More than 160 posters were on display during the 2012 Celebration of Scholars.Started in 2011, the Celebration of Scholars allows students and faculty to display their original work.Creative writers masked their own identities for the class "Elemental Groupings of the Collective Brain."Maureen Osogo, '12, hopes someday to return to Africa to empower female entrepreneurs.The Celebration of Scholars features research, scholarship and creativity from all six academic divisions at Carthage.Elaina Jandourek, '15, and classmates from the Phage Hunters class showed what innovative research freshmen at Carthage can do.Research can be conducted as far away as the glistening Caribbean, as Prof. Dan Miller and students illustrated.Provost Julio Rivera spearheaded the launch of the annual event in 2011, with the help of a six-member committee.

Celebration of Scholars

Wide range of original work on display

More than 240 Carthage students and faculty shared their research, scholarship and creativity on April 20, 2012, during the second annual Celebration of Scholars.

This event showcases projects by students and faculty across all six academic divisions at Carthage. The 2012 event included 156 posters from students and faculty in the humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, fine arts, education, and interdisciplinary studies.

Student projects may have been part of a senior thesis, a summer research project, independent study with a professor, internship, or a significant project in a class.

"This is one of those stand-and-deliver moments for students," said Carthage Provost Julio Rivera. "Students have been here for two, three, four years. They've done some significant work. This is their chance to tell others about it."

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Following are members of the Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creativity Committee who are eager to listen to ideas and answer questions:

Related links

Read about the 2011 Celebration of Scholars event

View the 2011 program, including abstracts

Celebration of Scholars

See more 2012 event photos on Flickr

Stories

Asked and AnsweredWhat are you presenting at Celebration of Scholars?

Carthage students share their presentations for Friday's event. more...

 
Celebration of Scholars: Can social media keep senior citizens connected?

Elena Tobolt, '12, presented Social Media: Bridging the Gap Between Assisted Living Residents and Their Families. more...

 
Celebration of Scholars: Is the NFL an exception to economic laws?

Nathan Giebel's senior thesis examined the relation between ticket prices and attendance in the NFL. more...

 
Prof. Rollet's original music serves as teaching tool in three different tongues

Prof. Pascal Rollet uses original songs to help students learn points of grammar in French, Spanish and English. more...

 
Celebration of Scholars: How to make biofuels productively and sustainably

Sara Fouts, '12, presented "Managing Grassland Biofuel Cropping Systems for Plant Diversity and Productivity" during Celebration of Scholars. more...

 
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Video

Carthage Flies with NASA 2012 - Flight Day

 
See video from the Carthage students flight on G-Force One, NASA's "Weightless Wonder."