Student Research & Creative Activity Symposium

Mission Statement

The Student Research and Creative Activity Symposium provides undergraduate and graduate students a forum to showcase their academic and research skills through oral and visual presentations.

The symposium started in conjunction with the inauguration of ESU's 13th President, Dr. Marcia Welsh in 2013. Each year, nearly 200 students from academic departments across campus participate in the day's events.

Quotes From Our Professors

Professor Tony Drago

"The discipline of Psychology is guided by scientific principles and the Scientific Method. The hallmark of science is Critical thinking, thoughtfully probing and analyzing problems and questions. Research is the “means to and practical application of ” Critical Thinking. Our Department Research Forum allows students to display and present their projects to faculty and peers and gives them a “hands on experience “in the scientific method. It is an invaluable experience for our students. They obtain a better understanding of the complexities of the field of psychology and learn to appreciate the roots of psychology. The Forum also prepares students for Graduate Education and real world problem solving strategies."
Professor Carol Walker

"The research symposium provided an excellent opportunity for my graduate students, pursuing a M.Ed. in Instructional Technology, to advance their personal and professional abilities in research. The symposium enabled them to increase their depth of understanding about their research focus by sharing the information with others in a professional atmosphere."
Dean William Bajor

“The Student Research and Creative Activity Symposium is our flagship event to showcase the most cutting edge and thought provoking R&D work by ESU’s student body. Spanning the full gamut of academic disciplines, the Symposium rallies the entire ESU community around imagining a better world and the bold solutions required to take us there. The continuing success and growth of the annual Symposium is truly a tribute to our students who are willing to take risks, our faculty mentors who relentlessly inspire and the Warrior Spirit of sacrificing for the greater good.”
Professor Olivia Carducci
"The Research and Creative Activities Symposium has been an inspiration to me. Not only am I humbled to see my students confidently describing their projects to others, but I love talking with students about all the great projects taking place all over campus.”

Student Research & Creative Activity Symposium

For additional information on presentation requirements, including oral presentations, please refer to the detailed Call for Submissions

Contact Information

Campus Address: Zimbar-Liljenstein Hall 157
Phone:: (570) 422-3890

Title of Department Leader: Associate Director Department Graduate & Extended Studies
Name: Kevin Quintero
E:: arsc@esu.edu

Mission Statement

Quotes From Our Professors

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