Scholars Week
Research & Creative Activity Exposition Schedule of Events
Scholars Week 2025 Schedule of Events TBA
College of Liberal Arts Day
College of Education Day
College of Basic and Applied Sciences Day
CBAS Day During Scholars Week 2024
CBAS Day During Scholars Week is a day to celebrate all things CBAS! The day will feature a poster competition with awards, departmental highlights, and a keynote address.
The CBAS Day Poster Competition will be held in the lobby and atrium of the Science Building on March 12, 2024 from 10:15 am to 12:45 pm. Students who would like to participate should submit a proposal using the link below no later than February 23rd at 11:59 pm. Prizes will be awarded for the top poster presentations at the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral levels ($300 for 1st, $200 for 2nd, and $100 for 3rd).
Different this year!
- Students who wish to participate in CBAS Day and the University-Wide Poster Expo or events for other colleges will need to complete separate registrations for each event.
- Participants will present during either Poster Session A (10:15 am to 11:30 am) or Poster Session B (11:30 am to 12:45 pm) and be free to explore the other posters when not presenting.
Participant Guidelines
- An abstract (300 words or less) is required for registration.
- Posters should be no more than 48 inches wide and 36 inches tall.
- Posters must be able to stand on top of a table on their own. Participants must bring their own trifold board and clips to attach their poster to the board.
- To facilitate timely judging, poster presentations should be limited to 3-4 minutes with about 2 minutes for questions after.
Immediately after the Poster Session from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm in the new School of Concrete and Construction Management building (SCCM 105), we will host our keynote speaker. This year’s speaker is Dr. Aaron Bender, Assitant Director of Medicinal Chemistry at the Warner Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery. Poster Competition awards will be given out in SCCM 105 immediately after the keynote address.
Any questions can be directed to Dr. Kevin Bicker, CBAS Associate Dean for Research, at [email protected].
Human Sciences at Scholars Week 2024
College of Media and Entertainment
MTSU Presents Women of True Grit
MTSU will host an event called Women of True Grit on March 12, 1: 00 PM- 5:00 PM at Tucker Theatre. This event is free an open to the public, no registration or ticket required.
The Women of True Grit event is designed to celebrate and empower women of all ages. The event is free and open to the public. The event, which is part of MTSU’s National Women’s History Month celebration, was inspired by the book Edie Hand’s Women of True Grit, which profiles more than 60 women who navigated with grit to transform their lives and those of the people around them. This event features several of the women profiled in her project. “I am so excited that author Edie Hand agreed to partner with MTSU on this unforgettable afternoon featuring women from all walks of life who have overcome personal struggles to find success,” says event organizer Beverly Keel, who is dean of the College of Media and Entertainment. “From board rooms and laboratories to recording and dance studios, these women have thrived and become role models for others. They will share their stories of battling racism, sexism, disabilities, cancer, loss, and other obstacles on their journey to fulfill their dreams. There will be something for everyone!”
The event, which will be held in Tucker Theater, begins at 1 p.m. with the keynote conversation with Edie Hand, the author of 35 books who has also been a television producer, host, and advertising agency owner, and Dr. Shelia Nash-Stevenson, a NASA engineer who was the first African American female in the state of Alabama to receive a Ph.D. in physics. She holds a patent for an optical fiber holder. She won NASA’s Modern Figure Award and was selected to attend the premiere of the movie Hidden Figures.
The university’s 2024 National Women’s History Month Trailblazers will be honored at 2 p.m. The National Women’s History Month theme is “During 2024, we recognize the example of women who are committed to embracing everyone and excluding no one in our common quest for freedom and opportunity. We invite you all to “B.E. True Blue!”
The four Professional Trailblazers and one Student Trailblazer are excellent examples of the MTSU community and their mission to ensure that all women belong and are engaged with campus, Murfreesboro, and the surrounding areas.
At 2:40 p.m. Hand will moderate a panel called “Hallmark, Healing and Hope” that features:
Lana King, a veteran media executive who served as president and CEO of the Hallmark Channel and president of Fox Broadcasting Company’s Network Distribution;
Marion MacKenzie Pyle is the award-winning writer, director, producer, and president of Legacy Media Lab, a full-service media production company for television, stage, and film. She is also the author of Healed, Healthy, and Whole: How We Beat Breast Cancer;
Paula Mosher Wallace, the founder of Bloom In The Dark Inc., a non-profit that provides resources and a place for people to connect with others who are looking for hope and encouragement in their darkness. She is the author of Bloom in the Dark and co-host of Bloom Today, which can be heard on iTunes, Soundcloud, and iHeartRadio.
Keel will moderate a panel at 4:20 p.m. called “Finding Your Voice” that features:
Anastasia Brown is an award-winning entertainment industry veteran who has experience as a label executive, artist manager, music supervisor, and content creator. She discovered Keith Urban and later served as a judge on the TV show Nashville Star. She is the author of Make Me a Star: Industry Insiders Reveal How to Make It in Music;
Allie Gorrie is a disability inclusion consultant and theater artist who is on a mission to build a more inclusive world. Born with low vision, she frequently speaks about disability awareness and inclusion while teaching acting and dancing classes to other aspiring performers with disabilities. She organizes nationwide training to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in the workplace. She also co-produced and hosted Able: A Series, which can be found on Amazon;
Kelly Lang is a singer, songwriter, author, and producer whose songs have been recorded by George Jones, Lorrie Morgan, Jerry Lee Lewis, B.J. Thomas, and Ricky Skaggs. She is the author of I’m Not Going Anywhere, which offers life lessons as she shares her experience with breast cancer. She is a member of the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame;
Gina Miller is an entertainment executive and social justice activist who is known for advocating for recording artists. She is senior vice president/general manager of MNRK (formerly Entertainment One), where she oversees day-to-day operations and creative output for Nashville, including MNRK subsidiaries Light Records and IndieBlu Music. She also leads the Nashville Network of the National Association of Black Female Executives in Media and Entertainment and has twice been included in Billboard’s Women in Music issue of the industry’s top female executives.
A copy of Edie Hand’s Women of True Grit will be provided to the first 300 attendees.
The event is sponsored by the College of Media and Entertainment, the Distinguished Lecture Fund, and The National Women’s History Month Committee. For more information, please contact Beverly Keel at [email protected] or 615-898-5150. For more information on Women of True Grit, visit www.womenoftruegrit.org.
College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
College of Liberal Arts Day for Scholars Week 2023
Wednesday, March 22nd – Simmons Amphitheater
MTSU Honors College, HONR 106
https://liberalarts.mtsu.edu/scholarsday/
Students and faculty are invited to join us for CLA Scholars Day 2023. The event will feature scholarly and creative presentations as part of MTSU Scholars Week. Participation from all disciplines within the college is encouraged, as are interdisciplinary proposals.
Presentations will be made in the following categories:
- Individual Research Presentations by students and faculty (approx. 15 minutes)
- Panel Presentations (30-60 minutes)
- MTSU Arts Projects – creative performances by students and/or faculty
CLA Scholars Day will also feature the MTSU Scholars Week Annual Speech Contest, hosted by the Department of Communication Studies. The event, co-hosted by the College of Liberal Arts, is open to any current MTSU student who has completed or is enrolled in COMM 2200 through the University. Additional information and applications for this event are online at www.mtsu.edu/speechcontest.
College of Basic and Applied Sciences Day
Tuesday, March 21st – Science Building Atrium
Celebrate all things CBAS on Tuesday, March 21st in the Science Building atrium!
From 11:00 am to 1:00 pm will be a Poster Session highlighting student research, refreshments, and departmental highlights.
Following the Poster Session will be a keynote address and Poster Session awards.
Our keynote speaker will be Dr. H Philip Stahl, a Senior Optical Physicist at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. His research is in the development of technologies to design, manufacture, test, and control ultra-stable high-precision large-aperture space telescopes to image exoplanets. His talk will review how science objectives drove the Webb architecture, e.g. aperture, wavelength range and operating temperature; provides an overview of the Webb primary mirror technology development; and presents some science results.
Students wanting to participate in the Poster Session should register through the Scholars Week submission portal by February 28th.
Additional information on CBAS Day can be found at: https://cbas.mtsu.edu/scholars-day/
Human Sciences at Scholars Week 2023
March 15, 2023 – in conjunction with Spalding University, we have a virtual book discussion on Righteous Self-Determination by Patricia Reid-Merritt. The book offers an opportunity to explore the Black Social Work Movement in America, social policy, and African-centered approaches to social work practice. The book provides insight into how the National Association of Black Social Workers originated and how the organization has contributed to shaping public policy, child welfare, and the social work profession.
March 30, 2023 – we will host Distinguished Lecturer, Dr. Richard LaFleur who is a leading therapist and researcher on Therapeutic Enactment, an approach that has been effective in treating veterans with PTSD.
Nutrition and Food Science:
- A high Protein intake Versus Low Protein Intake while in a Calorie Deficit
- Alicia Burns, Angela Richardson, Brian Segovia, Elizabeth Slavinsky
- How the Benefits of Culinary Interventions in a Post-Secondary Educational Environment Influence Eating Habits
- Erik Dempsey, Taylor Armistead, Domanique Richards
- The Relationship Between Diet and GPA In College Students
- Piper Smith, Owen Collins, and Sydney Chapman
- The Healthy for Life Initiative
- Elizabeth Skelton, President of AAFCS,
- NFS 4570 Fundamentals of Culinary Arts Wing Cookoff Contest
- Wednesday March 22 4:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Competition beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Interior Design:
- Give and Take Crate: Proposal for a Mobile Retail Container
- Jacob Davis and Tashina Fugate, Poster:
- Made by Mother: a Mobile Retail Popup to Combat ‘Period Poverty’
- Mahala Owen and Luka Arnautovic
Textiles, Merchandising, and Design:
- Annual TXMD Runway Show: Black Dahlia
- ALL student produced show highlights Apparel Design students, including original design and construction by Senior students.
- Saturday, April 15 5:00 p.m. Miller Education Center
College of Media and Entertainment
Monday 3/20
Mauricio Gargel will be visiting and doing a critique of student work at 12:40 in Bragg 174
Thursday 3/23
Jamie Tagg will be visiting and doing a critique of student work at 11:20 in Studio E (Main Street Studios)
College of Media and Entertainment
College of Basic and Applied Sciences – Scholars Day, March 22
The CBAS Poster Session will be held in the atrium of the Science Building on March 22, 2022 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. Prizes will be awarded for the top poster presentations at the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral levels.
College of Liberal Arts – Scholars Day, March 23
Wednesday, March 23
Simmons Amphitheater, MTSU Honors College, HONR 106*
[tentative schedule]
9:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m. (morning sessions)
2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (afternoon sessions)
Students and faculty are invited to join us for CLA Scholars Day 2022. The event will feature scholarly and creative presentations as part of MTSU Scholars Week. Participation from all disciplines within the college is encouraged, as are interdisciplinary proposals.
Presentations will be made in the following categories:
- Individual Research Presentations by students and faculty (approx. 15 minutes)
- Panel Presentations (30-60 minutes)
- MTSU Arts Projects – creative performances by students and/or faculty
To participate, please complete the online form: CLA Scholars Day Presentations.
Submissions must be received by Friday, March 4.
CLA Scholars Day will also feature the MTSU Scholars Week Annual Speech Contest, hosted by the Department of Communication Studies. The event, co-hosted by the College of Liberal Arts, is open to any current MTSU student who has completed or is enrolled in COMM 2200 through the University. Additional information and applications for this event are online at www.mtsu.edu/speechcontest.
* All events will be accessible via Zoom.
College of Basic and Applied Sciences
The CBAS Poster Session will be held virtually in 2021 and be available for viewing April 12 – 23, 2021. We invite all CBAS Faculty and Students to visit the CBAS Poster Session via Symposium. Access to the event will be available beginning April 12 by visiting this website https://symposium.foragerone.com/mtsuscholarsweek/presentations. To view the CBAS poster submissions, please select “Basic and Applied Sciences” under the College tab. Winners at the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral levels for the CBAS Poster Session will be announced on Friday, April 16.
Any additional questions can be directed to Dr. Alyson Lischka, CBAS Research Committee Chair, at [email protected].
Please note, this CBAS event has been canceled:
Friday, April 16, 2021″NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Detector Development Laboratory”
Presented by: Dr. Elissa Williams, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Greenbelt, MD USA
College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
TXMD Annual Runway Show: Textiles, Merchandising, and Design students are joining the ranks in Scholars Week 2021 Creative Activities! The TXMD Annual Runway Show will showcase senior student’s final collections. The show’s theme this year is “Forces of Nature”. Don’t miss this exciting display of MTSU’s TXMD talents! Scheduled as a televised event, more details to come.
College of Education
COE Active Links
- Submission: https://mtsuorsp.awardsplatform.com/
- More info: https://www.mtsu.edu/scholarsweek/
College of Liberal Arts
CLA Scholars Day 2021
Wednesday, April 14
11:30 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.
Details including abstracts and Zoom registration available at: https://liberalarts.mtsu.edu/scholarsday/
| 11:30 a.m. | Student and Faculty Panel |
| 12:00 p.m. | Student and Faculty Individual Research Presentations |
| 12:40 p.m. | MTSU Arts Projects: Faculty and Student Performances |
| 1:00 p.m. | Break |
| 1:30 p.m. | Studying Religion Virtually Panel |
| 2:00 p.m. | WGST Faculty Research Panel |
| 2:30 p.m. | WGST Student Research Panel |
| 3:00-5:00 p.m. | Inspired by Goldilocks: Staged Readings of Short Scenes |
| 4:00 p.m. | Annual MTSU Speech Contest (YouTube release) |
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
College of Liberal Arts Day for Scholars Week 2021
Wednesday, April 14
11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (tentative)
All events will be presented virtually
Students and faculty are invited to join us for CLA Scholars Day 2021. The event will feature scholarly and creative presentations as part of MTSU Scholars Week. Participation from all disciplines within the college is encouraged, as are interdisciplinary proposals.
Presentations will be made virtually (by Zoom or pre-recorded) in the following categories:
- Individual Research Presentations by students and faculty (approx. 10 minutes each via Zoom)
- Panel Presentations (30-60 minutes via Zoom)
- MTSU Arts Projects – creative performances by students and/or faculty
To participate, please complete the online form: CLA Scholars Day Presentations. Submissions must be received by Sunday, March 14.
CLA Scholars Day will also feature the MTSU Scholars Week Annual Speech Contest, hosted by the Department of Communication Studies. The event, co-hosted by the College of Liberal Arts, is open to any current MTSU student who has completed or is enrolled in COMM 2200 through the University. Additional information and applications for this event are online at https://speechcontest.mtsu.edu/.
College of Media and Entertainment
April 14, 2:00 pm
Wall of Fame & Student Awards Ceremony
Streamed on https://www.facebook.com/MediaCollegeMT
April 16, 2:00 pm
Old-Time Music in the 21st Century Unconference
The MTSU Center for Popular Music presents the third and final event in its series of open discussions about old-time music today, with featured panelists and a remote meeting format that encourages audience input. The topic for this event is Sustainability and Community.
Hosts: Greg Reish (Director, MTSU Center for Popular Music) and Dan Margolies (Professor of History, Virginia Wesleyan University)
Zoom registration link will be posted here: https://www.facebook.com/center4popmusic
