Sandra J. Flynn Graduate Symposium in Education Held in Alexander Hall
The 2005 Sandra J. Flynn Graduate Symposium in Education was held April 18 in the Alexander Hall atrium. Dr. Renee Campoy, College of Education faculty member in the Department of Educational Studies, Leadership, and Counseling, gave the keynote address entitled The Role of Action Research in Solving Local Problems and Developing Efficacy in Educators and Other Community Professionals.
In addition to the keynote address, selected COE graduate students displayed their research and scholarly work with posters or notebook displays. Attendees of the symposium were able to view the displays and talk with the students about them. The graduate students’ work covered topics including educational leadership and gifted education. In addition, four students displayed their action research projects from ADM 630: Methods of Educational Research.
The following graduate students participated in the symposium: Orcun Altintas, Diane Barga, Barbara Barr, Valerie Cottrell, Jacob Falwell, Shari Flagg, Bernard Harrington, Laura Hill, Jenny Howard, Michelle Ladd, Rhonda Legler, Diana McGill, Nancy Mullenax, Meagan Musselman, Hannah Myers, Audrey Neal, Kristin Page, Kelly Russell, Roy Smith, Amy Turner, Stephanie Wall, Jennifer Ward, and Shelly Weatherford.
The Symposium is part of MSU’s annual Scholars Week. COE undergraduate students also participated in Scholars Week. They displayed their eligibility portfolios April 20 in the Curris Center. The undergraduate students that displayed their portfolios were Robert Doughty, Molly Goodman, Jennifer Payne Lacewell, Kelly Reeves, Erin Schauberger, Lindsey Vandiver, and Catherine Woglom.
Scholars Week is designed as an annual campus-wide celebration of undergraduate and graduate student scholarship. During the week, students share their work with the campus and local community through oral presentations, poster displays, performances, and exhibits.
Scholars Week is organized by the Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity (URSA) Advisory Board, which includes COE faculty members Joyce Shatzer and Tom Lough. Shatzer commented, “The fourth annual Scholars Week at Murray State University was an outstanding success, celebrating over 600 student presentations. This event showcased student scholarly, creative, and research activity projects from across campus. Each of these projects was supported and mentored by faculty, thus exemplifying dedicated collaboration and commitment.”
Additional information on Scholars Week can be found on the URSA website. http://campus.murraystate.edu/services/ursa/