The Scholars Showcase refers to events hosted by the Scholars Week Planning Committee and is open to participants from any college, department, or program at Western. Students are welcomed and encouraged to present their research and creative work. The campus community, as well as visitors, are invited to attend and help celebrate Western students’ outstanding academic achievements as well the exceptional mentorship by Western faculty and staff.
Scholars Week events that are hosted by one of Western’s seven colleges, or specific department, or program, are offered concurrently across campus during Scholars Week. These events may be open to the public or they may be exclusive to those affiliated with the hosting college, department, or program. A developing schedule of such activities can be found here: Department Hosted Events.
This year, Scholars Showcase activities will include four main events held during the week of May 13 – 17, 2024: the Poster Session featuring research and creative works from both undergraduates and graduate students; the Three-Minute Thesis (3MT®), a graduate student presentation; the Graduate Student Creative Writing Presentations and Faculty/Student Group Collaborations, featuring presentations of research, creative work, or other academic projects resulting from collaborative participation between students and their instructors.
Scholars Showcase Schedule of Events 2024
Presentations of Faculty/Student Group Collaborations:
Tuesday, May 14, Carver Hall of Fame Room (CV 221), 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
This Scholars Showcase presentation category, which debuted in 2022, features research, creative work, or other academic projects resulting from collaborative participation between students and their instructors in the field, in a lab setting, studio or in some other collaborative setting or arrangement. (Western instructors interested in presenting in this category are encouraged to inquire by writing to The Scholars Week Planning Committee at scholars.week@wwu.edu.)
Poster Session (Undergraduate and Graduate Student Symposium):
Wednesday, May 15, Carver Gym, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Designed to resemble a centerpiece academic conference event, Western’s poster session provides an opportunity to prepare students for future presentations in their discipline. Students from all disciplines share their outstanding academic achievements — whether research, creative work, or a combination of the two — with the larger Western community, family, friends, and anyone interested in their discipline or specific project.
College of Fine and Performing Arts Musical Features:
Wednesday, May 15, Carver Gym
Flute Quartet, 10 – 10:20 a.m.:
Anna Mitchell, Ike Rosenthal, Caty Cook, Nora Lindsay
Tuba Quartet, 12 – 12:20 p.m.:
Kristian Badillo, Chase Farris, German Navarrette, Matthew Watanabe, Eli Yost
Three-Minute Thesis (graduate student presenters):
Thursday, May 16, Haggard Hall 222, 10 a.m. – noon and 3 – 4:30 p.m.
Three-Minute Thesis, or 3MT®, is a competition created by The University of Queensland that challenges participants to explain their research to a general audience in three minutes or less, using a single PowerPoint slide. Hundreds of universities worldwide hold 3MT events each year.
Graduate Student Creative Writing Presentations:
Thursday, May 16, Haggard Hall 222, 1 – 2:30 p.m.
The Creative Writing Presentations will feature Western graduate students presenting original poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and/or hybrid works.
Scholars Week Code of Conduct
All participants, including attendees, staff, volunteers, and all other stakeholders at the Scholars Week events will conduct themselves in a professional manner that is welcoming to all participants and free from any form of discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. Participants will treat each other with respect and consideration to create a collegial, inclusive, and professional environment at Scholars Week.
Participants will avoid any inappropriate actions or statements based on individual characteristics such as age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, nationality, political affiliation, ability status, educational background, or any other characteristic. Disruptive or harassing behavior of any kind will not be tolerated. Harassment includes, but is not limited to, inappropriate or intimidating behavior and language, unwelcome jokes or comments, unwanted touching or attention, the viewing or display of images that could be offensive, photography without permission, and stalking.
Questions? Contact scholars.week@wwu.edu.
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