Millikin students to showcase research and creative efforts at 2015 Celebrations of Scholarship

[April 22, 2015]  DECATUR - Millikin University will celebrate the scholastic and artistic achievements of students throughout the campus community during the 2015 Celebrations of Scholarship (COS) beginning Thursday, April 23, at 7 p.m. with Honors Convocation in Kirkland Fine Arts Center. Millikin’s Celebrations of Scholarship will continue on Friday, April 24, with a full day of student presentations from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. on the Millikin campus; the event is free and open to the public.

One of the highlights of the academic year, the annual Celebrations of Scholarship recognizes the research, scholarship and creative efforts of students from all four colleges and the University-wide Honors Program, showing that an education focused on engaging students in the theory and practice of their disciplines develops accomplished scholars prepared for graduate and professional study or challenging positions in the workplace.

“Celebrations of Scholarship is a time when the fruits of countless hours of student work, study, practice, attention, energy and striving are made public to recognize, instruct, enrich, and of course, celebrate,” said Dr. Jeffery Aper, Millikin provost. “Millikin University is an extraordinary, vibrant community of thinkers and doers, all of which is reflected in the range and depth of the student-work given a public forum during the annual Celebrations of Scholarship.”

Multiple sessions on April 24 will be held across the campus, modeled on a scholarly conference format. The event will represent scholarship across a wide range of disciplines including behavioral sciences, modern languages, exercise science and sport, entrepreneurship and nursing.

The event on April 24 extends beyond research presentations – scheduled events include everything from a business competition featuring student-created businesses to theatre students presenting their scene work. The event will showcase Honors Freshmen, Long-Vanderburg Scholars and the Millikin Premier Writers Contest. In addition, the 22nd annual Millikin COS Poster Symposium, dedicated to Judy and the late G. Richard Locke, M.D., will showcase poster displays of research from 1 – 3 p.m.

For more information and a full list of Celebrations of Scholarship presentations, visit millikin.edu/cos.

[Media Relations, Millikin University]