Celebration of Research

Showing Faculty, Graduate Research

The Fourth Annual Faculty and Graduate Student Celebration of Research will be held in Buller Hall on Thursday afternoon, November 8, 2012. The program begins with a Poster Session in the hallways of Buller Hall from 3-5 p.m., with refreshments served in the atrium. Six Oral Breakout Sessions will be held in the Buller Hall classrooms from 5-6 p.m., and Plenary Presentations given by the 2012 Siegfried H. Horn Excellence in Research and Creative Scholarship Award winners will be Newbold Auditorium from 6-7:30 p.m. Students will have multiple opportunities to receive co-curricular credit for attendance.

Celebration of Research Schedule of Events

3 - 5 p.m.             Poster Presentations (Buller Hallways)
                            Refreshments served in the central atrium

                            P-01 – 05   Seminary and Archaeology
                            P-06 – 07   Agriculture
                            P-08           Business
                            P-09 – 11   Education
                            P-12 – 15   Library
                            P-16 – 18   Behavioral Sciences
                            P-19 – 35   Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
                            P-36 – 39   Health Professions


5 - 6 p.m.            Oral Breakout Sessions (Buller Classrooms)

                            Session 1   Theology and Religion (Bul 108)
                            Session 2   Social Work, Mission and Discipleship (Bul 149)
                            Session 3   Biblical Studies and Historical Theology (Bul 150)
                            Session 4   Education, Communication, Music, Art (Bul 208)
                            Session 5   Community & International Development (Bul 250)
                            Session 6   English, Nutrition (Bul 251)


6-7:30 p.m.      Plenary Presentations (Newbold Auditorium)
                          Welcome, Andrea Luxton, Provost                
                          Introduction of Speakers, Gary Burdick, Associate
                             Dean for Research

                          Presentations by recipients of the 2012 Siegfried H. Horn
                          Excellence in Research & Creative Scholarship Award:
                              PL-1: Duane McBride, Professor of Sociology
                                        "Reflections on Forty Years of Research Discovery"
                              PL-2: Curtis VanderWaal, Professor of Social Work
                                        "Getting from There to Here: Collaborations,
                                         Motivations and Mistakes at Mid-Career"
                              PL-3: Steven Hansen, Professor of Art
                                        "Creative Discovery"

                              Closing, Niels-Erik Andreasen, President