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Rolling three events into one, the Festival of Scholarly Work focuses on creativity.
Undergraduate research at USC has a new face this spring. The Festival of Scholarly and Creative Work is a diverse collection of programs designed to celebrate research being conducted by young Trojans.
The festival includes three events: the Undergraduate Writers’ Conference, WebFest and the Undergraduate Symposium for Scholarly & Creative Work. Although these programs have taken place for several years, this will be the first time they have been combined to celebrate undergraduate academic achievements.
Up first, the Undergraduate Writers’ Conference will be held March 28. The event invites students from all majors to submit pieces of writing in four categories: professional, analytical, research and creative. Students have an opportunity to present their work to academic panels and they are given consideration for publication in AngeLingo, the USC College online journal.
Next is WebFest, which will take place on April 4. This competition – aimed at students who have designed their own Web sites, either independently or as USC projects – showcases sites in academic, commercial, creative and communication categories.
The festival’s final event on April 11 is the Undergraduate Symposium for Creative and Scholarly Work, which exhibits research projects in five broad categories. All of the projects will be displayed on Trousdale Parkway that afternoon.
Each event will hand out monetary awards of $1,000 and $500 for first and second place, respectively. In addition, each gathering will conclude with an awards banquet at the University Club to recognize participants’ achievements and inspire the next cohort of undergraduate writers, web designers, researchers and creative artists.
Student submission deadlines fall between Feb. 28 and March 23. Interested students can get additional details about submitting their work at www.usc.edu/ugp.
The Festival of Scholarly and Creative Work highlights the university’s interest in providing research opportunities for undergraduates. “Most students come here to learn or participate in some kind of research,” said Heather Cartagena from the Office of Undergraduate Programs. “But at the undergraduate level, unfortunately, it’s not out in the open. We’re trying to show people that these chances exist.”
One reason for the festival’s popularity is that students usually can submit work they already have produced for their classes. Academic topics covered by the trio of events are so broad that “every discipline, every product, could fit into one of these areas,” Cartagena said.
Do you know of someone who takes undergraduate research and learning beyond classroom walls? If so, please e-mail Professor Mark Kann at mkann@usc.edu to suggest a feature for this column.
The festival includes three events: the Undergraduate Writers’ Conference, WebFest and the Undergraduate Symposium for Scholarly & Creative Work. Although these programs have taken place for several years, this will be the first time they have been combined to celebrate undergraduate academic achievements.
Up first, the Undergraduate Writers’ Conference will be held March 28. The event invites students from all majors to submit pieces of writing in four categories: professional, analytical, research and creative. Students have an opportunity to present their work to academic panels and they are given consideration for publication in AngeLingo, the USC College online journal.
Next is WebFest, which will take place on April 4. This competition – aimed at students who have designed their own Web sites, either independently or as USC projects – showcases sites in academic, commercial, creative and communication categories.
The festival’s final event on April 11 is the Undergraduate Symposium for Creative and Scholarly Work, which exhibits research projects in five broad categories. All of the projects will be displayed on Trousdale Parkway that afternoon.
Each event will hand out monetary awards of $1,000 and $500 for first and second place, respectively. In addition, each gathering will conclude with an awards banquet at the University Club to recognize participants’ achievements and inspire the next cohort of undergraduate writers, web designers, researchers and creative artists.
Student submission deadlines fall between Feb. 28 and March 23. Interested students can get additional details about submitting their work at www.usc.edu/ugp.
The Festival of Scholarly and Creative Work highlights the university’s interest in providing research opportunities for undergraduates. “Most students come here to learn or participate in some kind of research,” said Heather Cartagena from the Office of Undergraduate Programs. “But at the undergraduate level, unfortunately, it’s not out in the open. We’re trying to show people that these chances exist.”
One reason for the festival’s popularity is that students usually can submit work they already have produced for their classes. Academic topics covered by the trio of events are so broad that “every discipline, every product, could fit into one of these areas,” Cartagena said.
Do you know of someone who takes undergraduate research and learning beyond classroom walls? If so, please e-mail Professor Mark Kann at mkann@usc.edu to suggest a feature for this column.
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