Scholarship Week & Annual Symposium

Celebrating Faculty & Graduate Scholarship

The annual Scholarship Week celebrates the ongoing research and creative work conducted in our college, with speakers and programming culminating in a reception and poster session by faculty.

Scholarship Week 2026: April 7-9

Tuesday, April 7,鈥� 12鈥�1 p.m.,鈥� Johnston Hall 310 鈥� 

Brown Bag learning session from O鈥橞rien fellows Miles鈥疢offeit,鈥疊ritta鈥疞okting鈥痑nd鈥疎ddie B. Allen Jr.鈥� 

Wednesday, April鈥�8, 12鈥�1 p.m., Johnston Hall 310鈥� 

Brown Bag session and presentation titled 鈥淯nderstanding Strategic Communication鈥� by Dr.鈥疍arvelle鈥疕utchins, Grad 鈥�18, vice president for university advancement and strategic communications at Dillard University in New Orleans.鈥� 

Thursday, April 9, 11:30 a.m. 鈥� 1:00 p.m., Johnston Hall 5th&苍产蝉辫;贵濒辞辞谤鈥赌赌�&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;

Scholarship poster session for faculty and students. 

Thursday, April 9, 2:30-4 p.m., Johnston Hall 134鈥������������� 

Keynote Lecture: 鈥淒emocracy at Close Range: How Political Difference Shapes Everyday Life,鈥� by Dr. Emily Van Duyn, associate professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Thursday, April 9, 4:30 p.m. 鈥� 6:30 p.m., Johnston Hall 106鈥������  

Scholarship reception in the jPad with light refreshments. 

Faculty Scholar Interviews