MCC's annual Scholars’ Day Colloquia and Scholars’ Day Conference will be held on Wednesday, April 25 and Saturday, April 28, 2012. This year's events will include two keynote addresses, with the Damon City Campus Colloquia Keynote given by Princeton University Professor of Philosophy Kwame Anthony Appiah on Wednesday, April 25. The Scholars’ Day Conference Keynote on Saturday, April 28 will be given by Dr. Spencer Wells, geneticist, National Geographic Fellow, and author of "Deep Ancestry”.
All faculty and students are invited to submit proposals for presentation, and we encourage faculty and staff to support and promote submissions from their talented and interested students. Faculty are especially encouraged to include opportunities in their course curricula that may generate student projects suitable for Scholars’ Day presentations. Participating students need a faculty sponsor, but the presentation does not have to originate in conjunction with a specific class. Faculty research or other productions are also welcome.
Information about this event is available at the Scholars’ Day website (https://web.monroecc.edu/scholarsday). The application form can be found on this site, along with information about the event, including last year's schedule and program, and sample abstracts.
The purpose of Scholars’ Day is to showcase work of the college's students and faculty. Members from every discipline are welcome to submit proposals. Presentations may take many forms, including traditional presentations, panel discussions, poster sessions, demonstrations, performances, etc.
Awards for outstanding student presentations will also be given in the form of Scholarships.
Scholars’ Day is a wonderful opportunity for students and faculty to exhibit their work, to engage in intellectual discussion, and to recognize the outstanding efforts of some of MCC's finest citizens. Last year, 51 students and 22 faculty presented on a wide range of topics including "The Diversity and Distribution of Hard and Soft Corals on San Salvador Island, Bahamas,” “Mapping Mount Hope Cemetery Using (GIS),” and "Hopeless Victims or Moral Revolutionaries: Contrasting Images of Class from Eugene O’Neill and August Wilson.”
The submission deadline for our 2012 Scholars’ Day events is Monday, February 27, 2012.
We encourage you to take part in this year's celebration of academic achievement.
Matthew Hachee
English/Philosophy
11/03/2011 |