in the form of MCC Foundation scholarships.  We anticipate $18,000 worth of scholarships to be available this year.

Jodi Oriel
Office of Student Life and Leadership Development
02/12/2015