By UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
Students and faculty will participate in the 14th annual John Heinrichs Scholarly and Creative Activities Day, hosted by Fort Hays State University, on Wednesday, April 24, in the Memorial Union.
The day celebrates the research, scholarly and creative work conducted by varied disciplines within the university. Special activities will include seminars, research presentations and exhibits.
The main events include poster presentations and a creative works exhibition featuring student and faculty work from the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, the W.R. and Yvonne Robbins College of Business and Entrepreneurship, the College of Education, the College of Health and Behavioral Sciences and the Peter Werth College of Science, Technology and Mathematics.
Leslie Paige, director of the Office of Scholarship and Sponsored Projects, said the day “not only showcases the significant work being conducted by faculty and staff, but also exemplifies the opportunities FHSU students have to conduct research, engage in scholarship opportunities, and present creative works with guidance from their faculty mentors.”
Scholarly and creative activity encourages critical thinking, innovation, collaboration and leadership, she said.
The creative works exhibit will be in the Memorial Union’s Black and Gold Room from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The poster presentations, with more than 100 posters by students and faculty will be in the Memorial Union’s Fort Hays Ballroom from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Poster creators will be available from 1 to 3 p.m.
Oral presentations will be in the union’s Pioneer Room and Stouffer Lounge from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A schedule of the oral presentations can be found at www.fhsu.edu/academic/research/saca/.
Presentations by entrepreneurship faculty fellows will be in the union’s Trails Room from 10 a.m. to noon.
Awards will be given at 3 p.m. for poster presentations to undergraduate, graduate, faculty and staff for empirical and non-empirical research and scholarly work. Awards for creative works and “People’s Choice Awards” will also be given.
“FHSU supports developing new areas of excellence in all disciplines as part of its mission to advance knowledge and further the economic growth of the state,” said Paige. “Participation provides the opportunity to clarify academic and professional goals while promoting advancement in a particular field of study.”
Named after the late Dr. John Heinrichs, who championed research at FHSU, the Scholarly and Creative Activities Day is sponsored by the FHSU Scholarship Environment Committee with support from the Office of the Provost, FHSU deans, the Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science, the Graduate School and the Office of Scholarship and Sponsored Projects.
The exhibits and presentations are free and open to the public.
For more information, visit www.fhsu.edu/academic/research/saca/ or contact Paige at 785-628-4349 or email lpaige@fhsu.edu.