Students to showcase academic achievements at Millikin University’s Celebrations of Scholarship April 26

 

[April 24, 2019]  The outstanding academic work of Millikin University students will be showcased at Millikin's 2019 Celebrations of Scholarship (COS) on Friday, April 26. A full day of student presentations will be held from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. throughout Millikin's campus. The event is free and open to the public.

During this celebratory event, students from across the University will present the results of their research and creative efforts to the Millikin community. Multiple concurrent sessions modeled on an academic conference format and organized independently by each department will run across campus.

Millikin's Celebrations of Scholarship shows 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 demonstration of the remarkable breadth and depth of high-quality academic engagement students experience at Millikin University," said Millikin Provost Dr. Jeff Aper. "The rich fabric of student learning made possible through Performance Learning, which invites and challenges students to do the real work of the disciplines they study, will be put on full display."

The event will represent scholarship across a wide range of disciplines including behavioral sciences, fine arts, modern languages, exercise science and sport, entrepreneurship and nursing. Scheduled events include everything from a freshmen business plan competition to theatre students presenting their scene work.

Celebrations of Scholarship will also feature Critical Storytelling in Millennial Times, presented through a collection of essays by Millikin students, and the work of Long-Vanderburg Scholars.

Dr. Aper added, "Through Performance Learning experiences, students apply and demonstrate the meaning and effectiveness of academic learning integrated with professional activity and application. Millikin University shines through the vibrant community of thinkers and doers who contribute to the range and depth of the student work given a public forum during Celebrations of Scholarship."

Additionally, Celebrations of Scholarship includes the 26th annual Research Poster Symposium, dedicated to Judy and the late G. Richard Locke, M.D. The Poster Symposium will be held from 1 – 3 p.m. in the Bob & Debi Johnston Banquet Room located on the 3rd floor of the University Commons on Millikin's campus. The Poster Symposium highlights the scholarly work completed by students in regularly scheduled courses, seminars, independent studies, directed studies, internships, summer undergraduate research fellowships, Leighty Scholar, Long-Vanderburg Scholar and James Millikin Scholar projects.

Prior to Celebrations of Scholarship, Millikin University will honor students and faculty during the 2019 Distinguished Faculty Lecture and Honors Convocation on Thursday, April 25 at 7 p.m. in Kirkland Fine Arts Center.

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

[ Millikin University Director of Media Relations Dane Lisser]