Tarleton celebrates Research and Scholarship Week Oct. 8-12

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, October 3, 2018

STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Tarleton State University’s academic colleges will showcase research projects during the annual Research and Scholarship Appreciation Week set Oct. 8-12.

The weeklong celebration of research and scholarship offers the campus community an opportunity to interact with both graduate and undergraduate students actively involved in research along with their faculty mentors, who are engaged in disseminating, discovering and advancing knowledge for the betterment of society and humankind.

Culminating the weeklong celebration is the Student Research and Creative Activities Symposium on Oct. 11 and 12.

Times and locations of presentations:

Monday, Oct. 8
College of Business Administration Faculty Research Showcase
9-11 a.m., Business Building, Room 181

Tuesday, Oct. 9
Readings and Sharing Collections: Creativity, Scholarship and Brunch
9:30-10:30 a.m., Dick Smith Library Multipurpose Room

Videos: Educational Exemptions vs. Performance Rights
2-3 p.m., Dick Smith Library Multipurpose Room

Tarleton–Waco Faculty Research Poster Session
3-4 p.m., McLennan Community College University Center, Room 108

Wednesday, Oct. 10
Tarleton–Fort Worth Faculty Research Session
4-6 p.m., Learning Commons

College of Liberal and Fine Arts Faculty Research Showcase
Noon-1 p.m., O.A. Grant Building, Room 116

College of Science and Technology Faculty Research Showcase
3-4 p.m., Lamar Johanson Science Building, Room 112

Thursday, Oct. 11
Research and Creative Activities Symposium
8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center and Thompson Student Center

Friday, Oct. 12
Research and Creative Activities Symposium
8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center and Thompson Student Center

To view a complete schedule of activities and presentations, times and locations please visit https://www.tarleton.edu/studentresearch/documents/2018-symposium-program1.pdf.

Research and Scholarship Appreciation is followed by the 15th annual Texas A&M University System’s Pathways Student Research Symposium, Nov. 1 and 2, hosted by West Texas A&M University in Canyon.

For more information, contact Dr. Lesley Leach, associate dean of Research and Sponsored Projects, at 254-968-9588 or via email at leach@tarleton.edu.

Tarleton, founding member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven education marked by academic innovation and a dedication to transform today’s scholars into tomorrow’s leaders. It offers degree programs to more than 13,000 students at Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian, RELLIS Academic Alliance in Bryan, and online, emphasizing real-world learning experiences that address societal needs while maintaining its core values of tradition, integrity, civility, excellence, leadership and service.

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Contact: Kurt Mogonye, Senior Communications Specialist
254-968-9460
mogonye@tarleton.edu

A founding member of The Texas A&M System, Tarleton State University is breaking records — in enrollment, research, scholarship, athletics, philanthropy and engagement — while transforming the lives of approximately 18,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Bryan and online. For 125 years, Tarleton State has been committed to accessible higher education opportunities for all while helping students grow academically, socially and professionally through programs that emphasize real world learning and address regional, state and national needs.
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