Research is part of the everyday life of a graduate student across all disciplines at Sam Houston State University.
The Office of Graduate Studies and the College of Education are giving all graduate students the opportunity to share some of their research and creative projects, while gaining valuable presentation experience and competing to win various awards as part of the 18th annual Graduate Research Exchange, set for Feb. 18 in the Lowman Student Center.
Students who would like to present either a completed research project or current, in progress research, must submit the proposal form to Molly Doughtie, via gradeducation@shsu.edu or by campus mail to Box 2119, by Dec. 1.
Those who submit proposals can opt to vie for the Graduate Research Exchange Awards—which recognizes excellence in the following categories: Best Research, Best in Presentation, Most Creative Research, and Most Impactful Research—in addition to the other Graduate Research Exchange runners-up awards. First place winners will receive iPad Airs and plaques, and runners-up will receive SHSU blankets.
“Our office strives to recognize graduate students for their accomplishments, research, and creative projects and to prepare them for the academic and private sector job market. The Graduate Research Exchange is but one of many initiatives from Graduate Studies to enrich the academic experience of graduate students, including workshops, seminars, and other awards,” said Weston Rose, media and communications specialist in the Office of Graduate Studies.
Graduate students from every college are encouraged to attend, as entries will be judged by professors in each, individual discipline.
“The Graduate Research Exchange provides graduate students an opportunity to hone their presentation skills, which may help them at conferences and in the classroom. Furthermore, the Graduate Research Exchange encourages collaboration among different disciplines, and as we all know, a major trend in universities these days is interdisciplinary research,” said Kandi Tayebi, dean of Graduate Studies and associate vice president for Academic Affairs. “In addition, this is great opportunity for graduate students, who are too often cloistered within their individual departments, to interact with their peers and join in the rich academic culture at Sam Houston State University.”
For more information, contact Graduate Studies at 936.294.2408 orgradstudies@shsu.edu.
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